Bryson DeChambeau is a hugely divisive figure in the world of professional golf and his inclusion on the US Ryder Cup team at Bethpage Black certainly wasn’t met with positivity from everyone.
DeChambeau’s place on the US Ryder Cup team was questioned by Brandel Chamblee before the event had even begun.
And Chamblee labeled DeChambeau as a ‘captain nightmare’ just three days before the Ryder Cup started.
However, DeChambeau certainly gave absolutely everything during his Ryder Cup matches out on the golf course.
What was he like behind closed doors though? Did he give everything he could for the team behind the scenes?
What Bryson DeChambeau’s attitude was like in the US Ryder Cup team-room
DeChambeau showed great fighting spirit during the Sunday singles when he came back from five down after seven holes against Matt Fitzpatrick to earn a half point for the European side.
However, his performances during the foursomes and four-ball matches were underwhelming to say the least.
The LIV Golf star won one and lost three of the four matches he played on Friday and Saturday.
However, did he offer much to his teammates behind the scenes?
Webb Simpson, one of Keegan Bradley’s five vice-captains, opened up on whether Dechambeau had a positive or negative influence inside the US locker room at Bethpage, when speaking on the Bible Caddie Podcast.
“I have never been on a team or a part of a team which felt more like one unit than this team,“ Simpson said.
“I mean, you have got world number one Scottie Scheffler. Amazing leadership. JT amazing leadership.
“Patrick Cantlay told us he would do anything for us and we sent him out five times, which is a brutal task.
“We have got Bryson DeChambeau who could not have been a better teammate to all these guys.
“Bryson was team first all week. He was a joy to be around. I can say something really incredible about each player.
“There are so many stories that I have written down and will continue to write down so I don’t forget them.“
Webb Simpson delivers Keegan Bradley verdict after the Ryder Cup
Bradley has received stinging criticism from ex-players and some members of the media for his poor decision-making at Bethpage Black.
And now Simpson has shared his opinion on the 39-year-old’s performance last week.
He said: “Obviously it was a very tough start for us on Friday and Saturday. Keegan delivered an incredible message to the guys on Saturday night. The reality that it’s going to be an incredible task to come back being this far down but it’s still possible.
“I think the guys went to bed on Saturday night feeling bummed at the mountain that we have to climb tomorrow, but at the same time there was this hope.
“And they showed incredible heart on Sunday to put up the fight that they did.“
The key point Simpson is missing here is that some of Bradley’s selections for the foursomes and four-ball matches ended up costing the United States dearly.
Had he veered away from the ridiculous idea of pairing Collin Morikawa and Harris English together, the outcome on Sunday may have been an entirely different story altogether.
The worst thing the United States can do now is look at their defeat at Bethpage as a valiant effort and an unlucky loss after the Sunday singles matches.
The damage was done on Friday and Saturday due to some ridiculously poor decisions and a negligent lack of data use.
Russell Henley teeing off on the odd holes proves that. Things have to change going forward and that won’t happen if the people involved in the US Ryder Cup setup don’t start getting honest with what really went wrong at Bethpage.
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