The highly anticipated Ryder Cup has lived up to expectations thus far, with Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Rose taking centre stage in day two’s drama.
Rose loved playing against DeChambeau in Friday’s four-balls, where the Englishman defeated the American and Ben Griffin while playing alongside Tommy Fleetwood.
And Rose and DeChambeau were then reunited in Saturday’s four-balls, again playing with Fleetwood as his opponent partnered Scottie Scheffler.
The drama reached its climax on the 15th hole, when Rose asked DeChambeau’s caddie Greg Bodine to move out of his way before sinking a birdie putt, with the Europeans going on to win the match.
But DeChambeau took exception to the action on 15, with a confrontation between him and Rose leading to a handful of other Ryder Cup stars getting involved.
What Bryson DeChambeau’s caddie is really like after his altercation with Justin Rose
Tommy Fleetwood and his caddie Ian Finnis, Scheffler’s caddie Ted Scott, and European vice-captain Francesco Molinari all joined in during a heated walk to the 16th hole.
Rose meant no disrespect to Bodine, who has now been analysed by veteran PGA Tour caddie Kip Henley.
He wrote on X: “Here’s my two cents. Bryson’s caddie Bodine is one of the most respectful caddies out there.
“He simply thought it was Bryson’s turn to putt. You can see he was startled as he saw Rose getting ready.
“Rose spoke rudely to him instead of just saying ‘hey it’s my turn’. He shooed him away like a dog. Change my mind.”
Kip Henley agrees American fans crossed the line at Bethpage Black
Rose was among the European players fired up on Saturday at Bethpage Black, where many of the fans attempted to take centre stage.
Rory McIlroy received heavy abuse on day two in New York, with Henley believing a line was crossed by the home fans.
When it was put to his analysis on Bodine that: “Given the atrocious behaviour of the spectators, it isn’t hard to see why the European players were on edge. Context is key here,” he replied simply: “Agreed.”
The American fans were relatively quiet as the Ryder Cup got underway, but that quickly changed as their team struggled to compete.
Such struggles now look impossible to recover from heading into Sunday’s singles, although there should still be plenty of noise from the sidelines.
Intriguingly, Rose is up first on day three against Cameron Young, while DeChambeau meets Matt Fitzpatrick in match three.
Fleetwood is also out early against Justin Thomas in match two, while Scheffler and Rory McIlroy complete the first four singles clashes.
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