{"id":23915,"date":"2025-09-23T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T22:39:00","slug":"best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Anecdotes Team USA said during the press Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday\/#Best_Team_USA_Quotes_from_Tuesday_in_the_Ryder_Cup\" >Best Team USA Quotes from Tuesday in the Ryder Cup<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday\/#JJ_Spaun_Self-belief\" >JJ Spaun Self-belief<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday\/#Fan_Justin_Thomas\" >Fan Justin Thomas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday\/#Keegan_Bradley_of_Bryson_Deccanbeau\" >Keegan Bradley of Bryson Deccanbeau<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday\/#Bradley_on_Donald_Trumps_appearance_on_Friday\" >Bradley on Donald Trump&#8217;s appearance on Friday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday\/#Xander_Schaufele_his_father\" >Xander Schaufele, his father<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/best-anecdotes-team-usa-said-during-the-press-tuesday\/#Russell_Henry_has_finally_formed_a_team\" >Russell Henry has finally formed a team<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Farmingdale, NY &#8211; We&#8217;re nearing the start of the 2025 Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>Tuesday ended at Beth Page Black, the site for the 45th biennial match between counterparts from the US and Europe. Fans were on the scene for the first time, continuing to prepare ahead of Friday&#8217;s opening session, chasing 24 players around the property throughout the morning and afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>It was also the first time a player had spoken to a member of the media. Both captains spoke, but six members of the US also spoke for the first time this week.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some of the best quotes from Team USA on Tuesday for the 2025 Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Team_USA_Quotes_from_Tuesday_in_the_Ryder_Cup\"><\/span>Best Team USA Quotes from Tuesday in the Ryder Cup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"JJ_Spaun_Self-belief\"><\/span>JJ Spaun Self-belief<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314925007-usatsi-27150701.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314925007-usatsi-27150701.jpg?crop=6031,4523,x339,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314925007-usatsi-27150701.jpg?crop=3393,4523,x1694,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314925007-usatsi-27150701.jpg?crop=6781,3815,x0,y354 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Peter Casey-Imagn Images\" caption=\"J.J. Spaun plays his shot from the 12th tee during a practice round of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Bethpage Black.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>Definitely more confident. As long as you try to achieve certain things or put limits on yourself, you put a lot of pressure on yourself. I just tried to let go as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>When I gave birth to my first daughter, I think her favorite song was &#8220;Let It Go.&#8221; And I&#8217;m sure you hear about it spreading hundreds of times every day. I just tried to go with that mantra.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fan_Justin_Thomas\"><\/span>Fan Justin Thomas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314947007-2236942925.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314947007-2236942925.jpg?crop=3237,2427,x202,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314947007-2236942925.jpg?crop=1821,2427,x0,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314947007-2236942925.jpg?crop=3641,2048,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Harry How, Getty Images\" caption=\"Justin Thomas of Team United States high-fives fans as he walks to the 12th hole tee box prior to the Ryder Cup 2025 at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 23, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>Champion, I don&#8217;t know how Europeans do it. To be honest, it&#8217;s really impressive. I&#8217;m not sure if there&#8217;s a text like a group that has just come up with these things, but they&#8217;re so wonderful and impressive.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"((300, 250), (3, 3))\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know, I think it&#8217;s obviously the history of golf, it&#8217;s deeper &#8211; it&#8217;s very different. That&#8217;s the same final goal, right? Obviously they&#8217;re very excited. Just as European fans are excited to cheer for Europe, American fans are extremely excited to cheer for us.<\/p>\n<p>Our daughter&#8217;s name was Molly and the number of times I thrust Tommy Fleetwood&#8217;s hymns into my head found Jill and I singing Molly along Tommy&#8217;s song.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of them and I have a lot of respect for European fans just as much as American fans. That&#8217;s what makes these weeks very special.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keegan_Bradley_of_Bryson_Deccanbeau\"><\/span>Keegan Bradley of Bryson Deccanbeau<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314926007-2236947702.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314926007-2236947702.jpg?crop=4030,3022,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314926007-2236947702.jpg?crop=2267,3022,x907,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314926007-2236947702.jpg?crop=4534,2551,x0,y151 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Harry How, Getty Images\" caption=\"Captain Keegan Bradley of Team United States talks with Bryson DeChambeau of Team United States on the 10th hole prior to the Ryder Cup 2025 at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 23, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>Bryson thinks it&#8217;s difficult for him to come to those who aren&#8217;t full of PGA Tour players, but he did the exceptional job of making the extra effort, flying to Napa, flying to Atlanta, doing really difficult things with the schedule he has. He made every effort possible and was incredible in the team room.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"((300, 250), (3, 3))\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>I think Bryson is an X-factor for our team just because of his golf ability, but I think he&#8217;s a really fiery player. When you come to the Ryder Cup, you don&#8217;t want to be something they aren&#8217;t. We have a lot of calm and mellow people, so we need energy from Bryson. He brings it to the competition every day, in the actual rounds, in the team room, and hopefully in tournament competition.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bradley_on_Donald_Trumps_appearance_on_Friday\"><\/span>Bradley on Donald Trump&#8217;s appearance on Friday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314928007-2236965517.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314928007-2236965517.jpg?crop=6939,5203,x780,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314928007-2236965517.jpg?crop=3902,5203,x3903,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314928007-2236965517.jpg?crop=7805,4391,x0,y406 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images\" caption=\"Captain Keegan Bradley of Team United States signs autographs for fans prior to the Ryder Cup 2025 at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 23, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>We are deeply honored that the President of the United States will support our team in the Ryder Cup. I think it&#8217;s pretty amazing at any time that you&#8217;re around the current president, but when you represent your country in a place like Beth Page Black in New York, it&#8217;s absolutely incredible to have a president there to support you. I am so grateful to him for doing that for us.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Xander_Schaufele_his_father\"><\/span>Xander Schaufele, his father<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314930007-usatsi-27150698.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314930007-usatsi-27150698.jpg?crop=5257,3942,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314930007-usatsi-27150698.jpg?crop=2957,3942,x295,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86314930007-usatsi-27150698.jpg?crop=5911,3325,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Peter Casey, Peter Casey-Imagn Images\" caption=\"Xander Schauffele lines up his putt on the 11th green during a practice round of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Bethpage Black.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s amazing. There was a child. He was born on August 29th to Little Man. His name is Victor. That&#8217;s my middle name. No, I didn&#8217;t name him after Viktor Hovland. Before Victor was born I was Victor Way.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>That&#8217;s amazing. I think I&#8217;m very fortunate to have a wife. She is now home with him. i miss him. I had to tear the band-aid when I left the house. I had to kiss him on the forehead and go out before I could start staring at him. It was cool to learn what it was like to be a dad. I look forward to everything that comes with it.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"((300, 250), (3, 3))\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>On the golf side, he clearly has him and is trying to become a good teammate for my wife. That&#8217;s because we can all do it quickly. After these two days, it feels like they&#8217;re playing surprisingly well. When I came out I surprised myself.<\/p>\n<p>Getting some texts from the Captain was interesting, and hey, how are you? Because I couldn&#8217;t make Napa. However, although I had limited sleep, it was good to prepare at home with something much more clear than the seasons.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Russell_Henry_has_finally_formed_a_team\"><\/span>Russell Henry has finally formed a team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86315649007-usatsi-27150778.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86315649007-usatsi-27150778.jpg?crop=5877,4407,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86315649007-usatsi-27150778.jpg?crop=3306,4407,x0,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/23\/SGLF\/86315649007-usatsi-27150778.jpg?crop=6608,3717,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Peter Casey-Imagn Images\" caption=\"Russell Henley reacts to his putt on the 11th green during a practice round of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Bethpage Black.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t know &#8211; I always believed I could. I didn&#8217;t know if that would happen. Last year, I remember getting a nod from Captain Jim (Furic) at that time at the Tour Championships. I remember the realization of all the hard work I put into creating a team.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>During the years like the last six or so years I actually worked, I had a goal and I wanted it to happen, but you never know. Ah, I wasn&#8217;t going to make it.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-09-23 22:02:10 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-09-23 22:02:20 +0000 UTC\"><\/lit-timestamp><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farmingdale, NY &#8211; We&#8217;re nearing the start of the 2025 Ryder Cup. Tuesday ended at Beth Page Black, the site for the 45th biennial match between counterparts from the US and Europe. Fans were on the scene for the first time, continuing to prepare ahead of Friday&#8217;s opening session, chasing 24 players around the property [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":{"0":"post-23915","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}