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Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy eye Ryder Cup matchup amid rivalry - ESPN

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — If there is a brewing rivalry between Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy, then the Ryder Cup could be a perfect setting for another dramatic duel.

While both star golfers downplayed any animosity between them, DeChambeau and McIlroy also acknowledged that being matched up against each other this week at Bethpage Black would be welcomed.

«Would I love to go up against him? Yeah. It would be a lot of fun,» DeChambeau said Thursday. «Is it going to happen? It's not likely. I mean, maybe once. You never know.»

«If I come up against Bryson at some point, I think that's great,» McIlroy said. «I think that's wonderful for the championship and wonderful for us, as well, in some ways.»

DeChambeau, when asked earlier this year about potentially facing McIlroy in the Ryder Cup after the two were paired in the final round of the Masters Tournament, said that he intended to «chirp in [McIlroy's] ear» at Bethpage.

McIlroy responded to those comments last month during an interview with the Guardian.

«I think the only way he gets attention is by mentioning other people,» McIlroy told the Guardian. «That is basically what I think of that. To get attention he will mention me or Scottie [Scheffler] or others.»

When asked about DeChambeau on Thursday, McIlroy joked that he had promised European captain Luke Donald that he would talk only about the European team.

«It's so easy to play into narratives this week and to get swept up in this whole rivalries and Ryder Cup and whatever it is,» McIlroy said. «All I want to do is go and try and put blue points on the board. I don't care who it's against.»

As DeChambeau pointed out, whether it's in foursomes, four-balls or Sunday singles, there's no guarantee that the two will

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