Ryder Cup: Bradley says Scheffler will rebound, defends pairings - ESPN

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The No. 1 player in the world looked anything but on Day 1 of the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

Scottie Scheffler came into this event with the expectation that he would dominate as he has done on the PGA Tour and the majors all year. Instead, the three-time major winner went winless in both sessions Friday and is now 2-4-2 all time in the event. He has not won a full point since 2021, when it was played at Whistling Straits.

«When you're the No. 1 player in the world, you have a day that maybe it wasn't his best, normally you bounce back,» U.S. team captain Keegan Bradley said. «We are not worried about Scottie Scheffler.»

7:10a: DeChambeau/Young vs. Fitzpatrick/Aberg
7:26a: Morikawa/English vs. McIlroy/Fleetwood
7:42a: Schauffele/Cantlay vs. Rahm/Hatton
7:58a: Henley/Scheffler vs. MacIntyre/Hovland

Playing with J.J. Spaun in the afternoon four-ball, Scheffler was not as sharp as he typically is from tee to green and looked confused multiple times on the greens, missing putt after putt.

«We gave ourselves plenty of opportunities,» Scheffler said. «It really just came down to me not holing enough putts.»

The most striking result, however, came in the morning, when Scheffler and foursomes partner Russell Henley lost 5 and 3 to Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick.

«We just didn't hole enough putts early. We had some chances,» said Scheffler, who will play with Henley again in Saturday morning foursomes. «I think the putts just didn't fall.»

Putting was a much-discussed topic among the American players who struggled Friday. Bryson DeChambeau, who played with Justin Thomas in the morning foursomes and Ben Griffin in the afternoon, also lost both of his matches.

«They made everything,» DeChambeau said. «I