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Having said that, playing Scheffler, DeChambeau, & other big guns at his disposal didn’t do Bradley any favors. In fact, both of them lost their foursome matches on Friday and contributed to Team U.S.’s 1-3 defeat in the first four matches on the morning of the first day. Even after they went with their strongest team. And history suggests that this might not play in favor of Keegan Bradley’s side. Keegan Bradley’s Team U.S. might lose despite listening to Paul Azinger’s advice Never in the history of Ryder Cup has Team Europe won the first three matches of the event on foreign soil. The historic 3-1 lead after the morning of Friday proved that the Europeans are the stronger team at Bethpage. Team Europe extended its lead to 5½ – 2½ against the Americans by the end of the day. Scottie Scheffler & Co. will have to rewrite history to overcome the odds and beat their rivals at Bethpage now. The last time Team U.S. won the Ryder Cup after trailing by 3-1 was way back in 1971. Yes, it has been 54 years since they made this sort of a comeback. After the end of the first day, the Europeans now need only 8½ more points to retain the Ryder Cup. And they will have 20 more matches to achieve that score. So the chances of Keegan Bradley’s side making a comeback are quite slim. But when they have players like Scottie Scheffler & Bryson DeChambeau in their team, then you can never really count Team U.S. out. With two more days to go, Bradley and his deputies will have to regroup and restrategize for the next two days of the 2025 Ryder Cup.
