Bryson DeChambeau Holding Out Hope for Ryder Cup Captain's Pick: 'It'd Be Nice to Consider Me'
LOS ANGELES — Sitting at 47th, Bryson DeChambeau is too far down the Ryder Cup points list to get one of the six automatic picks, leaving a captain's pick as his only chance to play in his third Ryder Cup.
With a record of 2-3-1 in two previous Ryder Cups, DeChambeau isn’t necessarily a player that U.S. captain Zach Johnson would pick off his previous track record.
At the same time, DeChambeau has struggled with his game and only recently seemed to find some semblance of the game he had in 2020 and 2021 when he won three times including the pandemic U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
Captain Johnson sounded ready to move off not taking LIV players on his U.S. team right after Brooks Koepka all but cemented his place on the team with a win at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill.
Except when getting a "good luck" from Johnson before the final round at Oak Hill where DeChambeau would finish T4, the long hitter has not had any discussions with the captain about anything.
“If my game continues to improve, I play well at other majors and play well at some LIV events, I hope he considers consider some LIV guys,” DeChambeau said on Saturday after his round at the U.S. Open. “It'd be nice to consider me in terms of the picks.”
The 29-year-old is again on the leaderboard in the final round for a second consecutive major, tied for ninth going into Sunday at Los Angeles Country Club, showing his game is starting to return.
With the conclusion of the U.S. Open, four LIV events and the British Open left to show Johnson what kind of game he has, DeChambeau believes that with the dismissal of the litigation between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the pathway to a pick is more open for LIV players.
“I hope that they pick, you know, Zach picks the best players from the country,” DeChambeau said. “I think that's the most important thing. It's about playing for the country.”