LIV Golf stars set to play key Ryder Cup role

The Ryder Cup could be decided by either one of the three LIV Golfers at Bethpage Black

Ross Kilvington|September 23, 2025

Keywords: 2025 Ryder Cup, Bethpage Black, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, LIV Golf, Ross Kilvington, Tyrrell Hatton

Three LIV Golf stars look set to play a key role in the 45th edition of the Ryder Cup that will be held at Bethpage Black this week.

Indeed, Bryson DeChambeau for Team USA and Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton for Team Europe will be vital for each of their sides this week.

Collectively, the trio have played in eight Ryder Cups. DeChambeau and Hatton secured automatic qualification for the biennial event, while Rahm was a captain’s pick by Luke Donald.

NEW YORK CITY, NY – OCTOBER 08: Captain, Keegan Bradley of team USA and Captain, Luke Donald of team Europe pose for a photo with the Ryder Cup Trophy during the Ryder Cup Year to Go at The Times Center on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Darren Carroll/PGA of America)

With Team USA chasing a third consecutive home victory, while Europe chase a first away win since 2012, the event is finely poised indeed.

It could be up to the three LIV Golfers to spur their team on to success this week in New York.

The Ryder Cup is finely poised

DeChambeau will be hoping to make up for lost time, having missed out on the 2023 event.

Since then, the American has won the 2024 US Open and finished runner-up in two more major championships to ensure he wouldn’t be missing out this time around.

DeChambeau makes pace promise after slow-play row — Bryson DeChambeau has played in two Ryder Cup teams, winning in 2021 (Richard Sellers/PA)

Across his two Ryder Cups, he has a 2-3-1 record and he will be desperate to improve on this at Bethpage Black.

For Hatton, he holds a record of 5-4-2 over his three previous appearances at the Ryder Cup. His best showing came last time out, winning 3.5 points from four matches as Europe won 16.5-11.5.

In Rahm’s case, a record of 6-3-3 is more than respectable and he has been on two winning teams already during his career.

While he might not be in the same sort of form he was heading into Rome, Rahm did win the LIV Golf Individual title back in August.

The Spaniard, like Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia before him, loves Matchplay, no doubt about that.

Whatever happens, expect these three players to be leading the charge for their respective teams.

Ross Kilvington

Ross is a freelance writer who has written about golf for the last 3 years. His work has featured in publications such as Golf Monthly and Today's Golfer, and now Golf Today, covering every aspect of the game. Despite first picking up a club aged 11, highlights on the golf course are few and far between. An Eagle on the par-4 16th at Kinghorn stands out (who cares if it was only 290 yards)! Having two daughters, under the age of 7, means Ross spends more time writing about golf rather than playing it these days.