There was only one way for the Ryder Cup to begin Friday morning at Bethpage Black and that was fan favorite Bryson DeChambeau striding up to the first tee and absolutely blasting a monster drive as thousands of fans lent their enthusiastic support.
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So he did just that. And in typical dramatic DeChambeau fashion, he attempted to make a major statement by going for the green on the 397-yard par-4.
Bryson Dechambeau with an absolute rocket off the first tee to get the Ryder Cup underway. 🔥 🇺🇸
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That's a rocket.
Hard to think of anything that would have gotten the already riled-up home crowd more fired up right out of the gate. Perhaps if DeChambeau had approached the tee box with an American eagle on his shoulders. There's still plenty of weekend left for that to happen.
Again, this mighty display of power came with the sun barely up so the atmosphere is only going to get more raucous—especially if the United States plays well early.
DeChambeau's tee shot set he and teammate Justin Thomas up to win hole No. 1 against the European side of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.
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