Overview

• Europe holds a 5.5–2.5 advantage over Team USA after the opening day at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York.
• Video captured by Chris Solomon of No Laying Up shows a first-tee effort to teach a Scheffler chant to the tune of “We Will Rock You” that was booed on-site.
• Sports outlets and social accounts mocked the forced singalong, calling it embarrassing and pointing to it as evidence of weaker U.S. chant culture.
• Players and captains from both teams have emphasized that the raucous gallery is central to the Ryder Cup, with Americans praising Europe’s inventive, soccer-style songs.
• Coverage noted that attempts to engineer European-style singing can backfire, even as U.S. crowds typically rely on thunderous “U‑S‑A” chants to drive the home atmosphere.