PGA Tour star issues warning to Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm ahead of 2025 Ryder Cup match at Bethpage Black
Ben Griffin
has issued a warning to a number of Europe's golf stars ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York.
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Ben Griffin has targeted a number of big scalps if he is selected on Keegan Bradley's USA side for the Ryder Cup
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Team Europe will look to defend their title at the notorious Bethpage Black next month
Griffin, who has won twice on tour this season is confident he can force his way onto the US Ryder Cup team.
He won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with his partner Andrew Novak, and he also won the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The win at the Charles Schwab Challenge was his first solo PGA Tour victory.
And the 29-year-old arrives at this week's Wyndham Championship in red-hot form after a breakout after already recording eight top-10 finishes this campaign.
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Griffin, who currently sits ninth in the US Ryder Cup standings, is eyeing automatic qualification with just a month to go before the cut-off at the BMW Championship.
And with the top six locking down spots on Keegan Bradley's US team, the North Carolina native knows exactly what's required as he issued a cheeky warning to three of Europe's best players.
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He said: 'So I've got to keep doing the right things right now and use this next month-and-a-half stretch to build toward Bethpage - where I'm playing elite golf and I know I can beat Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, and Tyrrell Hatton.
'That's the mindset I want to have when I get there. I don't want to be sitting on a boat, relaxing, thinking I can just cruise into Bethpage.
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'I've got to keep the pedal down - no doubt about it. I'm excited for the challenge. I'm excited to tee it up every day, push myself, and try to make birdies on the toughest holes out here.
"That's all I can do.'
The 2025 Ryder Cup will be held from September 26-28, 2025, at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York.
This will be the first time the Ryder Cup is held at this course, which has previously hosted major golf events including the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship.
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