Ben Griffin’s caddie drops blunt take on Keegan Bradley’s captaincy at the Ryder Cup

At the same time, the American captain was trying to figure out how best to use Scottie Scheffler and DeChambeau. DeChambeau ended up with four different partners across the week, something that had not happened since 1985.

It left Griffin as the only American to play just once before the singles, though he did manage a win over Rasmus Hojgaard on Sunday.

But speaking to Quiet Please!, Griffin’s caddie Alex Ritthamel said he had nothing but good things to say about Bradley and how he handled the week.

“He was awesome. He was so great. It was just about the team. There was no players, caddies. Everybody, we are a team. And he was super inspirational. He will tell you he’s a big video guy. He made a lot of videos for us. He was open. Even prior to the week when we had meetings, you’re getting him tearing up.

“He was awesome. He did a great job when it came to the team side of it and making sure that everyone was feeling good and ready to go.”

How Ben Griffin was impacted by fan support following his Saturday omission

Griffin had all the makings of a Ryder Cup breakout star. He had already collected two wins on the PGA Tour in 2025 and came close to a third, only to be edged out by Scheffler at the Procore Championship.

He was also keen on pairing up with DeChambeau, so it was surprising how limited his involvement turned out to be.

The decision to exclude Griffin from Saturday’s events was made quite late, with the 29-year-old only learning of it upon his arrival at the property.

Ritthamel explained how support from fans only made things harder to take.

“It was tough. We were told leading into the event that, as of now, we’re going to play Friday, Saturday afternoons and then play Sunday. Ben didn’t play bad on Friday, I wouldn’t say he played great. And it was tough because we were at the golf course when we found out.

“We didn’t know until three hours-ish before tee off that we weren’t playing. So I think it actually got tougher as the day went on, not because of the score but we went out to practice, to warm-up, and nobody fan-wise knew.

“So he’s on the green hitting putts and it was every 30 seconds, people were going by going, ‘come on Benny, we need you this afternoon, get the team going’. It was non-stop. He’s just walking by ‘I wish I wish I wish’. It was tough.”