American Ryder Cup fans were mocked for their efforts in a pretty embarrassing video that surfaced Saturday.
Ryder Cup organizers tried to boost the energy among the Americans who showed up to watch Saturday’s action at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. On the first tee, a group of emcees tried to get fans stomping, clapping, and singing Scottie Scheffler’s name to the tune of Queen’s “We Will Rock You.”
Video from the event makes it clear those efforts did not work.
The chant attempts look a lot like the US captaincy strategy pic.twitter.com/A2NtEIRH2n
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) September 27, 2025
Many viewed the chants as an effort to emulate the energy often seen from European fans, who engage in songs and chants about golfers. Many were quick to point out, however, that one cannot simply artificially generate that sort of enthusiastic atmosphere, and this just wound up being cringe-worthy.
We spent two years hearing about how Bethpage was going to be a bear pit with rowdy New Yorkers and the Euros definitely don’t know what they’re in for. This looks like an episode of Miss Rachel.
— brammers (@cb1987leeds) September 27, 2025
This is giving Texas A&M cheer leader vibes. Just let it be natural. This is cringe.
— Jake Godsey (@the_jakegodsey) September 27, 2025
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a video from a European Ryder Cup where the fans have to rehearse to try make a decent atmosphere. Just stick to that classic chant of USA. It’s so original and not at all annoying to listen to. 👍🏻
— James Barbour (@jim_barbour) September 27, 2025
This….this is why the US is getting drilled. Everything is so forced!
— Jonathan (@jalmeida12) September 27, 2025
Ultimately, Americans in the gallery were more enthusiastic about heckling Rory McIlroy than joining in songs and chants like this.
The crowd was pretty much reflective of how American players have performed so far during the tournament. The American team had fallen behind 10.5-3.5 by Saturday afternoon, and the only real question was how long it would take the Europeans to finish off the victory.
