NY native Cameron Young delivers epic bright spot for USA Ryder Cup squad

Cameron Young waited nearly 11 years for this moment. He was 16 years old when it was announced that Bethpage Black would be the host of the 2025 Ryder Cup. Young, who grew up in Scarborough in Westchester County and learned the game at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, where his dad was the head pro for two decades, should have been on the 2023 Ryder Cup but was snubbed by then-captain Zach Johnson. This time around, he left current captain Keegan Bradley no choice but to pick him for the team when he turned himself into one of the hottest players in the world late in the summer. It all led to Friday afternoon’s four-ball session, in which he was teamed with Justin Thomas in a match against Ludvig Aberg and Rasmus Hojgaard. Young, playing in his first Ryder Cup match, and Thomas, playing in his fourth Ryder Cup, obliterated the two Euros, 6 & 5, in what was the most lopsided match of Day One. He played so well, and coupled with how hot he’s been for the past couple of months, Young showed that Bradley made a mistake not playing him in the morning foursomes session.Because Young was the best player on the U.S.

side Friday. “It’s pretty special,” Young said.“I love this place, and this is a team we worked really hard to make.

We’re just super grateful.To have the opportunity to play today alongside [Thomas] in front of these fans is pretty special.” In 2014, the year after the Bethpage announcement, Young was on a plane ride back from Scotland, where he helped the U.S.

win the Junior Ryder Cup, when he told his parents he was going to play in this Ryder Cup. Moments like Saturday are things of magic when they pan out like this. “I’ve been looking forward to this so much over the past few weeks and obviously much longer than that, ever since I got the call to be on the team,” Young said.“It’s a lot of emotions.

It’s excitement.It’s some nerves.

But I had a great partner to kind of walk me through the day, and thankfully we’...