{"id":181274,"date":"2025-08-28T02:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181274\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T02:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:15:10","slug":"westchesters-cameron-young-living-out-his-ryder-cup-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181274\/","title":{"rendered":"Westchester’s Cameron Young living out his Ryder Cup dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cameron Young made history at Bethpage Black before his professional career even began, and now the Westchester product will look to do so again on the treacherous Long Island public course as a member of the American squad at the 2025 Ryder Cup next month.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old Young, who attended Fordham Prep before playing collegiately at Wake Forest, was named Wednesday as one of four first-timers on Team USA<\/a> by captain Keegan Bradley.<\/p>\n

Young became the first amateur to capture the Met PGA N.Y. State Open on the Black track in 2017, tying a then-course record by shooting a 64 in the final round.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously playing for your country is very special, and for me, the U.S. is home, but New York is really home for me,\u201d said Young, who grew up in Briarcliff Manor. \u201cSo going back up there to somewhere that I love, I can\u2019t wait to get up there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year making any one of these teams is such a mark of achievement. It\u2019s a goal when you set out the year. But to me, this Ryder Cup in particular, in New York, at Bethpage, is so special to me. I\u2019ve been picturing the moment that I can possibly get a call to play on the team for a very, very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CameronCameron Young plays his shot from the third tee during the final round of the TOUR Championship golf tournament. Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Young has enjoyed his best year as a pro<\/a> with seven top-10 finishes, including his first PGA Tour victory earlier this month with a six-stroke win at the Wyndham to finish fourth in the FedEx Cup standings.<\/p>\n

\u201cCam has been one of the most consistent players on the Tour the last four or five years,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cHe broke through with that amazing win at the Wyndham Championship, and he\u2019s been fighting so hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWatching him that Sunday with that big lead play like that was incredible. And Cameron is a New Yorker\u2026We\u2019re very proud to have a New Yorker on our team and represent his country at Bethpage Black.\u201d<\/p>\n

Young grew up with golf in his blood; his father, David, is the former pro at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Briarcliff Manor.<\/p>\n

\"CameronCameron Young prepares to putt on the 9th green during the final round of the Wyndham Championship. Allison Lawhon-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Asked whether he or his father are more excited by his selection, Cameron Young replied: \u201cOh, man. It would be hard to pick.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he puts in just as many hours to my golf as I do. He\u2019s with me every step of the way,\u201d Young added. \u201cWith his connection both to the area up there and to the PGA of America, this is something that has been on both of our radars for a long time, and to get the opportunity to represent my country and play in a Ryder Cup is something that both of us have dreamed of for so long.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to put into words what it means to both of us, and we\u2019re both certainly very excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley\u2019s other captain\u2019s picks were Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Patrick Cantley and Sam Burns. They will join previous qualifiers Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeu, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley and Harris English on the team.<\/p>\n

The 2025 Ryder Cup against defending-champion Europe will be held at Bethpage Black from Sept. 26-28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cameron Young made history at Bethpage Black before his professional career even began, and now the Westchester product…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":181275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[29108,13057,1430,8656,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-181274","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-bethpage-black","9":"tag-cameron-young","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-ryder-cup","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115103985196340975","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}