Keegan Bradley wants the Procore Championship to be a team-building opportunity ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup after the preparation of the United States team came under scrutiny two years ago. But not every team member is allowed (or wanted) to play.
The fall PGA Tour event in Napa, California this week has a more loaded field than usual, with 10 of the 12 members of this year’s United States Ryder Cup team scheduled to tee off two weeks before the biennial international match-play event pitting the best golfers from the U.S. and Europe against one another comes to the Bethpage Black course in Farmingdale, New York beginning Friday, Sept. 26.
There will be two notable stars absent on course at the Silverado Resort with Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and the other members of the team finalized by Bradley following the conclusion of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs. Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele were not in the announced Procore Championship field for different reasons.
Here’s a breakdown of what happened and how DeChambeau and Schauffele wound up not playing this week with the rest of their Ryder Cup teammates at the PGA Tour’s Procore Championship:
Why Bryson DeChambeau can’t be in Procore Championship field
DeChambeau’s absence at the Procore Championship is related to his decision to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf in 2022. The PGA Tour has deemed DeChambeau ‘not eligible’ for competition now that he is no longer a member of the PGA Tour and did not make an exemption for this year’s Ryder Cup.
“That’s up to the Tour and their decision to make,” DeChambeau told Sports Illustrated last month. “It’s on them if they don’t let us become together as a team and play.”
‘It’s a scenario that’s unfortunate, and I wish it was different,’ he added, ‘but LIV’s willing to let me play.”
DeChambeau is scheduled to be in Napa, California during tournament week, he told Golfweek, with plans to attend a Tuesday night dinner for the United States Ryder Cup team before the Procore Championship begins.
Is Xander Schauffele in Procore Championship field?
Xander Schauffele was non-committal about playing in the Procore Championship during his final appearance of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs at the BMW Championship. He did not qualify for this year’s Tour Championship.
“I don’t know how many guys have signed up or not, but I wouldn’t say there’s an expectation for us to play,’ Schauffele said on Aug. 17, ‘but a lot of us do want to play just to stay fresh, knock off some rust. I’ll have an even longer break, so we’ll see how that goes.”
His agent later told Golfweek Schauffele was ‘undecided.’ He ultimately decided not to play. Schauffele was not included in the field released ahead of Thursday’s first round. He was an automatic qualifier for the Ryder Cup team after winning the first two majors of his career in 2024, but missed time early in 2025 due to injury and struggled more than expected to regain his spot atop PGA Tour leaderboards the rest of the way.
When is the 2025 Ryder Cup?
The 2025 Ryder Cup is scheduled for September 26-28. The event will be broadcast nationally by NBC and USA Network and available via live stream on Peacock and Fubo. Times and schedule have not been announced yet.
Procore Championship 2025: TV, streaming for PGA Tour Ryder Cup tune-up
The Procore Championship will be played Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 11-14. It is the first event of seven events on the PGA Tour’s 2025 FedEx Cup Fall schedule. Golf Channel will provide television coverage through all four rounds of the tournament, with live streaming available via ESPN+ and Fubo.
