Golf-U.S. players getting Ryder Cup celebrations started early

Golf - The 2020 Ryder Cup - Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. - September 25, 2021 Team USA's Scottie Scheffler reacts with Team USA's Bryson DeChambeau after holing his putt on the 15th green to win the hole during the Four-balls REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The United States needs a few more points to clinch the Ryder Cup but Justin Thomas and Daniel Berger got the party started a little early on Saturday, chugging beers on the first tee while their team mate were out on Whistling Straits battling the Europeans in fourballs.

U.S. captain Steve Stricker downplayed the incident as a "Wisconsin tradition" but with video of two golfers chugging on beers then slamming the cans into the turf to chants of "USA, USA" going viral, he knew it was something he was going to get asked about.