Bryson DeChambeau says he's open to teaming up with arch-rival Brooks Koepka at the Ryder Cup and thinks their fiery relationship could give them an advantage

• Bryson DeChambeau was delighted with the idea of teaming up with Brooks Koepka at the Ryder Cup.
• "I'd love it," DeChambeau said. "I think we would do well, to be honest."
• Koepka was less interested, saying he could stand to be DeChambeau's teammate, but not his partner.

The rivalry between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka has been the biggest story in golf for all of 2021, but their relationship could come to a head this fall at the Ryder Cup when the duo will almost certainly be teammates on Team USA.

Given the Ryder Cup format, there is even the possibility that Brooks and Bryson could find themselves playing together as partners for a round in the event, putting aside their differences for the greater good of American golf.

Speaking with the press ahead of the British Open, DeChambeau seemed entertained by the potential partnership.

"I think it'd be kind of funny, actually. I'd love it," DeChambeau said when asked of a potential partnership with Brooks at the Ryder Cup. "I think we would do well, to be honest. It'd create a little interesting vibe for the guys we're playing against."

But unfortunately for golf fans, Koepka was decidedly against the idea.

"I'm not playing with him," Koepka said when asked about a partnership at the Ryder Cup. "I'm pretty sure we're not going to be paired together. Put it that way. I think that's kind of obvious."

While Koepka clearly didn't plan on pairing up with DeChambeau, he was confident that their ongoing mutual grudge would not be an issue for the team at large.

"You realize it's only a week, right?" Koepka said when asked of potential tensions between him and DeChambeau on Team USA.

"It's only a week. I can put it aside for business. If we're going to be on the same team, I can deal with anybody in the world for a week.

"We're not going to be high-fiving and having late-night conversations. I do my thing, he does his thing. Yeah, we're on the same team, but it's not an issue at all. I don't view it as an issue. I don't think he does. Like I said, I can put anything aside for a team, business, whatever, just to get the job done. No problem with that."

While the potential pairing between Brooks and Bryson would make for highly compelling theatre on the golf course, Koepka sounds pretty confident it won't happen.

There are still months to go before the Ryder Cup tees off this November, but unless there's a drastic change in their relationship, don't expect Koepka and DeChambeau to be taking on the tournament together.