While the full 12-man rosters for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black are not fully set, the event's playing format was made official Monday. As host this year, the United States had the opportunity to decide whether to roll with four-ball or foursomes in the morning wave across the first two days of the biennial competition.

Trump, who attended the Super Bowl in February and most recently the final of the FIFA Club World Cup in New Jersey, is friendly with several prominent golfers. Bryson DeChambeau, who qualified for the U.S. team, has played golf with Trump and was the only golfer Trump appointed to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.