Key European Ryder Cup figure offers on-brand response to Keegan's battle cry

Former European Ryder Cup vice captain Francesco Molinari says he has absolutely no issues with Keegan Bradley's battle cry. 

The 2025 matches are only seven months away now but the Team USA captain has already pipped Vladimir Putin to declaring war on Europe. 

Bradley was filmed in the latest series of the Netflix docuseries Full Swing saying how he had been underestimated his whole life. 

"That's when I do my best work," Bradley said. "We are gonna go to Bethpage to kick their f---ing ass."

Molinari told reporters before the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches that he viewed Bradley's comments as 'no big deal'. 

"Those things happen all the time," he said. "I can understand why Keegan did it. We love to win; they love to win. What Keegan said was not out of bounds."

Whilst the Ryder Cup is all about passion, some European players thought members of the U.S. team overstepped the line two years ago in Italy. 

Rory McIlroy was involved in a heated exchange with Patrick Cantlay's caddie, Joe LaCava, on the 18th green at Marco Simone. 

Cantlay drained a long birdie putt at the final hole of their fourballs match which meant McIlroy had to make his to share a point. 

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But LaCava - in McIlroy's opinion - lingered for too long on the green whilst the Ulsterman attempted to read his putt. 

McIlroy missed and was later bundled into a car by Shane Lowry as he fumed: "It's a f---ing disgrace!". 

Lowry told Golf Channel that every player on the team has seen the clip of Bradley. 

"Look, they're going to be fired up to go beat us," Lowry said. 

"Keegan is going to be a great captain, and we're under no illusion that [he won’t be]; we're certainly not going to doubt him.

"And I'm sure Luke Donald is going to prepare his team as best he can, and we'll give it a go when it comes to it."

The 2025 Ryder Cup will be played over 26-28 September.