2021 Ryder Cup Preview: What to Expect from Daniel Berger

The Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the United States begins this week at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The top 12 players from each side will meet with the winner taking home one of the most coveted trophies in golf.

As the teams prepare for competition, we will be doing the same by previewing the players in this year’s event. Today, we look at Team USA’s Daniel Berger.

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Ryder Cup experience – This will be Berger’s first appearance in the Ryder Cup. He was a member of the 2017 United States Presidents Cup team that was victorious. As an amateur, he was a member of the Palmer Cup team in 2013.

Worldwide experience – Berger has won four times on the PGA Tour. He has won in Memphis at the FedEx St. Jude twice (2016 and 2017) and his most recent win came in February at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

What to expect – Berger is one of the most underrated players in the game today. He’s actually ranked 16th in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, although most people would not guess that he’s that highly ranked.

Berger went 2-1 in the 2017 Presidents Cup, where he also played for Stricker. He actually claimed the clinching point, defeating Si Woo Kim 2&1 in the singles match to seal an U.S. blowout victory.

That experience will definitely help Berger here, although the Ryder Cup is a different animal than the Presidents Cup. The pressure will be intense at Whistling Straits but Berger has shown that he can stand up to anyone in the world.

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This year, in the biggest events in the world, Berger more than held his own. After missing the cut at the Masters, Berger was T75 at the PGA Championship but bounced back with a T7 at the U.S. Open and a T8 at the Open Championship.

Berger is a very good player who hopes that the Euros will underestimate him. If they do, Berger can most certainly prove them wrong.

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