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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was booed while participating in the Ryder Cup opening ceremonies on Wednesday at Bethpage Black on Long Island.
NBC -TV company Carson Daly announced the guests present for the ceremony. When he revealed that the democratic governor was present, high boos were heard on the broadcast. The telecast showed some people around Hochul clapping as she waved with an American flag.
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Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York and Carson Daly speak to the crowd during the opening ceremony for the 2025 Ryder Cup on Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 24, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Harry How/Getty Images)
A person was heard shouting, “Go out here Kathy!”
She smiled through it, but the fans at the Ryder Cup got their voices heard.
Rep. Elise Stefany, R-New York, Hoched Hochul on social media and called Boos “brutal.”
“Bad day for the worst governor of America,” Stefany added.
Hochul’s participation came two days before President Donald Trump is set to be present at the start of the Ryder Cup between Team United States and Team Europe. Trump has golfed with players on both sides in recent years as he worked to try to repair the relationship between PGA Tour and Liv Golf.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul arrives at the opening ceremonies at the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament, Wednesday, September 24, 2025, on Bethpage Black Golf Course, in Farmingdale, New York. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Scottie Scheffler said Tuesday that Trump’s presence at the tournament is “important.”
“Having the president here, it has been a tough couple of weeks for our country with some of the things that have been going on and having our president here and for us to represent the United States of America, albeit in a golf tournament, is extremely important to us and we are happy to be at home with the home audience and we are ready to get this tournament started,” Scheffler said.
Scheffler also revealed that he has spoken to Trump after some of his great victories on the field, praising him as someone who “loves the golf game” and “treats people with the utmost respect.”
“I get a call or text from him sometimes after victories. He just loves the golf game and he’s one of those guys when you’re around him, he’s doing such a good job of giving birth to everyone around him,” Scheffler said.
“It was one of the things I noticed a lot with the little time I spent with him is that he treats everyone the same and treats people with the utmost respect. Whether you are the person who serves us lunch or caddy on the golf course or the guy who is president of the club that we are on, he treats everyone as they are the greatest person in the world.”
TV host Carson Daily interviews New York -Governor Kathy Hochul during the opening ceremony for Ryder Cup Golf Tournament on Bethpage Black on September 24, 2025. (Peter Casey/Imag- Pictures)
American Captain Keegan Bradley said Trump would be on the first tee before the tournament officially gets started.
