FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- If there is a brewing rivalry between Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy , then the Ryder Cup could be a perfect setting for another dramatic duel.

While both star golfers downplayed any animosity between them, DeChambeau and McIlroy also acknowledged that being matched up against each other this week at Bethpage Black would be welcomed.

"Would I love to go up against him? Yeah. It would be a lot of fun," DeChambeau said Thursday. "Is it going to happen? It's not likely. I mean, maybe once. You never know."

"If I come up against Bryson at some point, I think that's great," McIlroy said. "I think that's wonderful for the championship and wonderful for us, as well, in some ways."

DeChambeau, when asked earlier this year about potentially facing McIlroy in the Ryd

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