On the cusp of the 45th Ryder Cup at the unforgiving Bethpage Black, U.S. captain Keegan Bradley turned up the heat Thursday, rallying a raucous crowd that had fans chanting “USA!” under clear skies.

Bradley, hailing from nearby New England, struck a passionate chord by running with the American flag up the 18th fairway at one point, while praising Bryson DeChambeau as the ultimate “X-factor” for his locker-room spark and crowd-whipping energy — insisting the LIV Golf standout’s integration efforts make him indispensable despite efforts by absolute scumbags like Brandel Chamblee to create faux division.