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Woods: 'Fiery' DeChambeau would be a great Ryder Cup partner

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With captain's selections due in a week for the upcoming Ryder Cup, Bryson DeChambeau's win at The Northern Trust makes him a near lock to be picked by Jim Furyk.

Vice captain Tiger Woods - who is also considered a guaranteed selection - believes DeChambeau would be a welcome addition by everyone on the American team.

"I think he would be a great Ryder Cup partner for anyone," Woods said after his final round at The Northern Trust. "The guy is fiery, as I said earlier he's competitive and we want guys like that."

With the Ryder Cup being played in Paris at the end of September, Tiger is confident DeChambeau can handle the hostile European crowd.

"We are going overseas, we are going into a pretty hostile environment, so we want guys who are fiery," Woods added. "He's a tough kid, he's been through a lot in his life and he's worked hard to get to where he's at."

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Woods and DeChambeau have spent plenty of time together this season, becoming regular practice round playing partners, a connection the 42-year-old cannot explain.

"I don't know," Tiger answered while laughing after being asked how he and Bryson ended up playing together so much. "It's kind of one of the weird ones, it kind of just happened, it kind of just evolved."

With DeChambeau claiming his second win this season at The Northern Trust and Tiger in the midst of a remarkable comeback season, seeing a Tiger-Bryson pairing at the Ryder Cup is becoming a strong possibility.

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