A frosty relationship between fellow golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka threatens to be a distraction to the United States' bid to reclaim the Ryder Cup this weekend.

But US team captain Steve Stricker has downplayed any anticipated trouble between the rivals, saying the two had agreed to shelve their open disdain for each other ahead of the biennial team event against Europe at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.