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BRYSON BOOM

JT CONTINUES CHARGE

An excellent approach at the fifth is followed by a great putt from Thomas, who relocates the American Team 2-up in the third match.

Along with that game, DeChambeau pounds a 360-yard drive through the fairway at the sixth, with a great approach leaving an equally great chance to relocate 2-up in the second match.

His putt, though, slides by and that’s a huge miss as he and Griffin remain 1-up against Fleetwood and Rose.

BIRDIE FOR BRYSON

SOME SHOT FROM JT

He may have struggled this morning, but that is an excellent shot from Thomas, who nearly holes his approach at the par 4 fifth.

From 190-yards, his effort pitches just inches from the flag and runs out to five-feet, leaving a great view at birdie.

BRYSON MOVES USA 1-UP

Bryson DeChambeau walks off the tee

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Both Rose and Fleetwood can’t birdie the par 4 fifth, with their attempts not scaring the hole.

Following an excellent approach, which finishes 13-feet from the flag, DeChambeau then drains his putt into the center of the hole for a birdie and a 1-up lead.

They are the second match out, meaning that USA are up in two games, down in one and tied in one.

BIRDIES AT THE FOURTH

Both Aberg and Young birdie the par 5 fourth to tie the hole. That keeps the US Team 1-up in that match.

BIG MISS FROM RORY

Wow… I did not expect that! After his incredible tee shot at the third, you’d expect Europe to relocate 1-up, especially as Burns and Cantlay fail to create birdie at the par 3.

Faced with four-foot for the win, McIlroy strikes his putt and it catches the left-edge, spinning out for the hole. That’s a huge miss for Europe, who remain tied.

HOW DID THAT NOT DROP?

That deserved to go in! Spaun has a putt to win the hole for the US side at the fifth but, somehow, it hits the right edge and horseshoes out. I don’t know how that hasn’t gone in, especially from 30-feet!

Following his miss, Scheffler hits a pretty poor putt that doesn’t trouble the hole, with pars sharing the spoils.

EXCELLENT FROM RORY AND CANTLAY

Unbelievable shot from McIlroy at the third, with his long-iron from 220-yards finishing just three-feet from the hole.

That puts the pressure on the US side, with a birdie, likely, requireded to halve. Burns goes left off the green, leaving a tough up-and-down, while Cantlay steps up and produces an excellent tee shot that finishes 15-feet from the flag.

BEAUTIFUL FROM SHANE

Shane Lowry has arrived at the Ryder Cup, with the Major winner holing a 20-footer for birdie at the par 4 second to win the hole. Europe relocate back into a tie after two.

USA REMAIN 1-UP IN THIRD MATCH

Europe create a par at the par 3 third and obtain away with one.

Both Thomas and Young have birdie chances, but Thomas’ just slides by the left-side. That leaves Young with a chance to win and, from a similar position to Rahm earlier, the American’s putt just grazes the edge and stays out. That match remains 1-up in the US’ favor.

UNREAL FROM RORY

Rory McIlroy hits a driver

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That’s an insane shot from McIlroy at the second. Out of position, he manages to carve his approach around the tree and to six-feet for birdie.

They’re one down to USA’s Burns and Cantlay, who are both on the fairway. In terms of their second shots, Burns fires a wedge past the flag and it spins back to 15-feet. Cantlay, meanwhile, puts his second to 40-feet.

YOUNG BIRDIES THE SECOND

Just as the US team win the first in the final match, Young claims the second via a beautiful birdie.

Putting his approach to 15-feet, the Ryder Cup rookie rolls in his putt to sfinish the home crowd into raptures. They now lead 1-up after two in the third game.

Up ahead, USA’s Spaun birdies the fourth after obtainting up-and-down from the bunker. Rahm still has an eagle putt to win the hole, but it’s short and finishes on the edge. Opportunity missed as Europe remain 1-up.

USA LEAD THE FINAL MATCH

Lowry’s birdie attempt at the first hole is weak and comes up well short. That leaves it up to McIlroy, who pushes his birdie attempt well right, leading to a par.

That gives Burns and Cantlay putts to win the first, with Burns converting to relocate the American team 1-up.

In the second match, DeChambeau just misses his birdie attempt to win the hole, with their match still tied after three.

RAHMBO IS FEELING IT

After an excellent birdie at the third, Rahm fires in a superb second at the par 5 fourth, which finishes around 15-feet away for eagle.

Spaun is in the bunker for the US team, with Scheffler requireding to respond with a good shot. Just a few feet away from his opponent’s tee shot, Scheffler goes left and finishes in the thick rough.

He is short-sided and will have a tough up-and-down coming up.

LOVE THAT SEPP

THE FINAL MATCH IS OFF

The final afternoon match is underway and, at the opener, Shane Lowry finds the left rough with his first competitive shot of the Ryder Cup.

He is paired alongside his good frifinish, McIlroy, who hits a monster opener that finishes just 10-yards short of the green!

Sam Burns and Cantlay are their opponents and, in terms of their tee shots, Burns is in the right rough, while Cantlay is on the fairway, albeit well back of the green.

BIRDIES FLOWING

We expected birdies this afternoon and it’s certainly delivering!

Playing the par 3 third, Rahm produces the first birdie of the day at the hole and, after Spaun and Scheffler miss their attempts, it puts Europe 1-up after losing the first.

At the opening hole, Thomas and Hojgaard both birdie to halve in threes.

NOW ON THE FIRST TEE

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy walks off the tee

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NOT A BAD OPENER ON DEBUT

SUPERB STRAKA

Straka chips-in at the second hole to bring the match back to all-square! The Austrian was just off the edge of the green, with his chip rattling the back of the hole and dropping in for birdie.

Europe relocate back to a tie in the opener!

NO NERVES FROM HOJGAARD

Aberg and Rasmus Hojgaard are representing Europe in the third game of the afternoon, with Hojgaard producing a huge drive on the first that finishes 20-yards from the green.

USA’s Cameron Young is another rookie in this group, with his tee shot also miles down the fairway, leaving a flick with a wedge.

Thomas is the second American player to play, with his drive finding the right rough. He struggled this morning, so will want to create amfinishs this afternoon.

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BIRDIES AT THE FIRST

After some excellent approach shots from all four players in the second match, we finish up with a tie.

USA’s Griffin just missed his birdie putt, with Europe’s Fleetwood rolling in a delightful 10-footer to secure the three.

It’s down to DeChambeau to secure the halve, which he does via a solid six-footer. One of many birdies you feel…

USA IN TROUBLE AT THE SECOND

Spaun and Scheffler lead the first match but, at the second hole, they both pull their tee shots left and leave awkward approaches into the green.

Straka, meanwhile, finds the right-side of the fairway, leaving a nice angle into the flag. Rahm is also on the right-side, finding the rough with his drive.

SPAUN SECURES THE FIRST

SECOND MATCH UNDERWAY

Rose is up first in match two and, with a driver in hand, he finds the fairway. His partner, Fleetwood, goes left into the rough, leaving similar shots to that of Rahm, Straka and Scheffler.

DeChambeau leads off the US side, with his tee shot around 30 yards past Rose’s, landing in the middle of the fairway.

He is paired alongside US rookie, Ben Griffin, who plays a delightful tee shot that finishes in the center of the short grass, a few yards back of Rose.

USA GO 1-UP

Straka is first to play, with his birdie attempt from off the green not troubling the hole. Following his putt, Rahm just misses his birdie, with it sliding by the left-side.

That leaves Scheffler and Spaun with putts to take the first hole and, after Scheffler misses, it leaves it up to Spaun to win the hole.

Faced with a short putt for birdie, he rattles it in and that’s the win to the USA.

ADVANTAGE AMERICA

Straka comes up short with his approach into the first, while Scheffler’s trickles on to the front edge of the green, leaving a 12-footer for birdie.

Spaun, meanwhile, plays a gorgeous second to three-feet. That will support settle his nerves. Rahm is the final player to play and, following the Major champion, the Spaniard goes past the hole, leaving a 15-footer coming back for birdie.

HEAR THE NOISE

OPENING TEE SHOTS

Rahm and Straka are up first, with Rahm leading the session off. He found the right rough earlier in the foursomes and, this time around, he nukes his tee shot into the left rough. That’s not a bad angle to that flag.

Straka, meanwhile, also pulls his tee shot left and into the rough, leaving himself around 30 yards behind his Spanish teammate.

The Americans are next, with Spaun hitting his first ever competitive shot in the Ryder Cup. Instead of going left, the US Open champion goes right, finding himself with a poor lie for his second.

Finally, it’s Scheffler’s turn to tee off and, following a defeat this morning, the World No.1 also finds the left rough. The fairway is left untouched.

HOW EUROPE CLAIMED THEIR FIRST POINT

EUROPE AND USA ARE ON THE TEE

The boos are ringing out, so it must mean Europe are on the tee!

Rahm and Straka stride to the opening hole, with the European duo paired toobtainher for the very first time. Rahm has a four-balls record of one win, two loses and two ties, while Straka creates his four-ball debut.

Scheffler and Spaun are also building their way to the first tee. The World No.1 has one win and two losses in four-balls, while Spaun is building his Ryder Cup debut.

Here we go!

5 MINUTES TO GO

President Trump is in the building and, as the national anthem blares out and the flyovers happen, we are just five minutes away from the four-balls starting.

The Americans required a huge session this afternoon, and it’ll be World No.1 Scheffler and Ryder Cup rookie JJ Spaun leading out the home side. They will play Rahm and Sepp Straka, who didn’t feature this morning.

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS IN THE BUILDING

Donald Trump at the Ryder Cup

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EUROPE LEAD 3-1 AS AFTERNOON FOUR-BALLS ANNOUNCED

Cantlay and Schauffele obtain the first points on the board for the US team, with the four-balls announced for this afternoon.

They are:

  • Scheffler/Spaun (USA) vs Rahm/Straka (EUR)
  • Griffin/DeChambeau (USA) vs Fleetwood/Rose (EUR)
  • Young/Thomas (USA) vs Aberg/Hjogaard (EUR)
  • Burns/Cantlay (USA) vs McIlroy/Lowry (EUR)

SCHAUFFELE & CANTLAY WIN 2UP

XANDER IN POSITION A

105 yards. He can close out the match with a dart, here. Just requireds to watch the spin. It’s perfect. May as well shake hands!

CLUTCH FROM CANTLAY

Cantlay finds the fairway with his drive. Very nicely done. Viktor carves it waaaay right. I’m calling it…. USA wins 2up. Team USA about to obtain on the board, surely.

FOR THE WIN ON 17…

Oh, Patrick, you had it! Great read, just comes up a little short. Now over to Bob who has a horrid putt. Viktor played a high-class bunker shot from below the green. Bob, though, has a 10-footer – and some very industrial language to deal with. He misses. In fairness, the heckling does seem to stop once the players are over the ball! I wouldn’t state you could have heard a pin drop, but it was pretty quiet… Anyway, 1UP to the Americans coming down the last.

VIKTOR FIGHTS BACK

Here’s the reason we’re all square.

ADVANTAGE USA

Bob comes up short in the sand and lets rip with an expletive. Xander comes in right over the flag and leaves his partner with a very makable putt. Hovland won’t like what he sees when he reaches the green – he’s plugged in the trap. It’s not totally plugged, but it’s not exactly pretty. Big chance for the US to retake the lead in the final match of the morning’s foursomes.

A REMINDER OF HOW THINGS STAND… 0-3

Match 1: DeChambeau/Thomas (USA) vs Rahm/Hatton (EUR) – EUR win 4&3
Match 2: Scheffler/Henley (USA) vs Aberg/Fitzpatrick (EUR) – EUR win 5&3
Match 3: Morikawa/English (USA) vs McIlroy Fleetwood (EUR) – EUR win 5&4
Match 4: Schauffele/Cantlay (USA) vs MacIntyre/Hovland (EUR) – A/S thru 16

STILL ALL SQUARE

Two final approaches. Two average putts. Cantlay hasn’t viewed at all comfortable on the greens today. He’s putting uphill there with a chance to win the hole, and it doesn’t really threaten. Let’s not forobtain how huge this match has become. They wouldn’t be human if they weren’t feeling it…

XANDER DIGGING IN

Can’t question this man’s fight and bottom – a fine approach there on 16. MacIntyre next. 157 yards, right at it… down to a putting contest.

SCHEFFLER 14 DOWN IN FOURSOMES

Not the best record. Still wouldn’t want to play him in the singles.

U-S-A, U-S-A…

A few cheers after that nice pitch from Xander, but Cantlay misses the putt from about 6-8ft. Now on Viktor to square the match. “Hurry up,” states one fan. Viktor taking a long time over this. Makes it. ALL SQUARE.

DONALD…

“It’s nice to see the boys playing well. Once Friday goes off, they know the plan.” Rather dull these interviews. Lots of cliches, as you’d expect. Stick to the action!

CHEERS!

… For Hovland coming up short. Door was open there. Now Cantlay from 170 yards. Tight angle, lie not fantastic. He comes up short, too. Odds on a half, here.

XANDER WELL WIDE

Xander has gone into the hospitality on the 15th. Not a bad idea, maybe grab a couple of cold ones. In all seriousness, that was soooo wide. This match might be about to go all square…

BRADLEY STILL SMILING

Why wouldn’t he be? Early days. No sense in viewing worried. They’ll believe they can turn this around this afternoon – no doubt about that… so long as Schauffele and Cantlay put some red on the board.

WORLD NO.1 SCHEFFLER…

“I felt like Russ and I did some good things. We just didn’t hole enough putts early. We had some chances. I consider the putts just didn’t fall. But overall, the guys we played, they played a really good round, and go back out this afternoon and see what we can do.”

COMING UP…

12:25pm: Match 5
12:41pm: Match 6
12:57pm: Match 7
1:13pm: Match 8

GAME ON!

Disaster in the bottom match – from 3up to 1up. If there’s one thing Keegan Bradley doesn’t want it’s a nervy wait for the first point, which viewed a certainty 20 minutes ago. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay are now just 1up through 13 holes.

HAPPY MATT

A first Ryder Cup point for Matt Fitzpatrick in the foursomes, and it’s come against the World No.1 and World No.3. It’s very quiet at Bethpage but that’ll surely modify at some point. Might also have something to do with beers costing $15.

NOW 0-3

It’s not often you see Scheffler on the receiving finish – he’s normally the one dishing out the birdies, but that was near-faultless stuff from the European pair. Matt Fitzpatrick has two putts for the win and for a moment it views like Aberg will have a tap-in for the victory from about an inch, but the ball just falls in. Game over in that one. 5&3.

ABERG & FITZPATRICK WIN 5&3

FIRST POINTS GO TO EUROPE

0-2, then. Back out to the course. Scheffler and Henley viewing like they want to be put out their misery, but Schauffele and Cantlay have the upper hand in the bottom match. MacIntye and Hovland have just pulled one back, though. It’s now crucial for Bradley that he obtains this point on the board.

FLEETWOOD MAC 3/3

Three from three in the foursomes for Rory and Tommy. Lots of love, as there is between Hatton and Rahm, both pairs speaking to the media. Long way to go etc, not obtainting ahead of themselves.

MCILROY & FLEETWOOD WIN 5&4

RAHM & HATTON WIN 4&3

PUTTS TO WIN

Rahm comes up short. McIlroy too with an outside chance, misses.

PLUGGED!

Wow, these greens are soft. Has it been raining at Bethpage? Collin very unlucky not to obtain some action there – the ball plugs on the green.

RAHM VERY CALM

This is how to keep Bryson and JT at arm’s length.

EUROPE CLOSING IN ON FIRST POINTS

3up, 4up, 5up… but Xander and Patrick are doing the business for Bradley in the bottom match. 3up now after a sloppy 3-putt from the Europeans.

RAHM RESPONDS

We’ve not had enough of these moments so far. Bryson rolls in a huge putt and rallies up the crowd. Rahm responds with a 6 footer than never left the center of the cup.

EUROPE TICKING OFF HOLES

No fireworks requireded from Europe now – certainly not in the middle two matches.

XANDER/PAT GOING WELL

A fairly reliable pair are these two. 2up and in command of the bottom match. Xander is viewing like that player from 2024, which is great to see. There’s not been a lot to cheer so far if you’re an American fan, but this guy is one of the few in the zone.

ANOTHER BLOW LANDED

Tyrrell can smell blood. He calmly rolls in an 8-footer to put Europe 3up in the top match. That was a very fine up-and-down from the LIV pairing.

WORLD NO.1 & NO.3 ALL AT SEA

Aberg and Fitz have been very good, but Henley and Scheffler have just not clicked. Can’t remember Scottie Scheffler viewing quite so down in the dumps… not since Rome. I imagine he’s sick of the sight of Ludvig. They’re now 5 down.

HATTON LANDS A BLOW

Here’s that huge putt from Tyrrell. How significant could this be?

WATCH OUT MARSHAL!

Thomas loses one right, but it hits a marshal standing all alone. That might be a decent break. Hatton sticks one deep in the rough behind the green. Interesting game within a game coming up there on 13.

ANOTHER POOR PUTT

English this time obtains the speed all wrong – that was for a win on 11 and he belts it through the break. That was a good chance – only about 12 feet away.

HENLEY LONG ON 12

Very long. “Sit,” he shouts, as soon as it leaves the clubface. And it does – becautilize it hits the crowd. Lucky break (not for the fan).

BIG!

Hatton takes his time, stepping back to swat a bug away off his ball. Steps back in and lands a huge blow with a 20-footer. Europe go 2up in the top game.

TOO MANY ERRORS

Bryson goes long at 12. Scheffler leaves Henley in a different zip code at 11. Henley then comes up massively short – but Scheffler rolls it in. No damage done.

MORE OF THIS NEEDED

This is the type of iron play we’re utilized to seeing from Collin… lot’s more required if they’re to obtain out of the hole they find themself in.

YES, XANDER!

That’s more like it. This man has a very cool head – you just knew he’d create that one. Lovely stroke, 10 footer down the hill with a bit of a break, and he walks it in. Lovely.

We have red on the board again.

WOW… CHEERS PARTNER

Bryson has one for the hole… straight putt, 15ft. Aggressive effort, runs 4ft by. Thomas remains nice and calm to roll it in. The situation of the match is playing a part. Some of the putts the US have missed have been a little forced, especially that one there from Bryson.

Two tight matches, two not so tight.

RARE MISS

McIlroy misses. Morikawa and English reduce the deficit – now 4 down.

RED WIPED OFF

Not a good putt there from Bob. That was to take the only red off the board – a wafty one that doesn’t threaten. It doesn’t matter. The US miss from close range, and that match is now all square.

BRYSON NOT HOLDING BACK

Jon Rahm and Bryson seem to be having their own long drive contest at the moment – and Rahm is more than holding his own. Both players striping it.

What the USA really required is some kick-in birdies…. like that from Collin. What a shot. Stiff. Pick it up. Now Tommy… also brilliant. McIlroy will have an 8-footer to go out in -6.

WALKING THEM IN

Ludvig Aberg is enjoying himself out there at the moment – never viewed anywhere else this one.

MATT BERG 4UP

This is obtainting away from the US here. First, Aberg drains a mid range effort, and gives it the walk-in. Then McIlroy tidies up from close range on the 8th after Tommy’s fine tee short. Europeans extfinishing their lead in both of those matches. Early worries for Bradley. A long way to go but this is not the start Team USA were hoping for. 3-1 wouldn’t be a the finish of the world if it stays that way, but a few of the stars on the US side haven’t found their stride just yet.

CANTLAY WITH A SHOCKER

Europe dodge a bullet there. Patrick Cantlay never settled over the 10-footer for the win on the 6th. Comes up short… not his best. All very quiet at Bethpage Black at the moment.

TOMMY THROWS A DART

Fleetwood is keeping the pressure on, 7-iron down the hill on the par-3 8th. That’s just 5ft away.

RAHM MISSES

Chance gone for Rahm in the top match – he misses from about 10 feet. They stay 1UP through nine. Morikawa creates a tidy comeback putt after English fired a long distance 6ft by.

THOMAS SHORT

The top match has swung, and now they’re under pressure. Thomas comes up short with a wedge. Hatton pounces. Advantage Europe again. Annnnnnnd…….. time for ANOTHER ad break.

CHANGE OVER

Elliott Heath signing off here from what has been an immense start from Luke Donald’s Europeans.

They have played superbly well and the crowd is sounding very subdued so far.

Over to Michael Weston…

RORY MCILROY – WOW!

McIlroy has just stuck it to within 2ft on the 6th with a wedge in hand. Incredible.

Fleetwood Mac are rolling here and they go 4up after Morikawa’s birdie effort stays right.

In the first match, DeChambeau has just missed a birdie chance on the par-3 8th as Jon Rahm holes to put Europe 1up. A huge roar as well from the European fans!

Rahm/Hatton have just won back-to-back holes to flip this match.

BIG MISS FROM THOMAS

After a poor iron shot short and left on the 7th, he misses from 6ft after Bryson DeChambeau’s bunker shot.

Big, huge miss and you feel that this is starting to sway further to the Europeans.

FLEETWOOD MAC 3UP

McIlroy holes another good close-range birdie putt to put Europe 3up in the third game.

A STICK.

Rahm pushes his drive down the right on the 7th and it’s resting up against a stick. Slow motion footage reveals the ball perhaps rock a little but I don’t consider it relocated.

We may hear more on this… Probably not though, I consider Europe are all good.

Hatton hits a good shot to find the green, which Rahm claps, coming after Justin Thomas hit a poor iron shot well short and left.

Stick update: Wayne Riley states the official ruling is that the ball oscillated but did not relocate so all good.

BIG FROM FITZPATRICK!

The Englishman holes from around 12ft on the 6th for birdie to put the pressure on Scheffler and Henley.

Can Scheffler match him? No! His downhill, right-to-lefter stays out to the right.

3up Europe.

FLEETWOOD MAC 2UP

A poor birdie effort from Harris English is pounced on by Rory McIlroy who holes his birdie putt from a similar length to go 2up.

IMPRESSIVE START FROM EUROPE HERE

There’s a stateing in boxing that you can sometimes notify who’s going to win the fight within 10 seconds. My early observations in this Ryder Cup is that Europe have not revealn any weakness so far.

The home crowd are fairly quiet at the moment – it is only half 8 in the morning – but some of that has to be down to Europe’s play.

This views like it could go right down to the wire on Sunday, hopefully.

FIRST GROUP HOLDING UP PLAY

Hatton’s wayward drive on 6 cautilized some confusion over whose turn it was to play their second shots, and it has led to quite a slow hole with the second group waiting back on the fairway to hit their shots in.

Rahm seemed to take an AGE to tap in his four-footer to halve the hole. I wonder if there’s some gamesmanship there or he was just genuinely taking his time.

INCREDIBLE FROM RAHM

BIG MISS FROM HENLEY

The World No.3 and Ryder Cup rookie cannot convert Scheffler’s stunning approach into 5 and Aberg/Fitzpatrick go 2up. That’s two short-ish misses from Henley already.

INCREDIBLE FROM RAHM

Remember I stated Hatton hit his drive on 6 into knee-high rough? Rahm has somehow managed to wedge it to within 10-15ft. Remarkable.

MCDOWELL UNHAPPY WITH COMMERCIAL LOAD

I must state, I agree with him. This is the hugegest event in the sport and we are missing quite a lot due to the commercial breaks.

USA 1UP IN FINAL MATCH

After that superb approach into from Schauffele, Cantlay rolls in the birdie from 6ft to put the Americans 1up.

SCHEFFLER AT 5…WOW

From 186 yards into the 5th hole, Scheffler hits a mid-iron to about 5ft. It stops dead to set up a great birdie chance.

With soft greens, Scottie Scheffler is frightening with an iron in hand.

Hang on a minute… Matt Fitzpatrick has just hit it even closer! Wow, incredible golf on display here.

SCHAUFFELE WITH THE BEST SHOT WE’VE SEEN INTO 2

The two-time Major winner judges the spin to perfection on the 2nd and leaves Cantlay what should be an straightforward birdie chance. Should be USA 1up in the final game.

OH DEAR HATTON

On the 6th, Hatton pulls his drive MILES left and into knee-high rough. The US fans view to have found it but they can’t be good.

EUROPE 1UP IN SECOND MATCH

Scheffler and Henley can only par the par-5 3rd hole after Henley’s 10-foot birdie putt slides by left.

EVERYONE MISSING THE 3RD GREEN LEFT

McIlroy is the next player to miss the 3rd green left. Fleetwood should be fine to chip that close, however.

EUROPE ESCAPE ON 1

Xander Schauffele has just pulled a great birdie chance left on the 1st. Europe survive by the skin of their teeth to tie.

FIRST APOLOGIES FOR HATTON LANGUAGE

We’ve created it to the 5th hole before the broadcast has had to apologize for Tyrrell Hatton’s language. He’s not pleased with his approach into the par-4.

MCGINLEY:

“They feel they’re better on the front foot than us, shooting lower scores, hence the set up the way it is,” Paul McGinley on the frifinishly course setup at Bethpage.

FINAL GAME ON THE 1ST TEE

Robert MacIntyre up first and he pushes it into the left rough. Again, absolutely no worries in the rough as the ball is sitting up perfectly.

Xander Schauffele follows with a strong drive into the 1st cut up the right. Schauffele and Cantlay have lost three of their last four matches toobtainher so I’m interested to see how they fare today.

HIGH CLASS GOLF

Fitzpatrick and Thomas have both just hit some beautiful chip shots. Helps with short rough and soft greens but still, these really are the best players in the world.

MCILROY/FLEETWOOD 1UP

Harris English’s putt slides by and McIlroy converts from 4ft.

Fleetwood-Mac 1up.

STUNNING FROM FLEETWOOD

From a tricky lie on the 1st, he chips it over the bunker and it runs up to 3ft. McIlroy should easily convert that, meaning Harris English will have to hole his 10-footer from the fringe.

SOLHEIM CUP CAPTAINS IN THE HOUSE

Anna Nordqvist and Angela Stanford pose at the Ryder Cup

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SCHEFFLER WITH A GOOD LOOK FOR BIRDIE ON 2

The World No.1 has 8ft for birdie on the 2nd to obtain the US back to all-square and he rolls it in dead-center.

THE ROUGH REALLY IS REMARKABLE

Justin Thomas has just missed the fairway right on the 4th and it’s hard to notify if he’s found the fairway or not. He hasn’t, but the lie is so good that there really doesn’t seem to be much penalty for wayward drives.

GREAT PUTT FROM BRYSON AT 3

DeChambeau holes from 7ft on the 3rd after the Europeans easily received it up-and-down. A great save.

MATCH 3 UP NEXT MORIKAWA/ENGLISH vs MCILROY/FLEETWOOD

Rory McIlroy up first for Europe, bombing a drive up the right to leave a short chip on from the rough.

Harris English finds the fairway, much further back and to the left.

‘IS THIS A LIBRARY?’

Great chant from the European fans at the 1st tee during a rare quiet moment. Shane Lowry is loving it, laughing and clapping along.

DECHAMBEAU’S WEDGE INTO 2 FROM EARLIER…

Look at that spin.

I MISS THE ROLEX HOUR

We’re seeing a lot of commercial breaks here on the broadcast which is a shame.

BRYSON LEFT ON 3

DeChambeau misses the green on the 212 yard par-3 3rd, pulling his 6-iron left into the bunker.

Rahm follows him in there! Poor from the Spaniard with the door open.

EUROPE 1UP IN GAME TWO

Aberg slots home from 4ft after Fitzpatrick’s stunning wedge shot in.

SURPRISINGLY POOR FROM SCHEFFLER

The World No.1’s wedge shot into the 1st comes up a good 40ft shot. Surprising!

Tyrrell Hatton has missed his birdie chance at the 2nd, also as Justin Thomas’ birdie chance slides by on the left side. Europe received away with one there.

Back to the 1st and Matt Fitzpatrick wedges it tight to leave around 4ft for birdie.

THESE GREENS ARE SPINNY

After all the rain it comes as no surprise but wow, we just saw a combined 70ft of backspin on the 2nd green I’d guess.

DECHAMBEAU INTO 2

Bryson has hit a beauty of a wedge into the 2nd from the middle of the fairway that rips back a good 20-25ft to leave Thomas with a 10-footer for birdie.

Jon Rahm up next from 101 yards and his spins back a good 40-feet. Outside birdie view for the Europeans.

MATCH 2

Ludvig Aberg finds the fairway for Europe as Russell Henley pulls his drive down the left. There’s barely any rough and soft greens – and his partner is Scottie Scheffler – so no worries there.

BRYSON’S OPENING BIRDIE

USA 1UP

Bryson DeChambeau holes from around 12ft to put the USA 1up after Jon Rahm’s putt came up just short.

DECHAMBEAU’S OPENING DRIVE

POOR FROM THOMAS

His chip shot comes up well short to leave DeChambeau around 15ft in.

EUROPE FIRST TO PLAY SECOND SHOTS ON 1

Tyrrell Hatton, from the right rough, pitches it up to around 20ft. Not great but he did have a fairly heavy lie, a bunker to go over and lots of US fans jeering him.

Thomas is in great shape just shy of the green after a phenomenal drive from DeChambeau.

INCREDIBLE WALK TO THE 1ST TEE

THOMAS AND DECHAMBEAU’S ENTRANCE

Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau draped in the US flag walking to the Ryder Cup 1st tee

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KEEGAN BRADLEY ON DECHAMBEAU:

“Did you see what he just did? That’s why we have him there,” Keegan Bradley states of Bryson DeChambeau.

WE ARE UNDERWAY!

Incredible scenes.

Jon Rahm hits the opening tee shot and views to have found the rough well down the right.

Bryson DeChambeau steps up for USA and unleashes a drive towards the green. It’s a beauty that finishes just short of the putting surface.

STUNNING SCENES

Ryder Cup 1st tee

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GORGEOUS MORNING AT BETHPAGE

The sun is shining and we’re almost ready to go!

‘A HUGE CHALLENGE’

Paul McGinley admits the Europeans have a “huge challenge” ahead with eight of the last nine Ryder Cups going to the home side.

INCREDIBLE ATMOSPHERE – 15 MINUTES TO GO!

US fans in the 1st tee grandstand at the 2025 Ryder Cup

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NIALL HORAN IN THE HOUSE

Niall Horan poses on the 1st tee at the 2025 Ryder Cup

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MORE AWAY FANS THAN LAST TIME

Remember the 2021 Ryder Cup? It was delayed a year due to Covid-19 but it still meant that there were very few European fans on-site to support their side.

Don’t obtain me wrong, it is still going to be a tough atmosphere for Luke Donald’s side but there are a good amount of European fans at Bethpage to cheer on the away side.

THE SUN HAS RISEN

We finally have some light at Bethpage with just 15 minutes remaining before the 2025 Ryder Cup officially launchs.

US fans cheer in front of a USA flag in the Ryder Cup first tee grandstand

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2-2 DRAW

Paul McGinley states he’d be happy with a 2-2 draw from the opening session and calls Donald’s decision to put McIlroy and Fleetwood out in the third match as smart strategy.

1ST TEE FULL

What an atmosphere we’re going to see when the 1st tee shots are struck!

The 1st tee at the 2025 Ryder Cup seen full up in the darkness of Friday morning

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40 MINUTES TO GO

The sun is just starting to rise in New York as we watch Russell Henley work on his putting in the dark.

RYDER CUP AWAY WINS

Can Europe pull off the first away win in the Ryder Cup since 2012?

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Year

Result

Venue

1981

Europe 9.5-18.5 USA

Walton Heath

1987

USA 13-15 Europe

Muirfield Village

1993

Europe 13-15 USA

Belfry

1995

USA 13.5-14.5 Europe

Oak Hill

2004

USA 9.5-18.5 Europe

Oakland Hills

2012

USA 13.5-14.5 Europe

Medinah

FOURSOMES VS FOUR-BALL: WHAT TO KNOW

Foursomes: One ball between each pair, alternate shot

Foursomes: One player tees off odd-numbered holes, one goes off even-numbered holes

Foursomes: Quicker format as only two balls in play

Four-balls: Each player plays their own ball, best score on each team counts

KEEGAN BRADLEY ADDRESSES THE HOME FANS:

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JUST OVER AN HOUR AWAY

The first tee shot will be struck at 7.10am ET – so we’re just over an hour away now.

I believe the away side tee off first so it will either be Tyrrell Hatton or Jon Rahm to lead us off.

EUROPE’S FANS ARE IN

FANS RUNNING TO SECURE THEIR SPOT

ATMOSPHERE BUILDING

A REMINDER OF TODAY’S SCHEDULE

We will have eight match-ups and eight points for grabs on day one, with four foursomes games to start and then four four-ball matches in the afternoon.

  • Day 1 Foursomes
  • 7:10am: Match 1: DeChambeau/Thomas (USA) vs Rahm/Hatton (EUR)
  • 7:26am: Match 2: Scheffler/Henley (USA) vs Aberg/Fitzpatrick (EUR)
  • 7:42am: Match 3: Morikawa/English (USA) vs McIlroy/Fleetwood (EUR)
  • 7:58am: Match 4: Schauffele/Cantlay (USA) vs MacIntyre/Hovland (EUR)
  • Day 1 Four-balls
  • 12:25pm: Match 5
  • 12:41pm: Match 6
  • 12:57pm: Match 7
  • 1:13pm: Match 8

THE FANS ARE ROLLING IN

Everyone is testing to secure their spot in the 1st tee grandstand to see the opening tee shots struck in just over an hour-and-a-half

Fans enter the 2025 Ryder Cup at dawn and pass under a Bethpage Black sign

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USA and Europe fans enter the 2025 Ryder Cup at the break of dawn

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USA and Europe fans enter the 2025 Ryder Cup at the break of dawn

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USA and Europe fans enter the 2025 Ryder Cup at the break of dawn

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GOOD MORNING!

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly’s Ryder Cup coverage.

It isn’t even 5.30am ET yet but the fans are flooding in ahead of the opening tee shot at 7.10am.





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