It's finally here. The 2025 Ryder Cup has officially arrived with the first day of competition set for Friday.
It's finally here. The 2025 Ryder Cup has officially arrived with the first day of competition set for Friday. This three-day competition will have two sessions each on Friday and Saturday.
First up: morning foursomes at Bethpage Black. The afternoon will feature fourballs.
Follow along right here for live updates from the Friday morning foursomes matches at the Ryder Cup.
Ryder Cup live leaderboard
Get the latest scores, matchups and player information for the 2025 Ryder Cup.
Ryder Cup 2025 Friday foursomes pairings, tee times
7:10 a.m. ET: Jon Rahm/Tyrrell Hatton vs. Bryson DeChambeau/Justin Thomas
7:26 a.m. ET: Ludvig Aberg/Matt Fitzpatrick vs. Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley
7:42 a.m. ET: Rory McIlroy/Tommy Fleetwood vs. Collin Morikawa/Harris English
7:58 a.m. ET: Viktor Hovland/Robert MacIntyre vs. Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele
Players sitting out first session
Europe: Justin Rose, Sepp Straka, Rasmus Hojgaard, Shane Lowry
USA: Ben Griffin, J.J. Spaun, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young
Ryder Cup announcers will cheer for the Americans, Euros
There’s an old saying that there’s no cheering in the press box, but NBC Sports is throwing that out the window for the 45th Ryder Cup. Get ready for a partisan booth.
Ryder Cup format
The Ryder Cup uses three formats over the three days of competition: foursomes (also called alternate shot), fourballs (also known as better ball) and singles. There are morning foursomes and afternoon fourballs on Friday and Saturday. Eight of the 12 players on each side will compete in those matches. On Sunday, it's singles. All 12 players will compete in these 1-on-1 matches.
Who's on the two Ryder Cup teams?
The 12 Americans:
Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English, Ben Griffin, Russell Henley, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and Cameron Young.
The 12 Europeans:
Ludvig Aberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Rasmus Hojgaard, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose and Sepp Straka.
Where to watch the 2025 Ryder Cup
Friday, Sept. 26
- Breakfast at Bethpage, 6 a.m. ET to 8 a.m. ET, RyderCup.com and Ryder Cup app
- Morning foursomes and afternoon fourballs, 7 a.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET, USA Network, RyderCup.com and Ryder Cup app
- Morning foursomes and afternoon fourballs, 7 a.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET, SiriusXM radio
- Live From the Ryder Cup, Golf Channel, 6 p.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET
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Ryder Cup player records
Who's got the best track record on each team in the Ryder Cup? See how the Americans and the Europeans stack up all-time in the competition.
Ryder Cup yardage book
Bethpage Black is listed as being 7,486 yards long on its standard scorecard, but the American team can adjust yardages daily. The total par is 71. Get a detailed view of all 18 holes from PuttView. Also, the greens at Bethpage Black are surprisingly flat. How do they figure out where to cut the holes each day? There's a process.
Ryder Cup series history: U.S. leads all-time
The U.S. holds a 25-17 all-time record in the competition. It's worth noting that since 1979, when the team became all of Europe (it had been just Great Britain and Ireland for many years), the Europeans lead 12-9-2.
Future Ryder Cup sites
The Ryder Cup location alternates between the U.S. and Europe. With the competition every two years, each side is host every four years. There are five future Ryder Cup golf course hosts on the docket:
- 2027: The Golf Course at Adare Manor, County Limerick, Ireland
- 2029: Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
- 2031: Camiral, Costa Brava, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- 2033: The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco
- 2037: Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Bethesda, Maryland
Ryder Cup tickets
The Ryder Cup made news when ticket prices were announced 11 months ago. Despite the clamor, tickets were sold out in about a month. Seat Geek does have verified ticket resale offers for each day of the week starting with Tuesday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Sept. 28. In addition, parking passes are $55.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Ryder Cup leaderboard for Friday morning foursomes, updates, scores
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