The first of five matches in is the books at the 2025 Ryder Cup. Now it's on to Friday afternoon four-ball.
They're off and running at the 2025 Ryder Cup. The first session of is in the books but the U.S. already has some serious work to do.
Next up: afternoon fourballs at Bethpage Black, one of three formats to be used this week.
Follow along right here for live updates from the Friday afternoon fourballs matches at the Ryder Cup.
We also have the complete recap from the Friday morning foursomes, if you need to get caught up there.
Ryder Cup live leaderboard
Get the latest scores, matchups and player information for the 2025 Ryder Cup. The Americans secured the final point of the day but they will start the afternoon matches down 3-1, with the Europeans winning 5 and 4, 5 and 3 and 4 and 3.
What are the Friday afternoon four-ball matchups, tee times?
12:25 p.m. ET: Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun vs. Jon Rahm, Sepp Straka
12:41 p.m. ET: Ben Griffin, Bryson DeChambeau vs. Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose
12:57 p.m. ET: Cameron Young, Justin Thomas vs. Ludvig Aberg, Rasmus Hojgaard
1:13 p.m. ET: Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay vs. Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry
What are the hole locations for Friday afternoon?
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.
Where to watch, how to follow the 2025 Ryder Cup
Friday, Sept. 26
- Afternoon fourballs, USA Network, RyderCup.com and Ryder Cup app, till 6 p.m. ET
- Afternoon fourballs, SiriusXM radio, till 6 p.m. ET
- 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 have done 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. Check out the yardage book provided by PuttView for details on every fairway and green at Bethpage.
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
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Ryder Cup leaderboard for Friday afternoon fourball, live updates
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