Bryson DeChambeau’s face says it all – it’s game time! The rain can’t bring down our mood.
There’s no more speculation (for the moment). We have our Friday Foursomes now, but we’ll still have to wait after each session for the next round of pairings. Anything can change in those hours!
In the Foursomes matches, we’ll have two players from each team play alternate shot. For example, if Bryson DeChambeau tees off on the first hole, his teammate Justin Thomas will hit the next shot; they’ll alternate until the ball is in the hole. DeChambeau would then be assigned to tee off all odd-numbered holes while Thomas would tee off all even-numbered holes.
A ton of strategy goes into these pairings and tee assignments. The captains from both teams look into stats, camaraderie and more before selecting the pairings and who will tee off first.
For the Fourball matches in the afternoon, we have each player play his own ball and then the best score of the two teammates counts towards match play. For example, if Scottie Scheffler birdies a hole and Russell Henley pars it, Team USA will take birdie on that hole. If Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick both par the same hole, Team Europe takes par and Team USA would win that hole because a birdie beats a par.
Again, the captains have thoroughly researched which pairings will make the most sense for this format, as some players may have the distance to go for eagles while other players are extremely consistent when it counts the most.
This will be the format for Friday and Saturday – Foursomes in the morning and Fourball in the afternoon. Sunday will conclude with Singles matches.
2025 Ryder Cup Foursome and Fourball Pairings
Without further ado, here are the pairings for the Friday matches. We’ll update this as we go to include the afternoon pairings as well as Saturday’s pairings.
Friday Foursome Matches (Morning) – 3-1, Europe
Match 1 at 7:10am ET: Bryson DeChambeau / Justin Thomas (Team USA) vs. Jon Rahm / Tyrrell Hatton (Team Europe)
Europe won 4&3.
Match 2 at 7:26am ET: Scottie Scheffler / Russell Henley (Team USA) vs. Ludvig Aberg / Matt Fitzpatrick (Team Europe)
Europe won 5&3.
Match 3 at 7:42am ET: Collin Morikawa / Harris English (Team USA) vs. Rory McIlroy / Tommy Fleetwood (Team Europe)
Europe won 5&4.
Match 4 at 7:58am ET: Xander Schauffele / Patrick Cantlay (Team USA) vs. Robert MacIntyre / Viktor Hovland (Team Europe)
USA won 2 UP.
Friday Fourball Matches (Afternoon) – 2.5-1.5, Europe
Match 1 at 12:25pm ET: Scottie Scheffler / JJ Spaun (Team USA) vs. Jon Rahm / Sepp Straka (Team Europe)
Europe won 3&2.
Match 2 at 12:41pm ET: Ben Griffin / Bryson DeChambeau (Team USA) vs. Tommy Fleetwood / Justin Rose (Team Europe)
Europe won 1 UP.
Match 3 at 12:57pm ET: Cameron Young / Justin Thomas (Team USA) vs. Ludvig Aberg / Rasmus Hojgaard (Team Europe)
USA won 6&5.
Match 4 at 1:13pm ET: Sam Burns / Patrick Cantlay (Team USA) vs. Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry (Team Europe)
USA and Europe tied.
Friday Score Totals
Team Europe: 5.5
Team USA: 2.5
Saturday Foursome Matches (Morning) – 3-1, Europe
Match 1 at 7:10am ET: Bryson DeChambeau / Cameron Young (Team USA) vs. Matt Fitzpatrick / Ludvig Aberg (Team Europe)
USA won 4&2.
Match 2 at 7:26am ET: Harris English / Collin Morikawa (Team USA) vs. Rory McIlroy / Tommy Fleetwood (Team Europe)
Europe won 3&2.
Match 3 at 7:42am ET: Xander Schauffele / Patrick Cantlay (Team USA) vs. Jon Rahm / Tyrrell Hatton (Team Europe)
Europe won 3&2.
Match 4 at 7:58am ET: Russell Henley / Scottie Scheffler (Team USA) vs. Robert MacIntyre / Viktor Hovland (Team Europe)
Europe won 1 UP.
Saturday Fourball Matches (Afternoon) – 3-1, Europe
Match 1 at 12:25pm ET: Justin Thomas / Cameron Young (Team USA) vs. Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry (Team Europe)
Europe won 2 UP.
Match 2 at 12:41pm ET: Scottie Scheffler / Bryson DeChambeau (Team USA) vs. Tommy Fleetwood / Justin Rose (Team Europe)
Europe won 3&2.
Match 3 at 12:57pm ET: JJ Spaun / Xander Schauffele (Team USA) vs. Jon Rahm / Sepp Straka (Team Europe)
USA won 1 UP.
Match 4 at 1:13pm ET: Sam Burns / Patrick Cantlay (Team USA) vs. Tyrrell Hatton / Matt Fitzpatrick (Team Europe)
Europe won 1 UP.
Saturday Score Totals
Team Europe: 11.5
Team USA: 4.5
How to Watch the 2025 Ryder Cup
To watch the Friday and Saturday matches, you can tune into the following channels each day at the following times. All times are in ET.
Morning Matches (Foursomes): 7:00am – 12:00pm ET on USA Network / NBC Sports App
Afternoon Matches (Fourball): 12:00 – 6:00pm ET on USA Network / NBC Sports App
