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By Julio Cesar Valdera Morales
Contributing Sports Writer
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Until Thursday, the Ryder Cup was cloaked in speculation and suspense. That veil was finally lifted when both captains revealed the pairings for the event’s opening matches.
The format will be foursomes, and the first match will tee off at 7:10 a.m. ET. The protagonists will be Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas on the American side, and Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton for the Europeans.
The morning matches will continue as follows:
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- 7:26am: Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley v. Matt Fitzpatrick and Ludvig Aberg
- 7:42am: Collin Morikawa and Harris English v. Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood
- 7:58am: Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay vs. Viktor Hovland and Robert MacIntyre
These pairings repeat several successful combinations. On the European side, Rahm and Hatton won two points in as many matches two years ago, while McIlroy and Fleetwood won two out of three in that same edition. For the Americans, Cantlay and Schauffele have won two points together in four matches over the last two editions of the event.
In the previous edition of the Ryder Cup, played two years ago at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy, Team Europe swept the first day's morning session by winning all four foursomes matches. It was the first time this had ever happened in the history of the event, and it gave the Europeans a decisive advantage on their way to overall victory.
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Ryder Cup Scheduled Confirmed
On Thursday, the Ryder Cup schedule was also confirmed, which has been reviewed over the week due to the weather forecast for the weekend at Bethpage Black.
The tee times are set as follows, according to TalkSport (all times ET):
Friday
Afternoon fourball matches
- 12:25pm - Match 5
- 12:41pm - Match 6
- 12:57pm - Match 7
- 1:13pm - Match 8
Saturday
Morning foursomes matches
- 7:10am - Match 9
- 7:26am - Match 10
- 7:42am - Match 11
- 7:58am - Match 12
Afternoon fourball matches
- 12:25pm - Match 13
- 12:41pm - Match 14
- 12:57pm - Match 15
- 1:13pm - Match 16
Sunday
Singles matches
- 12:02pm - Match 17
- 12:13pm - Match 18
- 12:24pm - Match 19
- 12:35pm - Match 20
- 12:46pm - Match 21
- 12:57pm - Match 22
- 1:08pm - Match 23
- 1:19pm - Match 24
- 1:30pm - Match 25
- 1:41pm - Match 26
- 1:52pm - Match 27
- 2:03pm - Match 28
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