KOHLER - At 9am (EDT) today, coverage of the 43rd Ryder Cup switched from Golf Channel to NBC and as they made the switch, the USA team of Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger were 3-up after three holes over Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia, Europe and Spain’s very best.
In the second match this morning, Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa began Saturday morning foursomes just as hot as their teammates, and led (at 9am) by an impressive - 3-up through three - against Europe’s Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton.
Europe’s Bernd Wiesberger and Viktor Hovland grabbed a 1-up lead over Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth while Lee Westwood & Matt Fitzpatrick were just in progress against their American hosts, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.
It’s all in the start of Day 2 at Whistling Straits after the US staked the largest Day 1 lead in 46 years on Friday.
Ryder Cup Leaderboard (link)
Overall Scoring (RyderCupCom)
Friday’s Results
Afternoon Four-Ball
Europe’s Paul Casey & Bernd Wiesberger lost to
USA’s Dustin Johnson & Xander Schauffele, 2 & 1
Europe’s Tyrrell Hatton & Jon Rahm
Halved
USA’sScottie Scheffler & Bryson DeChambeau
Europe’s Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry lost to
USA’s Tony Finau & Harris English, 4 & 3
Europe’s Tommy Fleetwood & Viktor Hovland
Halved
Justin Thomas & Patrick Cantlay
Friday Morning Round - Foursomes
USA’s Jordan Spieth & Justin Thomas lost
3 & 1 > to
Europe’s Jon Rahm & Sergio Garcia
USA’s Dustin Johnson & Collin Morikawa
< 3 & 2
over Europe’s Viktor Hovland & Paul Casey
USA’s Daniel Berger & Brooks Koepka < 2 & 1
over Europe’s Matt Fitzpatrick & Lee Westwood
USA’s Xander Schauffele & Patrick Cantlay
< 5 & 3
over Europe’s Rory McIlroy & Ian Poulter
The Basics
COURSE: Whistling Straits - (Kohler, Wisconsin)
ARCHITECT: Tom and Alice Dye
YARDS/PAR: 7,390 yards/Par 71
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Team Europe (17 1/2 to 10 1/2)
PAST RESULTS: Last Ryder Cup at Le Golf National - France (Link)
SOCIAL MEDIA: #RyderCup @PGA #RyderCupUSA #GoUSA @RyderCupEurope #TeamEurope
OFFICIAL SITE: (Ryder Cup)
Ryder Cup Schedule
Saturday, September 25
Morning Matches (Foursome)
7:05 AM, 7:21AM, 7:37 AM, 7:53 AM (local)
Afternoon Matches (Fourball)
12:10 PM, 12:26 PM, 12:42 PM, 12:58 PM
Play concludes at approximately 6:30 PM
Sunday, September 26
Singles Matches
11:04 AM – 1:05 PM (11 minute intervals)
Play concludes at approximately 4:55 PM
Winning Team Trophy Presentation
Approximately 5:00 PM
The Winning Team Trophy Presentation Ceremony will take place on the 18th Green immediately following the end of play on Sunday.
Team Rosters
Europe 🇪🇺
Team Europe Page (link)
Padraig Harrington Captain
Robert Karlsson Vice captain
Luke Donald Vice captain
Martin Kaymer Vice captain
Graeme McDonald Vice captain
Henrik Stenson Vice captain
Paul Casey Automatic qualifier
Matt Fitzpatrick Automatic qualifier
Tyrrell Hatton Automatic qualifier
Tommy Fleetwood Automatic qualifier
Rory McIlroy Automatic qualifier
Viktor Hovland Automatic qualifier
Jon Rahm Automatic qualifier
Lee Westwood Automatic qualifier
Bernd Wiesberger Automatic qualifier
Sergio Garcia Captain's pick
Shane Lowry Captain's pick
Ian Poulter Captain's pick
USA 🇺🇸
USA Team Page (link)
Steve Stricker Captain
Phil Mickelson Vice captain
Fred Couples Vice captain
Collin Morikawa Automatic qualifier
Dustin Johnson Automatic qualifier
Bryson DeChambeau Automatic qualifier
Brooks Koepka Automatic qualifier
Justin Thomas Automatic qualifier
Patrick Cantlay Automatic qualifier
Daniel Berger Captain pick
Harris English Captain pick
Tony Finau Captain pick
Xander Schauffele Captain pick
Scottie Scheffler Captain pick
Jordan Spieth Captain pick
USA Television/Online Coverage
Saturday, September 25
Live Broadcast, GOLF Channel 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Live Broadcast, NBC 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Streaming: Featured Matches, RyderCup.com & Official Ryder Cup App 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, September 26
Live Broadcast, NBC 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Streaming: Featured Matches, RyderCup.com & Official Ryder Cup App 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sirius XM Radio will offer comprehensive coverage of the Ryder Cup. Check listings for exact times each day.
What They’re Saying:
USA Surges to 6-2 Lead on Day 1 of Ryder Cup (ESPN)
USA Seizes Big Lead (NY Times)
McIlroy Sitting After Tough Day 1 (ESPN)
CBS Sports Ryder Cup Coverage (CBS Sports HQ)
UK/Evening Standard Coverage (Evening Standard)
Official Ryder Cup Home Page (RyderCupCom)
On This Day in Golf History:
September 25, 2005 - Chris DiMarco sank a 15-foot putt to defeat Stuart Appleby of Australia (1-up) to clinch the President’s Cup for the United States at the Robert Trent Jones golf club in Virginia. DiMarco won 4 1/2 of a possible 5 points in the tournament. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt:
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