Ryder Cup 2023 LIVE: Team Europe begin quest to reclaim famous trophy against USA… with Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton starting against Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns

The first Foursomes matchwill kick off in around 30 minutes time before we head on to the Fourballs for the afternoon’s session and there are some juicy pairings to get our teeth sunk into today.

The first match will see Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns take on Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton. Max Homa and Brian Harman will tee off next against Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg.

Rickie Fowler will pair up with Collin Morikawa against Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka.

And Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay will go head-to-head with Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood in the final duel of the morning.

Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Wyndham Clark will sit out the morning session for the US. While Justin Rose, Nicolai Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick and Robert MacIntyre will not play in the morning for the Europeans.

Yesterday, Team Europe were out in practice, teeing off from the first and played nine holes while the US Team played the back nine.

Friday’s tee times are as follows (all in British Summer Time):

Morning Forsomes

6:35am – Scheffler & Burns vs Rahm & Hatton

6:50am – Homa & Harman vs Hovland & Aberg

7:05am – Fowler & Morikawa vs Lowry & Straka

7:20am – Schauffele & Cantlay vs McIlroy & Fleetwood

Afternoon Fourballs (pairings to be announced)

Talking about being excited for the Ryder Cup, Team Europe’s Robert MacIntyre, who’ll make his first appearance at the tournament this weekend posted a photo online of his custom Team Europe pajamas.

Where can we get some?!

It’s all excitement in Rome! The patrons are arriving in good numbers and Jon Rahm raises his fist to the air to salute the arriving fans.

So as it stands, Team US currently lead Europe for all-time Ryder Cup wins.

Over 43 events and 1012 matches the USA leads with 27 wins to 14.

But will that all change this week?

It’s been an early start this morning and we’re less than an hour away from the first tee times!

The stage is set and we’re ready to go!

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the 2023 Ryder Cup!

The wait is nearly over and we’re almost ready to get started here at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club as Team Europe are looking to take the coveted trophy back off Zach Johnson’s US Team.

The first groups are set to tee off in just over 30 minutes time so we’ll be building up to the groups going out and what’s been going on this week until then!

The course is looking immaculate, it’ll be a grueling challenge for all the players this week and as many have already said, it is set up for a wonderful spectacle of match play golf.

Narrow fairways, slow greens and some seriously unforgiving rough await the players this week and it will be very interesting to see how the world’s best golfers get on with the difficulties that this course possesses, especially in the team based formats.

Our man Mike Keegan has been exploring the winding fairways of the Marco Simone and has delivered his detailed guide of what to expect when traversing this stunning track.

Thanks to those of you who have joined us very early on Friday morning for the start of play, with the first tee time at 6:35.

Here’s the pairings for the opening foursomes matches. Some mouthwatering clashes in here…

Scheffler/Burns (US) vs Rahm/Hutton (EUR) – 6:35

Homa/Harmon (US) vs Hovland/Aberg (EUR) – 6:50

Fowler/Morikawa (US) vs Lowry/Straka (EUR) – 7:05

Schauffele/Cantlay (US) vs McIlroy/Fleetwood (EUR) – 7:20

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome.

The time for talking is nearly over as the best players from Europe and the United States get ready to do battle over three days in what is one of the world’s great sporting events.

Will the US retain the trophy, or will it be Rory McIlory and Co who are celebrating come Sunday afternoon?

The first Foursomes matchwill kick off in around 30 minutes time before we head on to the Fourballs for the afternoon’s session and there are some juicy pairings to get our teeth sunk into today.

The first match will see Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns take on Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton. Max Homa and Brian Harman will tee off next against Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg.

Rickie Fowler will pair up with Collin Morikawa against Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka.

And Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay will go head-to-head with Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood in the final duel of the morning.

Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Wyndham Clark will sit out the morning session for the US. While Justin Rose, Nicolai Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick and Robert MacIntyre will not play in the morning for the Europeans.

Yesterday, Team Europe were out in practice, teeing off from the first and played nine holes while the US Team played the back nine.

Friday’s tee times are as follows (all in British Summer Time):

Morning Forsomes

6:35am – Scheffler & Burns vs Rahm & Hatton

6:50am – Homa & Harman vs Hovland & Aberg

7:05am – Fowler & Morikawa vs Lowry & Straka

7:20am – Schauffele & Cantlay vs McIlroy & Fleetwood

Afternoon Fourballs (pairings to be announced)

Talking about being excited for the Ryder Cup, Team Europe’s Robert MacIntyre, who’ll make his first appearance at the tournament this weekend posted a photo online of his custom Team Europe pajamas.

Where can we get some?!

It’s all excitement in Rome! The patrons are arriving in good numbers and Jon Rahm raises his fist to the air to salute the arriving fans.

So as it stands, Team US currently lead Europe for all-time Ryder Cup wins.

Over 43 events and 1012 matches the USA leads with 27 wins to 14.

But will that all change this week?

It’s been an early start this morning and we’re less than an hour away from the first tee times!

The stage is set and we’re ready to go!

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the 2023 Ryder Cup!

The wait is nearly over and we’re almost ready to get started here at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club as Team Europe are looking to take the coveted trophy back off Zach Johnson’s US Team.

The first groups are set to tee off in just over 30 minutes time so we’ll be building up to the groups going out and what’s been going on this week until then!

The course is looking immaculate, it’ll be a grueling challenge for all the players this week and as many have already said, it is set up for a wonderful spectacle of match play golf.

Narrow fairways, slow greens and some seriously unforgiving rough await the players this week and it will be very interesting to see how the world’s best golfers get on with the difficulties that this course possesses, especially in the team based formats.

Our man Mike Keegan has been exploring the winding fairways of the Marco Simone and has delivered his detailed guide of what to expect when traversing this stunning track.

Thanks to those of you who have joined us very early on Friday morning for the start of play, with the first tee time at 6:35.

Here’s the pairings for the opening foursomes matches. Some mouthwatering clashes in here…

Scheffler/Burns (US) vs Rahm/Hutton (EUR) – 6:35

Homa/Harmon (US) vs Hovland/Aberg (EUR) – 6:50

Fowler/Morikawa (US) vs Lowry/Straka (EUR) – 7:05

Schauffele/Cantlay (US) vs McIlroy/Fleetwood (EUR) – 7:20

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome.

The time for talking is nearly over as the best players from Europe and the United States get ready to do battle over three days in what is one of the world’s great sporting events.

Will the US retain the trophy, or will it be Rory McIlory and Co who are celebrating come Sunday afternoon?