After months of build and weeks of chatter, the 2025 Ryder Cup is finally set to begin at Bethpage Black. The United States and Europe will begin this year’s competition Friday morning with foursomes (alternate shot), and the four matchups for the opening session were officially set Thursday afternoon by respective captains Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald.
The home team has dominated Friday foursomes in recent years — no matter where the Ryder Cup has been played — with Europe winning the session 4-0 in 2018 and 2023, while the United States won 4-0 in 2018 and 3-1 in 2021. The Americans will be focused on continuing that trend, and there is immense pressure is on Bradley to put together the best possible pairings to get his side off to a strong start despite not having a bunch of experienced partnerships on which to lean.
Across the aisle, Donald has an advantage bringing back almost the exact same team that won in Rome, and it was expected that he would lean on established pairs that have thrived in the alternate shot format before. Europe is trying to become the first team to capture a road Ryder Cup since they did so in 2012 at Medinah, and they hope continuity will be the difference maker in a hostile environment like New York.
Check out a full breakdown of the 2025 Ryder Cup schedule and playing format along with CBS Sports’ ranking of all 24 players on the Ryder Cup rosters ahead of competition Friday.
2025 Ryder Cup matchups: Day 1 (Friday)
Session 1 — Foursomes
