When you tune into the Ryder Cup’s opening session Friday morning at Bethpage Black, you’ll be watching the players competing in a format that’s not very commonplace.

The first session of the Friday and Saturday competition days are foursomes, which is alternate shot, with one player teeing off, the next hitting the second shot and so on.

It’s an intricate format that’s rarely played in professional golf and it makes for complicated pairings, because both players are using the same ball. And, in the world of professional golf, that’s a big deal with some players using higher spin-rate balls, some less, etc.

“Foursomes is obviously the tougher format to pair because there’s so many more factors,” U.S. captain Keegan Bradley said. “There’s the golf ball, [and] you really want to match up

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