The 45th Ryder Cup gets underway on Friday morning at Bethpage Black with the opening foursomes session.
And it will start with a bang.
American linchpin Bryson DeChambeau will lead things off alongside Justin Thomas against the European foursomes duo of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton. DeChambeau is 0-2 in his foursomes career, both losses coming in his debut in 2018, while Rahm and Hatton have never lost in two foursomes matches together.
“They bring a spark to our team,” U.S. captain Keegan Bradley said of his leadoff pair. “Bryson has been an incredible teammate in the locker room, and we really wanted him to lead our team out with Justin in the first match.”
Four matches will be contested in this first session, with the first match scheduled for 7:10 a.m. ET. Four four-ball matches wi