The longest wait in golf is over.

The Ryder Cup begins on Sept. 26 at the Bethpage State Park Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y. The teams are set, practice-session pairings have been analyzed to the nth degree, uniform combinations critiqued, banquets and opening ceremonies are other and it's not time for the most intense three days in the sport on a worldwide level.

Captains Keegan Bradley of the U.S. and Luke Donald of Europe have used analytics and statistics to form their pairings, but have also no doubt listened to the personal preferences of their players and their own gut.

Here's what they came up with for the first doubles session, which will be foursomes (or alternate shot, with the partners taking turns hitting shots on each hole until the ball is holed or the hole is co

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