It's finally here. The 2025 Ryder Cup has officially arrived with the first day of competition set for Friday. This three-day competition will have two sessions each on Friday and Saturday.

First up: morning foursomes at Bethpage Black. The afternoon will feature fourballs.

Follow along right here for live updates from the Friday morning foursomes matches at the Ryder Cup.

Ryder Cup live leaderboard

Get the latest scores, matchups and player information for the 2025 Ryder Cup. As of 10:45 a.m. ET, Europe now has three points on the board. The U.S. leads the final match on the course. You can also check out the best Friday images from Bethpage Black.

That's three points for Europe in Friday foursomes

The most dominant player in golf didn't have much of a say on Friday as Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley failed to put up much of a fight against Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick. The Euros won this one, 5 and 3. No match so far has made it to the 16th hole.

Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood remain undefeated

Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood put up a second point for Europe, dusting Collin Morikawa and Harris English, 5 and 4. The Europeans held control of the match the whole way. McIlroy and Fleetwood won all three matches they played together in Rome.

Europe puts first point on the board in Friday foursomes

Bryson DeChambeau struck first but Europe got the final blow. Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton took down Justin Thomas and DeChambeau, 4 and 3. Team USA won the first hole and lost the advantage on the seventh hole and never regained any momentum. Both Rahm and Hatton pulled off some incredible heroics to get the first point on the board for Luke Donald with no bogeys on the day.

Talk of TV dominating social-media chatter among fans, golfers

The first tee shot of the 2025 Ryder Cup was still in the air when the entire golf-watching community seemed to let out a collective groan regarding the television production. Bad audio and the commercial load are leading the way in the complaint department.

Preferred lies in effect for Friday morning foursomes

On Friday, officials made a rare move: the use of preferred lies in morning foursomes.

Also known as lift, clean and place, the local rule allows players to pick up their ball and clean it to avoid mud causing unusually errant shots.

Rory McIlroy drains birdie putt to make it 5 up

McIlroy drained a birdie putt on the eighth hole to give him and Tommy Fleetwood a 5-up lead on Collin Morikawa and Harris English. The Euro pairing has won the first, fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth holes and are threatening to turn this into a rout.

Europeans take lead in three of four matches

Jon Rahm just made birdie on No. 8 to give him and Tyrrell Hatton a lead of 1 up. The Euros lead 3 up and 4 up in the other matches they're leading, with the Schauffele/Cantlay duo the only U.S. pairing to be leading and they're just 1 up through four. A not great start for the U.S.

Each side leads two matches in the early going

The Euro duo of Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick 2 up on the Scottie Scheffler-Russell Henley pairing through five holes and the Rory McIlroy-Tommy Fleetwood team 2 up on Collin Morikawa and Harris English through four.

Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood birdie the first hole for Europe

Short early birdie putt drops for Rory McIlroy as he and Tommy Fleetwood win the first hole for Europe against Collin Morikawa and Harris English.

Bryson walks it in on first hole

Bryson DeChambeau's electric start carried on as he walked in a birdie putt on the first hole to give the U.S. the early lead.

Bryson nearly drives the green to begin morning foursomes

Jon Rahm hit the first tee shot (in the rough) but Bryson DeChambeau stole the show, nearly driving the first green with a monstrous swing.

"Did you see what he just did? That's why we have him there," U.S. captain Keegan Bradley said moments after to Damon Hack.

Live coverage starts at 7 a.m. on USA

The first ball is in the air at Bethpage at 7:10 a.m. and the stands are packed. It was a race to the start Friday in a grandstand that seats 5,000. Coverage on USA starts at 7 a.m.

Less than an hour until go time

Players are warming up for the first matches, and the sky is starting to become bright.

Keegan Bradley makes appearance

The captain is out trying to encourage fans early Friday morning. (NSFW warning)

Scenes from the first tee

It took 30 minutes for the grandstand behind the first tee to fill up Friday morning.

The fans started streaming in at 5 am!

The Waste Management Phoenix Open has nothing on the Ryder Cup. The race was on to get to the grandstand at the first tee before daylight at Bethpage Black.

Ryder Cup 2025 Friday foursomes pairings, tee times

7:10 a.m. ET: Jon Rahm/Tyrrell Hatton vs. Bryson DeChambeau/Justin Thomas

7:26 a.m. ET: Ludvig Aberg/Matt Fitzpatrick vs. Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley

7:42 a.m. ET: Rory McIlroy/Tommy Fleetwood vs. Collin Morikawa/Harris English

7:58 a.m. ET: Viktor Hovland/Robert MacIntyre vs. Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele

Players sitting out first session

Europe: Justin Rose, Sepp Straka, Rasmus Hojgaard, Shane Lowry

USA: Ben Griffin, J.J. Spaun, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young

Ryder Cup announcers will cheer for the Americans, Euros

There’s an old saying that there’s no cheering in the press box, but NBC Sports is throwing that out the window for the 45th Ryder Cup. Get ready for a partisan booth.

Ryder Cup format

The Ryder Cup uses three formats over the three days of competition: foursomes (also called alternate shot), fourballs (also known as better ball) and singles. There are morning foursomes and afternoon fourballs on Friday and Saturday. Eight of the 12 players on each side will compete in those matches. On Sunday, it's singles. All 12 players will compete in these 1-on-1 matches.

Who's on the two Ryder Cup teams?

The 12 Americans:

Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English, Ben Griffin, Russell Henley, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and Cameron Young.

The 12 Europeans:

Ludvig Aberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Rasmus Hojgaard, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose and Sepp Straka.

Where to watch the 2025 Ryder Cup

Friday, Sept. 26

  • Breakfast at Bethpage, 6 a.m. ET to 8 a.m. ET, RyderCup.com and Ryder Cup app
  • Morning foursomes and afternoon fourballs, 7 a.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET, USA Network, RyderCup.com and Ryder Cup app
  • Morning foursomes and afternoon fourballs, 7 a.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET, SiriusXM radio
  • Live From the Ryder Cup, Golf Channel, 6 p.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET

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Ryder Cup player records

Who's got the best track record on each team in the Ryder Cup? See how the Americans and the Europeans stack up all-time in the competition.

Ryder Cup yardage book

Bethpage Black is listed as being 7,486 yards long on its standard scorecard, but the American team can adjust yardages daily. The total par is 71. Get a detailed view of all 18 holes from PuttView. Also, the greens at Bethpage Black are surprisingly flat. How do they figure out where to cut the holes each day? There's a process.

Ryder Cup series history: U.S. leads all-time

The U.S. holds a 25-17 all-time record in the competition. It's worth noting that since 1979, when the team became all of Europe (it had been just Great Britain and Ireland for many years), the Europeans lead 12-9-2.

Future Ryder Cup sites

The Ryder Cup location alternates between the U.S. and Europe. With the competition every two years, each side is host every four years. There are five future Ryder Cup golf course hosts on the docket:

  • 2027: The Golf Course at Adare Manor, County Limerick, Ireland
  • 2029: Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
  • 2031: Camiral, Costa Brava, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  • 2033: The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco
  • 2037: Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Bethesda, Maryland

Ryder Cup tickets

The Ryder Cup made news when ticket prices were announced 11 months ago. Despite the clamor, tickets were sold out in about a month. Seat Geek does have verified ticket resale offers for each day of the week starting with Tuesday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Sept. 28. In addition, parking passes are $55.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Ryder Cup Friday foursomes live leaderboard updates as Europeans win first three matches

Reporting by Todd Kelly, Cameron Jourdan, Adam Schupak and Beth Ann Nichols, Golfweek / Golfweek

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