The Ryder Cup 2025 is just 24 hours away from starting with the course known as ‘The Beast’ at Bethpage set to challenge both the USA and Europe over three fiercely-contested days of golf.
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will launch Europe's defence in a blockbuster start to the Friday foursomes. The pair will face Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas in the opening match when the contest gets under way at 12.10pm BST.
Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick will then team up to face world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley before Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood take on Collin Morikawa and Harris English.
The line-up for the first session will be completed as Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland take on Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay.
Captain Luke Donald set the tone with his pointed speech at Wednesday’s opening ceremony. “We are defined by a belief that we are playing for something greater than ourselves. It is not about prize money,” he said.
Follow all the build-up to Friday’s first matches, and the pairings announcement below:
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- Match 1: Jon Rahm & Tyrrell Hatton v Bryson DeChambeau & Justin Thomas
- Match 2: Ludvig Aberg & Matt Fitzpatrick v Scottie Scheffler & Russell Henley
- Match 3: Rory McIlroy & Tommy Fleetwood v Collin Morikawa & Harris English
- Match 4: Viktor Hovland & Robert MacIntyre v Xander Schauffelle & Patrick Cantlay
Bradley and DeChambeau hype up the crowd
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Lawrence Ostlere
United States captain Keegan Bradley and team member Bryson DeChambeau whipped up the crowd as the atmosphere intensified ahead of the Ryder Cup on Thursday.
Much has been made of the boisterous, partisan reception the European team are likely to be given by the American fans during this week's match at Bethpage Black near New York.
They were given plenty of encouragement to turn up the volume as Bradley ran down the 18th fairway with a large stars and stripes flag after his team's final practice session.
DeChambeau, expected to be one of the hosts' key players in the coming days, then stood in front of the grandstand and led loud chants of “USA! USA!”
Match 4: Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland, Europe, vs. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, United States
23:11
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Lawrence Ostlere
In another twist for Europe, Donald has moved Hovland off Aberg and put him with MacIntyre for the first time. MacIntyre, the lefty from Scotland, played only fourballs in his debut in 2023. Schauffele and Cantlay are viewed as a top U.S. team that dates to the 2019 Presidents Cup in Australia. They won both their team matches in 2021 and lost both their team matches in 2023.
Match 3: Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, Europe, vs. Collin Morikawa and Harris English, United States
22:48
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Lawrence Ostlere
McIlroy and Fleetwood also were paired together in the opening session in Rome in the anchor match and registered a 2-and-1 victory. This European tandem won both its foursomes matches at Marco Simone. Morikawa is 2-1 in foursomes with two partners. English did not play foursomes when he made his Ryder Cup debut at Whistling Straits.
Match 2: Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick, Europe, vs. Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley, United States
22:28
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Lawrence Ostlere
European captain Luke Donald said he wanted to make some changes from what is essentially the same team from Rome. Aberg and Fitzpatrick will be playing for the first time together. Fitzpatrick is 0-3 in foursomes over two Ryder Cups. Scheffler and Henley formed a successful partnership in the Presidents Cup last year. Henley is the only Ryder Cup rookie playing the opening session for the Americans.
Match 1: Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, Europe vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas, United States
22:12
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Lawrence Ostlere
Talk about the Ryder Cup starting off with a bang. DeChambeau brings the muscle and the energy, and Thomas was viewed as the player Europe most wanted to beat in Rome because of his passion. Europe counters with Rahm and Hatton. They also were the lead match in Rome and cruised to a 4-and-3 to give Europe in its first point of 2023.
Team Europe watch on as pairings announced
21:45
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Lawrence Ostlere
It looks like a good atmosphere in the team room:
Pairing up in the second match #TeamEurope | #OurTimeOurPlace pic.twitter.com/vuOX0fgmib
— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 25, 2025
Donald on whether one player could sit out the entire Friday's play
21:40
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Lawrence Ostlere
Rose, Hojgaard, Lowry and Straka are the four not selected for foursomes.
“You hope you wouldn’t have to. I didn’t have to do that in Rome. But there’s always a situation where that could occur. We’re ready for any situation.”
Will the first match be particularly feisty?
21:36
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Lawrence Ostlere
“I think they’re all going to be pretty feisty. Tomorrow will be a different level. Those first tees are pure energy, pure passion. My guys are ready for it.”
Donald on new Aberg-Fitzpatrick pairing
21:34
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Lawrence Ostlere
“They have different games and I like that. These two match the golf course well.”
Donald on his pairings
21:33
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Lawrence Ostlere
“Two years is a long time. We could have done that [kept the exact same pairings as Rome]. But we understand the US is strong in foursomes. We feel like this is our strongest to go against them. We want to get off to a good start. This is a line-up that we’re very very comfortable.”
Bradley on why he picked DeChambeau for match one
21:31
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Lawrence Ostlere
“Besides the fact he’s a world-class player, we wanted to send out a fiery group to lead us out. Bryson relishes these opportunities.”
Bradley on whether DeChambeau will drive the first green
21:29
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Lawrence Ostlere
“Yes sir. Let him get up there, we want him to do what he does. Bryson thrives under this sort of atmosphere. I can see him walking out, relishing the moment, relishing the chance to hit that shot.”
Bradley and Donald set to speak
21:27
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Lawrence Ostlere
The two captains are now speaking about their pairings...
Foursomes confirmed
21:22
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Lawrence Ostlere
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will launch Europe's defence of the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black on Friday.
The pair will face Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas in the opening foursomes match when the contest gets under way at 12.10pm BST.
Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick will then team up to face world number one Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley before Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood take on Collin Morikawa and Harris English.
The line-up for the first session will be completed as Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland take on Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay.
Friday foursomes confirmed
21:13
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Lawrence Ostlere
So, here’s how they will line up tomorrow (all times local).
7:10 a.m. — Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, Europe vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas, United States.
7:26 a.m. — Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick, Europe, vs. Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley, United States.
7:42 a.m. — Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, Europe, vs. Collin Morikawa and Harris English, United States.
7:58 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland, Europe, vs. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, United States.
Friday foursomes: Match four
21:08
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Lawrence Ostlere
Viktor Hovland and Robert MacIntyre
v
Xander Schauffelle and Patrick Cantlay
Friday foursomes: Match three
21:07
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Lawrence Ostlere
Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood
v
Collin Morikawa and Harris English
Friday foursomes: Match two
21:06
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Lawrence Ostlere
Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick
v
Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley
Friday foursomes: Match one
21:05
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Lawrence Ostlere
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton
v
Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas
Pairings to be announced
21:04
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Lawrence Ostlere
There is some tedious preamble on screen, but we are about to learn the pairings for Friday’s foursomes... Here come Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald.
Breaking: Aberg and Fitzpatrick to play together for Friday foursomes
20:52
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Lawrence Ostlere
A snippet of breaking news here from The Times.
So that means Team Europe is likely to look like this for Friday morning's foursomes:
Rahm-HattonAberg-FitzpatrickHovland-MacIntyreMcIlroy-Fleetwood
With Rose, Hojgaard, Straka and Lowry sitting out.
We will find out in just a few minutes...
Understand Matt Fitzpatrick will partner Ludvig Aberg in the foursomes tomorrow morning #RyderCup
— Tom Kershaw (@trlkershaw) September 25, 2025
Friday's schedule at Bethpage Black
20:50
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Chris Wilson
With the pairings set to be announced around 9pm BST (4pm ET), let’s have a look at tomorrow’s schedule:
Four foursome (alternate shot) matches in the morning: 7:10am ET (12:10pm BST), 7:26am ET (12:26pm BST), 7:42am ET (12:42pm BST), 7:58am ET (12:58pm BST).
Four fourball (better ball) matches in the afternoon: 12:25pm ET (5:25pm BST), 12:41pm ET (5:41pm BST), 12:57pm ET (5:57pm BST), 1:13pm (6:13pm BST).
Bryson DeChambeau hopes Donald Trump will inspire Team USA to Ryder Cup victory
20:36
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Chris Wilson
Bryson DeChambeau says Donald Trump’s appearance at the Ryder Cup can be a “great force” and “inspire” the United States to victory.
The golf-loving American president is attending the opening day of action at Bethpage Black on Friday afternoon as the US try to regain the trophy they lost in Rome two years ago.
He is the first sitting president to attend the Ryder Cup and his presence is sure to fuel American patriotism.
McIlroy speaks on winning at Bethpage
20:18
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Chris Wilson
Here’s a quick excerpt of McIlroy’s interview earlier:
"It would be one of the greatest accomplishments of my career"
— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) September 25, 2025
Rory McIlroy on the prospect of winning another away Ryder Cup at Bethpage pic.twitter.com/2K7BbTRSHY
Have practice groups offered hints at line-ups?
20:08
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Chris Wilson
For Europe, some of the pairings might be easier to guess considering 11 of the players also took part in Rome two years ago.
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton were put together in the top match, and they were joined by Sepp Straka and Shane Lowry, who were foursomes partners in 2023.
Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick were joined by Viktor Hovland and Robert MacIntyre, while the last group consisted of Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose alongside Ludvig Åberg and newcomer Rasmus Hojgaard, who replaces his twin brother Nicolai in 2025.
Have practice groups offered hints at line-ups?
19:58
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Chris Wilson
Both Ryder Cup captains may have given early indications on their potential chosen pairings by putting out familiar partnerships together during the practice days so far at Bethpage Black.
For the USA, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Young have spent all three sessions with debutant Ben Griffin.
Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley have played together so far – having also played three sessions together at last year's Presidents Cup – and they were joined by Harris English across all three days.
Similarly, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and Sam Burns have all played together throughout the three practice sessions. Across the entire team, only Collin Morikawa and JJ Spaun have swapped between the latter two foursomes.
Only one question remains about Team Europe’s bid for Ryder Cup history
19:44
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Chris Wilson
As Matt Fitzpatrick worked on his short game around the greens at Bethpage Black, a group of American fans saw an opportunity to get in his ear. They laughed at a couple of his duffed chips from the long grass and loudly predicted that he won’t be picked to play in the Friday morning foursomes by European captain Luke Donald.
“They were telling me, ‘Oh, you’re probably going to be here [practising chipping] on Friday’,” Fitzpatrick smiled. “I was like, ‘Yeah, you’re probably right to be fair’.”
There is an awful lot of talk in the build-up to a Ryder Cup, patently too much talk. As rain poured down on the golf course on Thursday, the final press conferences wandered off on strange tangents as the media tried to squeeze out yet more talking points. At one point, Viktor Hovland spent a good two minutes discussing his interest in UFOs.
19:31
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Chris Wilson
Ryder Cup 2025 schedule
Days 1: Friday 26 September
Four foursome (alternate shot) matches in the morning: 7:10am ET (12:10pm BST), 7:26am ET (12:26pm BST), 7:42am ET (12:42pm BST), 7:58am ET (12:58pm BST).
Four fourball (better ball) matches in the afternoon: 12:25pm ET (5:25pm BST), 12:41pm ET (5:41pm BST), 12:57pm ET (5:57pm BST), 1:13pm (6:13pm BST).
Day 2: Saturday 27 September
Four foursome (alternate shot) matches in the morning: 7:10am ET (12:10pm BST), 7:26am ET (12:26pm BST), 7:42am ET (12:42pm BST), 7:58am ET (12:58pm BST).
Four fourball (better ball) matches in the afternoon: 12:25pm ET (5:25pm BST), 12:41pm ET (5:41pm BST), 12:57pm ET (5:57pm BST), 1:13pm (6:13pm BST).
Day 3: Sunday 28 September
12 singles matches: Starting from 12:02pm ET (5:02pm BST) to 2:03pm ET (6:03pm BST).
Times: ET/BST
- Match 1: 12:02/17:02 - Singles
- Match 2: 12:13/17:13 - Singles
- Match 3: 12:24/17:24 - Singles
- Match 4: 12:35/17:35 - Singles
- Match 5: 12:46/17:46 - Singles
- Match 6: 12:57/17:57 - Singles
- Match 7: 13:08/18:08 - Singles
- Match 8: 13:19/18:19 - Singles
- Match 9: 13:30/18:30 - Singles
- Match 10: 13:41/18:41 - Singles
- Match 11: 13:52/18:52 - Singles
- Match 12: 14:03/19:03 - Singles
How Europe can silence obnoxious U-S-A chants to snatch unlikely Ryder Cup win
19:16
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Chris Wilson
David Howell and Paul Casey strolled up the hill on the 11th on the South Course at Oakland Hills in 2004, the Europeans one up over their American counterparts, Jim Furyk and Chad Campbell. But then they started to hear a humming in the distance.
Luke Donald’s troops will experience something similar at Bethpage Black this week, when they attempt to win on US soil for the first time since “The Miracle of Medinah” in 2012. That innocuous noise should not be underestimated; it builds, whirring, and the blue and yellow will walk straight into the cauldron. A boisterous group of New Yorkers, with up to 50,000 spectators per day, are ready to leave a deafening noise, likely to that familiar and obnoxious tune of U-S-A, U-S-A, ringing in their ears.
“You hear that chant, U-S-A, U-S-A,” Howell, now a pundit for Sky Sports, remembers from a match that Team Europe would storm to victory by 18.5 to 9.5. “You don’t know what it is at first; it builds in the distance. It’s like a whisper to start with, then a cacophony of noise when you get down there. It’s amazing, hairs on the back of your necks, it’s a big momentum shift. But we turned it around – they weren’t singing that at the end.”
The unseen man controlling every last detail of the Ryder Cup
19:00
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Chris Wilson
Ten years of meticulous preparation have made Bethpage Black ready for the Ryder Cup this weekend, and behind it all is director of agronomy Andrew Wilson. Here, he tells Lawrence Ostlere what it has taken to get the first municipal golf course to host the event into pristine shape, and why every detail matters.
Inside Bethpage Black, aka The Beast, the notorious New York course hosting the Ryder Cup
18:44
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Chris Wilson
About a year ago, Luke Donald flew into New York with his right-hand man, Edoardo Molinari, to suss out the next Ryder Cup course. Word quickly got out that the European captain was in town, so by the time the pair walked to the first tee the next day for their reconnaissance of Bethpage Black, a pack of around two dozen grinning locals were waiting to greet them.
“On the first tee, from England!” shouted one, to much laughter. New Yorkers tend not to need microphones. “The former world No 1, captain of Team Europe, LUUUUUKE DONALD!”
It was the gentlest taste of what is to come: as if Donald needed reminding, the home fans won’t be shy when the Ryder Cup begins on Friday, on a golf course 45 minutes outside Manhattan. Add in a steady stream of beer, some deep-seated sporting tribalism and an edge of jingoism – Donald Trump will arrive on the opening day – multiplied across thousands of fans, and you start to paint a picture of what awaits Team Europe.
Do Ryder Cup players get paid? Controversial difference between Europe and USA explained
18:30
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Chris Wilson
The big talking point in the build-up to this year’s Ryder Cup has been the matter of player payments, a subject that has threatened to overshadow the American’s show.
It is not the first time the issue of remuneration has come up at the Ryder Cup, and it is usually something that bothers the US team.
The Ryder Cup has always been an unpaid event, ever since its first instalment in 1927. It was billed as a friendly match between the US and Britain, and, for the players, the motivation behind the tournament was the pride of representing their country.
The Ryder Cup was considering something of an exhibition up until the 1980s, when it started to become a popular televised event. Both the PGA of America and the European Tour began to recoup significant revenues as sponsors were drawn to the show.
In 1999, Tiger Woods was prominent in applying pressure for players to be paid. Woods and David Duval made the case that millions of dollars were being made by organisers of the Brookline event that year.
Today's media schedule
18:16
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Chris Wilson
Here’s a reminder of the rest of the schedule for today:
- 4pm EDT (9pm BST) - Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald announce Friday morning pairings
- 4.30pm-5.30pm EDT (9.30pm-10.30pm BST) - Luke Donald and Keegan Bradley separate press conferences
When will Ryder Cup pairings be announced for Friday foursomes?
18:06
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Chris Wilson
The Ryder Cup 2025 begins tomorrow with Luke Donald leading Europe against Keegan Bradley’s Team USA with the American captain opting against picking himself to play.
Donald’s side were outstanding in 2023 and are now hoping to become just the second away team to win since 2006, with most of the heroes from Marco Simone in good form and desperate to repeat their success.
Europe’s famous win in 2012, known as ‘The Miracle of Medinah’, could inspire Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and co. with Europe’s team settled and in good form throughout 2025 on the PGA Tour.
How Luke Donald made Europe the most prepared team in Ryder Cup history
17:51
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Chris Wilson
The Ryder Cup opening ceremony might be the most unnecessary of all opening ceremonies, and this was another classic of the genre. There was some awkward presenting and bad music and, mainly, lots of applause. The players’ partners got applause. Team Europe’s traveling officials got applause, whoever they are. The Space Force even got applause.
Yet to Luke Donald, this was an opportunity. He began his ceremony speech in Rome speaking flawless Italian, stringing together several sentences to huge cheers from the home crowd. “It felt like we were already one up,” Shane Lowry later said of that moment, the day before play started at Marco Simone.
There was no such flamboyance this time at Bethpage Black, but it was clear Donald had thought carefully about his words. Notably, he took a clear dig at the US team and the story that has dominated the build-up – that of their players being paid to play.
Matt Fitzpatrick explains parents’ Ryder Cup absence after USA fan’s slit-throat taunt
17:36
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Chris Wilson
Matt Fitzpatrick has explained that his parents have partly avoided travelling to New York for the Ryder Cup 2025 over hateful remarks made towards him during his last appearance on US soil for Europe at Whistling Straits.
Fitzpatrick lost all three of his matches in 2021 and told The Times in a wide-ranging interview that his parents were nearby when they heard American fans shout “slit his throat, Berger” during his singles contest against Daniel Berger, which the American won one up in a 19-9 thrashing overall.
But Fitzpatrick has explained how his parents Russell and Susan opted to skip Bethpage Black after their past experience, though their own preparation for the Dunhill Links, with extensive travelling, also factored into their decision.
Jon Rahm responds to Ozempic heckle from USA fan at Ryder Cup
17:22
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Chris Wilson
Jon Rahm maintains an Ozempic gibe from a USA fan during a practice round at the Ryder Cup 2025 was “really funny”.
The Spaniard was targeted on Tuesday after stepping out onto the first tee at Bethpage Black, with one American heard shouting: “Hey Rahmbo, where’s the Ozempic?”
One of the themes in the build-up to this year’s Ryder Cup in New York has been the expectation that the home support could bring a dark edge to the atmosphere, with Collin Morikawa calling for “chaos” on Wednesday.
Bryson DeChambeau makes Rory McIlroy request to ignite Ryder Cup rivalry
17:08
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Chris Wilson
Bryson DeChambeau has pleaded with USA captain Keegan Bradley for a chance to face off against Rory McIlroy in the Ryder Cup this week to ignite a simmering rivalry.
Alongside world No 1 Scottie Scheffler, McIlroy and DeChambeau have been two of the most pivotal figures in the game in recent years, with the pair swapping gibes in the build-up to Bethpage Black this week.
“I’ll be chirping in [McIlroy’s] ear this time,” DeChambeau said earlier this summer, having stared him down to win the US Open last year, while the Northern Irishman outgunned him at the Masters to complete the career grand slam this year. “Now, if we go up against each other, I mean, you can be sure of it.”
Griffin: 'Just because I’m a rookie doesn't mean I don’t know what I’m doing'
16:57
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Chris Wilson
“Just because I’m a rookie doesn't mean I don’t know what I’m doing. I feel very calm and collected.
“This team is much closer than what is portrayed. I feel very relaxed and I know there’ll be a lot more emotion as I go through the tunnel on the first tee, but I’ll be ready,” adds Griffin.
“These team events, you finally feel comfortable asking competitors how they prepare, what they work on. It’s cool to learn from every guy, how they think about golf courses.
“I think there’s a separation between being a rookie on tour and a top player. When you’re a top player you’re grouped with top players, whether it’s tee times [or whatever].
“My first two years on tour I’d never won, so I’d never played [with them]. There are guys I never would see. It’s hard to build those friendships early on tour. I’m getting introduced to more players who are elite players in this game,” he says on the feeling of being added to the elite level in this US team.
Donald Trump ‘just another spectator’ at Ryder Cup, says Robert MacIntyre
22:30
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Lawrence Ostlere
Robert MacIntyre has described Donald Trump as “just another spectator” ahead of the United States President’s visit to the Ryder Cup.
The golf-loving President is due to attend the opening day of this week’s contest between the US and Europe at Bethpage Black on Friday.
Strict security measures are being put in place at the New York course and supporters are being urged to arrive early, with gates opening at 5am.
Media attention will also be considerable, but Scottish left-hander MacIntyre, the world number nine, insists it is not a distraction.
“It’s just another spectator,” he said.
Griffin: 'I’ve played a lot of events'
16:52