Saturday at the 2025 Ryder Cup is upon us, bringing with it a host of questions that will go a long way to determining which team will be spraying champagne come Sunday night. Chief among them is the most simple yet most important: Can the Americans play their way back into contention after falling behind Europe, 5½- 2½, on Day 1 at Bethpage Black?
Listen to U.S. captain Keegan Bradley on Friday night, and he insists that his players are in good spirits despite the deficit it faces. Weve only played the first quarter, he said before leaving the course. We’ve still got three quarters to go. I’ve got faith in my boys.
But after losing 3-1 in the morning foursomes session on Saturday, the Americans face a far more urgent situation, trailing 8 ½ – 3 ½ entering the afternoon fourball session. Europe now just needs 5.5 of the 16 remaining points to retain the Ryder Cup and six to win. For reference, when the U.S. stormed back during Sunday singles to win the 1999 Ryder Cup, as did Europe in 2012 at Medinah, both teams were trailing 10-6 entering Sunday. Just to get in that same position after Saturday, the U.S. would need to win the afternoon session.
It’s clear, something needs to change in order for the U.S. team to keep things interesting. Its gut-check time on Long Island, one we hope youll be enjoying with us as the Golf Digest staff follows all the action inside and outside the ropes. Well be here all day, providing live updates with insights and commentary to help you enjoy this 45th edition of the match. Settle in and hang out with us on Day 2 for the latest score, news, highlights and analysis.
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12:42 p.m.: The afternoon fourball session is underway as McIlroy and Lowry tie the first hole against Thomas and Young. Young missed a seven footer for birdie that would have won the hole. Signs of hope for the U.S. are hard to find right now, but well offer one: Europe has not won the cumulative fourball competition (both sessions combined) at the Ryder Cup since 2010. They won the session on Friday 2.5 to 1.5, but history favors the U.S. in this format.
12:10 p.m.: The afternoon fourball matches have been released, see below. Its more of the same for Europe (and why not?), as three of the four pairings are the same as Friday afternoons fourball session.
The first match figures to be a special one, with Fridays winning duo of Justin Thomas and Cameron Young facing the Irish contingent of Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. Young, 2-0-0 this week, has been one of the lone bright spots for the U.S.
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Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau playing together figures to be electric, as Scheffler looks to notch his first win of the week. The familiar pairing of Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele has been broken up, as they will team up with Sam Burns and JJ Spaun, respectively.
Sitting in the afternoon for the U.S. team are Ben Griffin, Harris English, Russell Henley and Collin Morikawa. Not playing for Europe are Ludvig Aberg, Rasmus Hojgaard, Tyrrell Hatton and Robert MacIntyre.
11:57 a.m.: Completely inexplicable. From the middle of the fairway on 18, Scheffler dumps his wedge shot short and right of the green. He and Henley fall to MacIntyre and Hovland, dropping Scheffler to 0-3-0 this week. Truly shocking from the World No. 1 which draws similarities to Tiger Woods poor record in the Ryder Cup.
Europe will take a commanding 8 ½ to 3 ½ lead into the afternoon fourball matches.
11:49 a.m.: More than willing the U.S. to victory, the raucous NY crowd might be backfiring. As Viktor Hovland faced a 10-footer for par to tie the 17th hole and maintain a 1-up lead, the grandstands chanted a shot-clock count of his pre-shot routine. Hovland, not deterred, drilled it in the middle and delivered a forceful fist pump. All week it seems that Europe has relished the taunting (see Rory telling a fan to Shut the f— up before stiffing an iron shot to clinch his match) and has thoroughly prepared to deal with the crowds.
11:24 a.m.: Rahm and Hatton finish off Schauffele and Cantlay, 3 and 2. With the win, Rahm has lost just one of his last 13 Ryder Cup matches (9-1-3), dating back to his 2018 singles victory over Tiger Woods. Rahm and Hatton move to a career record of 4-0-0 when playing together in Ryder Cup foursomes.
11:09 a.m.: Europe leads in the final two matches, 2 up and 1 up, respectively. If they hold on and eventually win the session, they would the first away team in Ryder Cup history to win the first three sessions.
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11:02 a.m.: After a far-too-late effort to claw back, English and Morikawa fall to McIlroy and Fleetwood, 3 and 2. Captain Bradley drew widespread criticism last night for his decision to send out English and Morikawa in foursomes after the duo struggled in the opening session. It was a mismatch all day, as McIlroy and Fleetwood played near flawless golf. Fleetwood (10-3-2, .733) has the highest career winning percentage among the 51 European players to appear in at least 10 Ryder Cup matches.
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10:45 a.m.: Cantlay and Schauffele needed a gift at the par-3 14th and they almost got one. Rahm’s chip came up well short, but then Hatton buried the putt. Cantlay tied with a short par putt of his own. U.S. side 2-down with four to go.
10:41 a.m.: Hold. The. PHONE. Harris English drains a long birdie putt at the 15th and he and Morikawa head to the 16th only 2 down! This would be the miraculous turnaround of all turnarounds. Morikawa splits the fairway at 16 as we type this. Some sweet, sweet MO on their side.
10:38 a.m.: The U.S. earns the first point of the day with DeChambeau and Young finishing off Aberg and Fitzpatrick, 4 and 2.
10:33 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler is finally coming alive, sticking one to kick-in range at the 12th. Naturally, Viktor Hovland follows by hitting his approach inside of 10 feet. Scheffler’s putt was conceded, then MacIntyre poured in the tying birdie putt and blew some kisses to the crowd. These Euros have an answer for everything.
10:25 a.m.: DeChambeau and Young have yet to put the finishing touches on their match against Fitzpatrick/Aberg, but they are now 3-up with three to play. Anything less than one full point there would be a catastrophe. Behind them, English and Morikawa aren’t quitting just yet, cutting the Fleetwood/McIlroy lead to 3-down with four to go. Not dead! As for Cantlay and Schauffele, things are getting away from them, with Rahm and Hatton leading 2-up thanks to some more heroics from Rahm at No. 12. Scheffler and Henley are trying to flip the momentum in the final match, as they are now only 1-down to MacIntyre and Hovland. The U.S. team simply needs to win one of those final two, and they likely need a halve in another to feel good about this still being a competition heading into afternoon fourball.
9:43 a.m.: Collin Morikawa finally hits a good shot at the 11th hole, nearly jarring it for eagle and setting up Harris English with a five-foot birdie putt. Tommy Fleetwood followed by literally hitting the flag. Hole halved with birdies and the U.S. remains 4-down in that match. Cannot buy one.
Meanwhile, MacIntyre/Hovland go 2-up with a birdie at No. 8 over Scheffler/Henley. Rahm and Hatton have made the turn with a 1-up lead over Cantlay/Schauffele. Big trouble.
9:23 a.m.: One of the all-time momentum flips just went down at No. 8. After tying the match, Cantlay missed the par 3 green left and Hatton followed by doing the same. As his partner Jon Rahm stood with his feet in the bunker and his ball in the rough above his feet, NBC analyst Notah Begay called the upcoming shot a “10 out of 10” on the difficulty scale for the Spaniard. You already know what happens next:
Unbelievable. One of those classic situations where you think you’re about to win the hole, tie at worst, and you end up losing it, which is exactly what happened when Schauffele’s chip failed to drop.
9:11 a.m.: As the great Dennis Green once said, they are who we thought they were, and by “we” we mean Collin Morikawa and Harris English in foursomes. Two brutal misses by Morikawa on the seventh and eighth holes have seen them fall to 4-down against McIlroy/Fleetwood. Good news is the U.S. side has flipped the Rahm/Hatton match, with Cantlay/Schauffele tying things up at No. 7. Two blue flags on the board, one red and a tie.
8:47 a.m.: Ahhh the vagaries of match play. Suddenly not every single putt is falling for the Europeans and things have taken a (tiny) turn in the Americans’ favor. DeChambeau/Young were able to win with a par on No. 7, then Young stuffed one to gimme territory at the par-3 eighth. But Matt Fitzpatrick followed with a dime of his own. Then Ludvig Aberg lipped out a five-footer. U.S. now leads that match 2-up, while Rahm/Hatton’s lead has dropped to 1-up after Hatton missed a short one at No. 5. McIlroy/Fleetwood remain in control, though, while MacIntyre/Hovland cling to a 1 up lead over Scheffler/Henley after four holes. So much golf left, folks.
8:26 a.m.: Keegan got a world of sh-t on social media for announcing English/Morikawa against Fleetwood/McIlroy again on Friday evening, and he’s going to get more when they eventually lose this match. But honestly, what are they supposed to do? The American duo birdied No. 1 to take a one up lead and since then Europe has birdied every single hole. In alternate shot! And McIlroy should have birdied No. 1, his chip-in violently lipping out. They are completely unconscious. Currently 2-up through five. Oh, and the European anchor twosome of MacIntyre and Hovland just birdied No. 2 to go 1 up on Scheffler/Henley. Three blue flags. Break out the Vince Carter GIF.
8:20 a.m.: After such a nice start for the U.S. side with two red flags on the board, things have taken yet another bleak turn. The Fleetwood Mac magic has continued (they lead 1-up through four), Rahm seemingly refuses to lose a hole (he and Hatton are 2-up through three) and the other two matches are currently tied. Two blue flags. No red ones. Not. Good. Bob.
8 a.m.: The shock of Scottie Scheffler, the hands down No. 1 player in the world, losing both his Friday matches is real. How to fix that is unclear. But one criticism of the pairing of Scheffler and Russell Henley in Friday morning foursomes was that Henley hit off the odd tees, which seemed to favor using the longer hitter in your pairing. As Scheffler/Henley run it back out on Saturday morning, they’ve changed that up with Scheffler hitting the drive off the first hole.
7:52 a.m.: Yet just when you start to feel good as an American fan, Tommy Fleetwood ties Match 2 with a long birdie on the second hole and Tyrrell Hatton hits an approach to gimmie range on the first hole of Match 3 to put blue on the board for the Europeans.
7:42 a.m.: Well … American fans have another thing to shout about as Cameron Young makes a birdie chip on the par-3 third hole to put him and Bryson DeChambeau out from 1 up in the opening match.
7:39 a.m.: The pairing that Keegan Bradley was most questioned about for Saturday morning was Harris English and Colin Morikawa, the two having struggled mightily in a loss to Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy in Friday morning foursomes. But Bradley said they asked to go back out and he decided to make that wish come true. And at least for one hole English/Morikawa are making Bradley look good as English rolls in a 14-foot birdie putt to take the first hole in Match 2.
7:22 a.m.: Perhaps this is a good time to revisit the fact that Bryson DeChambeau was the unluckiest player on both teams during Friday’s play. We’ll let our Alex Myers explain with this post from late last night.
7:20 a.m.: But it only results in a tied hole after Ludvig Aberg rolls in an eight-foot birdie putt. Great start for the U.S. but a great counter from Europe.
7:18 a.m.: Cameron Young places his ball in the fairway and hits nifty nip-sipper to inside a foot. The birdie putt will be conceeded.
7:17 a.m.: For the golf geeks out there, the preferred lies rule (lift, clean and place) is in effect again this morning for balls in the fairways and shortly mowed spots of the general area.
7:12 a.m.: The American duo of Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Young are the only “new” U.S. foursomes pairing for Day 2. And they provide a scooch of drama on the first tee as neither has pulled their driver yet. But the inevitable happens when DeChambeau pulls his driver and hits a rocket off the first tee finding the fairway.
6:47 a.m.: As you await the start of foursomes in roughly 20 minutes, here are a few catch-up stories:
Keegan Bradley surprised by keeping this one foursomes pairing together. He says he has a plan
What can be done to get Scottie Scheffler back on track?
Will the American crowds become a factor on Saturday because on Friday they didn’t bring it
6:35 a.m.: Here are the foursomes pairings for this morning:
Foursomes 7:10 a.m.: Ludvig Aberg/Matt Fitzpatrick (E) vs. Bryson DeChambeau/Cameron Young (USA) 7:26 a.m.: Rory McIlroy/Tommy Fleetwood (E) vs. Collin Morikawa/Harris English (USA) 7:42 a.m.: Jon Rahm/Tyrrell Hatton (E) vs. Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (USA)7:58 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre/Viktor Hovland (E) vs. Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley (USA)
6:32 a.m.: A shoutout to all the reporters who get up early so you don’t have to. Here’s a fun time-lapse look at the crowds arriving at Bethpage Black for Saturday morning’s foursome session.