Overview

• The first match pairs Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton against Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas, followed by Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley vs. Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick, Collin Morikawa and Harris English vs. Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, and Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay vs. Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland.
• Organizers advanced the opening by a day due to forecast heavy rain, completing the presentations at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York.
• European players were booed during the presentation, and captain Luke Donald used virtual-reality headsets with hostile crowd audio to prepare his team for the environment.
• President Donald Trump is slated to attend the opening day in what would be the first visit by a sitting U.S. president to a Ryder Cup, prompting tighter security near the clubhouse and the first tee.
• Europe defends the trophy with 11 of 12 players returning from 2023—Rasmus Hojgaard replaces his twin Nicolai—under the standard 28-point match-play format through Sunday.