The Ryder Cup is back as Europe looks to use its home advantage to reclaim golf’s most prestigious trophy.
The bi-annual competition sees the best golf players from Europe compete in a team event against the best of the United States of America.
This year, we travel to Rome as the teams prepare to take on the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. It’s a par 71 course and its yards amount to 7,181.
The US are the narrow favourites, however, they haven’t won the event on European soil in 30 years. After a dominant 19-9 win in 2021, the US will be hoping to create history.
The morning session of Day 1 will see four foursome matches. Captains Luke Donald and Zach Johnson announced their pairings for the opening session during Thursday’s opening ceremony. After the first foursomes are completed, the second session will feature the fourballs.
During day one there will be a total of eight points up for grabs.
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Foursome results
Europe
United States
Score
Rahm/Hatton
Scheffler/Burns
4 Up
Hovland/Aberg
Homa/Harman
3 Up
Lowry/Straka
Fowler/Morikawa
3 Up
McIlroy/Fleetwood
Schauffele/Cantlay
1 Up
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Fourball results
Europe
United States
Tee time (BST)
TBC / TBC
TBC / TBC
11:25 a.m.
TBC / TBC
TBC / TBC
11:40 a.m.
TBC / TBC
TBC / TBC
11:55 a.m.
TBC / TBC
TBC / TBC
12:10 p.m.
Ryder Cup live updates, highlights from Day 1
(All times BST)
9:19 am: Rory avoided the water but it meant a tough approach shot for Fleetwood and Cantlay pulls one back to bring the US within 1 at the turn.
9:15 am: It’s been a rough morning for the US.
Total holes won so far
Europe—16
U.S.—4
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) September 29, 2023
9:13 am: They do pull one back and it’s a vital one at the tenth. Fowler and Morikawa are still three down and there’s a lot of work to do.
9:10 am: Lowry finds the tee at the tenth to give Fowler and Morikawa a glimmer of hope. The US are yet to take any advantages, they need to here to give them a fighting chance.
9:04 am: It’s now 3 Up for Rahm and Hatton in that top game as they go through 11. It’s been a sensational start to this Ryder Cup for Europe. The US need a spark from somewhere and it needs to come soon.
8:56 am: Hovland is playing superbly as he finds the green from the rough with the ball below the stance. Straka and Lowry make it 4 Up against Fowler and Morikawa!
RAHMBO!!!!! 💪#TeamEurope | #RyderCup pic.twitter.com/T5MJZn2rCm
— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 29, 2023
8:48 am: Rahm chips in and this place is ROCKING! That’s why he’s the Masters champion. Scheffler remains calm and halves the hole.
8:45 am: Three-hole leads in games two and three for Europe as blue dominates the leaderboard. The latest comes from a 16-footer from Aberg.
8:37 am: At the eighth Morikawa finds the water and Straka finds the green in what is a huge opportunity to go 3 Up in that match.
8:33 am: Burns does halve the hole! He’ll thank Scottie for an excellent recovery shot to give him a fighting chance. They stay 2 Down.
8:29 am: Scottie plays a super shot out of the rough to give Burns a chance and give the US a slim chance of halving the hole.
8:27 am: Morikawa can’t make his putt and Europe now have 3/4 matches 2 Up. Scheffler has taken a drop from Burns’ water-bound ball and it’s incredibly thick rough.
8:19 am: Burns finds the water to make matters worse in the top game. Meanwhile, the Europeans are up by the green. 3 Up looms.
8:12 am: Can you imagine if this went in…
Jon Rahm was so close to just the SEVENTH hole-in-one in Ryder Cup history 🤯 #RyderCup pic.twitter.com/phe1vfXc6Y
— Ryder Cup (@rydercup) September 29, 2023
8:10 am: The board is BLUE! McIlroy taps in to get the Europeans 1 Up in yet another match.
8:07 am: Aberg’s 12-footer birdie should settle his nerves as he and Hovland get back to 2 Up.
7:58 am: Rahm’s tee shot sees the US concede after he hit the pin at the par-three seventh.
7:54 am: Lowry/Straka move 2 Up and Harman can’t halve the hole in the second pairing.
7:50 am: Burns finishes off the 6th with a six-footer and brings them back within one.
7:45 am: After Lowry’s sublime approach, Straka finishes it off to put the Europeans 1 Up in that match.
7:40 am: Aberg can’t quite halve the hole and after being 2 Up Thru 2, the US tie it up in the second match.
7:37 am: Rahm holes a four-footer for birdie showing no signs of any nerves out there. I’m sure there are…
7:35 am: We think Shane enjoyed that one…
Getting hype up before his first tee shot 💪
Shane Lowry’s reaction to Viktor Hovland’s chip-in 💯pic.twitter.com/GjE3bfFDd9
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 29, 2023
7:31 am: Homa pulls one back for the US with a nice putt to get them back to one behind.
7:24 am: We now have every pairing underway as both McIlroy and Cantlay just miss the fairway.
7:20 am: Hovland rolls in at the second to go 2 Up Thru 2.
7:16 am: Rahm birdies the third to go 1 Up as Europe use the momentum early.
7:14 am: Rory and Tommy against Schauffele and Cantlay is about to get going.
7:08 am: Straka and Morikawa get the third match underway, neither hit the fairway.
7:05 am: The second hole is halved as Burns just pushes his putt wide of the hole.
VIKTOR HOVLAND! 💪#TeamEurope pic.twitter.com/olIR1Zq7Jy
— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 29, 2023
7:03 am: HOVLAND HOLES IN! He opts for a wedge rather than a putter and boy did it pay off. What a start for Europe! Fist bumps on the first hole? The Ryder Cup is here.
6:58 am: Rahm and Scheffler are both on the green at the second. The US are a little closer so they’ll get a nice read off the Europeans.
6:52 am: Homa and Hovland both find the fairway to get the second match off.
6:48 am: Rahm’s birdie attempt is no good and we go to hole two tied.
6:46 am: Scottie nearly chips in! It just lips out to the right. Meanwhile, back at the tee, the noise is back as Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg arrive to get match two underway.
6:43 am: Tyrrell Hatton hits the green to give Rahm a birdie opportunity and Burns’ effort out of the rough is short.
Jon Rahm gets us under way 💪#TeamEurope | #RyderCup pic.twitter.com/t0Q68Cp7R8
— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 29, 2023
6:38 am: Rahm begins with a perfect tee shot down the right, onto the fairway while avoiding the bunker. Scheffler drives into the rough.
6:35 am: Good morning! Welcome to The Sporting News’ live blog of the 2023 Ryder Cup. The entire month’s excitement has led to this as Europe take on the US in Rome, Italy. Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm have just teed off to get the first foursome pairing underway and officially begin the day’s play.