We’re past the halfway mark of the 2025 Ryder Cup with three sessions in the books and two to come. The biennial bash pitting the U.S. against Europe is at Bethpage Black this year and the critical Saturday afternoon matches are here. And they are especially critical for the Red, White and Blue, in big trouble on home soil. If you’re looking to get the Saturday morning recap, we got you covered here.
Follow along right here for live updates from the Saturday afternoon fourballs at the Ryder Cup.
Ryder Cup live leaderboard
Get the latest scores, matchups and player information for the 2025 Ryder Cup all day Saturday. After three sessions the Europeans lead 8 ½ to 3 ½. It’s an historic week so far, as no Ryder Cup side has ever won the first three sessions as the road team. Also, no team has even recovered from a five-point deficit after three sessions. Can the U.S. pull it out in 2025?
Ryder Cup 2025 Saturday fourballs pairings, tee times
All times ET
12:25 p.m.: Justin Thomas/Cameron Young (USA) vs. Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry (EUR)
12:41 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler/Bryson DeChambeau (USA) vs. Tommy Fleetwood/Justin Rose (EUR)
12:57 p.m.: J.J. Spaun/Xander Schauffele (USA) vs. Jon Rahm/Sepp Straka (EUR)
1:13 p.m.: Sam Burns/Patrick Cantlay (USA) vs. Viktor Hovland/Matt Fitzpatrick (EUR)
Who’s sitting out?
USA: Harris English, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley, Ben Griffin
EUR: Robert MacIntyre, Ludvig Aberg, Tyrrell Hatton, Rasmus Hojgaard
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.
Where to watch, how to follow the 2025 Ryder Cup
Saturday, Sept. 27
- Afternoon fourballs, NBC, Peacock, RyderCup.com and Ryder Cup app, 7 a.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET
- Ryder Cup radio, SiriusXM, 7 a.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET
- Live From the Ryder Cup, Golf Channel, 6 p.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET
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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. Check out the yardage book provided by PuttView for details on every fairway and green at Bethpage.
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
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