Old Rivals, New York | The 2025 Ryder Cup Official Film

Old Rivals, New York | The 2025 Ryder Cup Official Film

It’s Sunday afternoon in the 2025 RDER Cup at Beth Page Black in New York. And Bryson Dshambo is on a charge against Europe’s Matt Fitzpatrick. The American was five down, but with this putt on 14, he closes the gap to just two. Teammates Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, and Scotty Sheffller are riding the same wave of momentum. For two days, Europe has dominated. Now, the United States is fighting back. Scoreboards once blue are now turning red. The noise around the course amplifies, as does the pressure. The RDER Cup is staging the dramatic final act this city comes to expect. It’s Wednesday of Rder Cup week and with the threat of storms, the opening ceremony has been moved forward today. The Friday Forsesome’s matchups, usually announced at the same time, remain under wraps. United States, are you ready? Despite the schedule change, both teams are ready to go. Please welcome to the stage your 2025 European Rder Cup team. For Luke Donald and Europe, the goal is to repeat their victory from two years ago and break a 13-year drought by winning on American soil for only the fifth time. The 2025 United States Rder Cup team. For Keegan Bradley and the US team, the mission is to reclaim the cup by maximizing home field advantage, just as they did in their dominant wins in 2016 and 2021. It’s been a long time since I’ve been at a Ryder Cup and this has been one of the most incredible things I’ve ever experienced in my life. I can’t tell you how amazing it’s been to see the American flag, see the RDER Cup logo, and to be a part of this great tournament again. My main goal is to put these players in their best position to play well. Very excited about this week. We understand the challenge ahead. I have a great team, a team that I’m very confident in. Very excited for it to get going. It’s been a long buildup and now it’s time to let the guys go play. Thursday’s rain rolls in, softening the fairways and slowing the greens. Could these changing conditions play a part in the outcome in the afternoon? The captains reveal the pairings for the pivotal opening session. In each of the last five contests, the team that won the Friday Forsomes went on to lift the Samuel Ryder Trophy. As the weather improves, Beth Paige Black is ready to play host to the most electric atmosphere in golf. Europe USA. Early Friday morning, the first wave of 50,000 fans stream through the gates. comes out. Bryson Dashambo, Justin Thomas, John Rom, and Tier Hatton representing Europe, John Rom, measuring 397 yds, the dog leg first hole was considered drivable for power hitters like Dashambo. But the heavy rain that has softened the fairways will make this green just out of reach for the week. Moments later, a good approach from Thomas sets up a birdie chance for Dashambo for the win and to send out an early message. That’s what they wanted. Absolutely a dream start. The remaining Forsome’s matches tee off on the first in match two. Europe know that taking down Scotty Sheffller is pivotal. Matt Fitzpatrick and Ludvig Elberg come out strong against him and Russell Hemley. Oh my goodness. Hello. What did you think of that on the front nine? They make five birdies. Great pace and walked it in. Oberg puts the hammer down and so does Europe. Four up the margin now. It’s a similar story in match three. Tommy Fleetwood and Rory Mroy, unbeaten in forsomes two years ago, look set to continue their good run against Colin Morokawa and Harris English. They jump out to a five up lead through eight. Another fabulous shot. Birdie putt for Maroy. He walks it in. Everything is just going Europe’s way. I mean, it is just an amazing effort from team Europe on this first morning. Match four is the tightest of the morning with Patrick Canley and Xander Schoffley taking on Robert McIntyre and Victor Havlin. Shoffley makes an early statement on the second. Easy. Yeah, it’s a great shot. It’s really well done. He follows that with a birdie on the par 3 eighth to help the US go one up. This last match is the only glimmer for USA at the moment. In the top match, Rahm and Hatton, undefeated in Rome, turn things around against a Shambo and Thomas. Nice, John. This is a good looking shot if it’s the right ticket. Oh, that is absolutely incredible. That’s why in match play, you have to expect the unexpected. Four birdies in an eight-hole stretch cannot be matched by the Americans. Oh, it’s a beautiful part. Ted Thomas can’t make par on 15 and it’s all over. Wow, that drifted right and that’ll do it. What a jolt for Luke Donald that opening match. John Rom and Tierrell Hatton four and three in the first point on the board goes to Europe. The third match fails to make it back over the road that splits the Beth Page black course. Maroy and Fleetwood seal a decisive win on the 14th over Morawa and English. In match two, Oberg and Fitzpatrick maintain their healthy lead over Sheffler and Henley. They clinch the win on the 15th. Europe has raced to a 3-nil lead. Just the start Donald wanted. The final match of the morning between Schoffley and Canley and McIntyre and Havland is a must-win for the US. They had a three-up lead, but Havland ties it up with three to play on 17. McIntyre needs to make par to keep it level. Just sort of went a little bit low. He’ll be disappointed. playing the last canoffly deliver. It was time to shut the door for team USA and they just slammed it. With the US close, only a birdie will do for McIntyre. A two-up victory all the way to 18 for Xander Schoff Lake and Patrick Can. It’s 3-1 to Europe after the opening session, extending their impressive run in forsomes to 10 wins from their last 12 matches. USA in the afternoon fourball session. The US know they need to start strong. Could the arrival of President Trump on the first TE provide the boost this American team needs? Bradley opens up with his 2025 major winners, PGA and Open Champion Scotty Sheffller alongside US Open champion JJ Spawn against John Rom and Seb Straa. The signs are promising for the US with a birdie and a win on the first. What a shot. Welcome to the Rder Cup JJ Spawn. Keegan Bradley says we need you. But just like in the morning, the Americans fall behind in the top match. The Europeans make five birdies over 11 holes while their opponents can only find two. And John Ram pounces again for the Europeans. And they do indeed take a three-up advantage in the top match. Bryson Desambo aims to erase his morning loss, teaming up with Ben Griffin against Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose in match two. A birdie at the fifth helps them to go one up. On seven, Griffin thinks he’s helped his team double their lead. Get in the hole. But Rose, the oldest player in the RDER Cup at 45, has other ideas for the half. Oh, Justin Rose. Meanwhile, New York native Cameron Young and Justin Thomas come out firing in their match against Levik Oberg and Raasmas Hoygard. They light up the course with eight birdies in 13 holes. The perfect spark to ignite the home crowd. The Americans will seal a convincing win, reducing the overall deficit to one. It’s been a tough day in match one for Scotty Sheffller, who hasn’t been able to replicate the form he’s shown this season. There are flashes of his brilliance. This looks good. finally from the world number one. But nothing that can outshine Europe. Wow. John Rom on top of Shepler. Rahm and Straka go on to win on the 16th to restore Europe’s two-point advantage. Fleetwood and Rose look to extend their team’s lead in match two against Dambo and Griffin. Fleetwood delivers with a clutch T-shot. Fighting back from one down. Four birdies and six holes give them a two-up lead with two to play. He’s moving towards the bottom of the hole. What a putt from Fleetwood. But Dambo isn’t done. this putt to win the 17th and get to one down. And they keep it alive. They will go to the 18th. It could be too little, too late. After a great approach, Rose has a chance to extend Europe’s lead 5-2. No mistake from Rose. The elder statesman of the European team pounces at the last to wrap up that point. The bottom match features Sam Burns and Patrick Kentley against Rory Mroy and Shane Lowry. The Irish duo is up for the fight going two up through 11. But their lead slips away. Mroy has to make birdie on 13 or it’s tied. Well, well, well. That’s a cruel blow, isn’t it, for Rory Maroy? And indeed, we are all tied up in the bottom match. Five holes to go. Who will seize control? Back-to- back birdies for Rory Mroy. And now the pressure is on Sam Burns. Much needed. It’s fitting that it should go to the final hole. Still all square. Playing the last, the US can only manage a par, leaving Moy with a chance to secure another 3-1 session win for Europe. Not this time. The match is tied, but Donald must be satisfied with Europe’s 5 1/2 to 2 1/2 lead after day one. For the first time since 2004, they’ve claimed both opening day sessions on away soil, leaving the United States on the ropes. You just look at some of the putts these guys hold when it mattered. It’s pretty gratifying for a captain. Obviously, this morning to create a little bit of history with the three matches and how they were won was great. History is nice to accomplish. It doesn’t mean anything unless we get 14 and a half points on Sunday. They went out there. They played better than us today. They made more putts. But listen, we knew this was going to be difficult. We knew this was going to be tough. We didn’t expect to come in here and this not to be a difficult week. So, our boys are in great spirits. What an opportunity that they have to go out there tomorrow and prove to everybody now they’re down. Now they got to go catch up. And I like that. dawn on Saturday and the American team is working hard on the practice screen. After struggling on Friday, Europe took advantage, gaining over nine strokes in putting stats alone. Donald sticks with his winning foresomes pairs, albeit in a reshuffled order. Bradley, searching for a spark, swaps Justin Thomas out for an inform Cameron Young to pair up with Bryson Dashambo. The first TE is packed once again ahead of the opening tea off. Ludvig Oberg and Matt Fitzpatrick hope to match the form they showed in winning five and three on Friday. But Bradley is sent to Shambo and Young out first for a reason. The Americans deliver the start their captain badly needs. Four birdies in 10 holes see them go three up. That was a big time part from a big time player. But just like the previous morning, the US can’t mount a concerted forsome’s attack. By the start of the back nine on the remaining matches, Rory Mroy and Tommy Fleetwood are four up on Harris English and Colin Morawa. John Rom and Terrell Hatton are one up on Xander Schoffley and Patrick Canley. Oh my gosh. Much more than lucked skill. and Robert McIntyre and Victor Hopland are two up on Russell Henley and Scotty Shuffler. Europe is doing what few sports teams have managed in the past, reducing the roar of a New York crowd. With few positives elsewhere, Bradley needs the top match to go his way. Three up on the 16th. A fine approach by Dashambo will be good enough to close it out. That’s a brilliant shot from there. A vital point for the US to reduce the score to 5 1/2 to 3 and 1/2. In match two, Morokawa and English try to rally. The decision to pair them together has raised some questions, but wins at 14 and 15 cut the deficit to two. Oh, he’s done it. Harris English. You’ll hear that roar all over the golf course. Absolutely. Still, the ever reliable duo of Maroy and Fleetwood finish things off on the 16th. That is the ultimate silencer on the road. Tommy does it. He and Rory sailing through forsomes. Made to work a little bit down the stretch today, but it’s a three and two win over Harris English and Kamora. The win restores Europe’s three-point cushion. Rahm and Hatton follow suit against Schoffley and Kantley. They also close out the match on the 16th. Coldblooded killers out there today, John Ram and Tier Hatton as they take down the number one pair from the USA. The deficit is now four. One begins to wonder, can Bradley and his vice captain somehow stop the bleeding? All eyes turn to the final match of the morning. Scotty Shuffler and Russell Henley against Robert McIntyre and Victor Havland. The US fights back from two down to level things up through 13. But a Havlin birdie at the next edges Europe back in front. The 17th sums up both teams fortunes on the greens. Henley misses for birdie while Havlin makes par to stay one up on 18. Sheffller is first to play. Can he salvage half a point? Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. Everything seems to be going wrong for the US. McIntyre and Havlin hold firm, winning one. But this would be Hoblin’s final action of the day as a recurring neck injury forces him to the sidelines. Europe lead 8 1/2 to 3 and 1/2 matching their best ever score after three sessions on away soil. Can the US mount a comeback? Bradley needs an urgent response from his team in the afternoon fourballs. He sends out a bold pairing in match two. Scotty Sheffller and Bryson Dashambo. Tier Hatton steps in for the injured Victor Havland in match four. The atmosphere out on the course intensifies. The American fans know their team needs a lift. Much of the attention centers on match one. Rory Mroy and Shane Lowry against Justin Thomas and Cameron Young. Lowry finds his range. An eagle here at four and a birdie at five move them two up. For once, Maroy is the silent partner. But Thomas and Young claw it back to level the match by the turn. Hello. Hello. Watch out. Cam Young is about. The drama builds between the 10th and 12th where massive crowds have gathered around this three-hole loop. on 14. Maroy can put pressure on the US with this birdie chance. Can Thomas answer? Europe go one up. In match two, Sheffller and Dashambo face an inform Tommy Fleewood and Justin Rose. It’s a contest that will prove to have everything. On eight, Rose walks in the second of three birdies by the pair over four holes that will see them go two up. On 11, Dambo reduces the deficit. The English duo is back to two up when they get to 14. A Rose Birdie puts the pressure on to Shambo. Three up to Europe. This is remarkable stuff from these two. They are 11 under par through 14 holes. In such a full-on atmosphere, it’s not surprising tempers soon boil over. On 15, players and caddies clash on who’s first to putt. Well, to my point, the hole is tied, but the dispute spills over to the next te. One hole later, Rose and Fleetwood close out the match. A big win against America’s brightest stars. Fleewood makes history by becoming the first European since 1979 to win in all four opening sessions on US soil. For Sheffler, it’s the opposite story. He’s now just the second player to lose his first four matches. Back in match one with Europe one up, Maroy turns to his close friend Lowry to help finish the job, including a key birdie on 15. They remain ahead playing the 18th. Lowry hoping to turn the screw and get the job finished here. Hard to win holes against this European squad. Thomas and Young come up short. And that I’m afraid is that for the Americans. Emotions may have run high, but Maroy and Lowry secure a vital point to keep Europe out in front. The score extends to 10 1/2 to 3 1/2. Match three between John Rom and Seb Straka and Xander Schoffley and JJ Spawn has been close all afternoon. The Americans win on the 10th to get it back to one down. Uphill a bit, bit of left to right for Spawn. Wonderful stuff from the US Open champ. Holes 11 through 16 are tied on the par 317th. Spawn’s T-shot sets up a birdie to win the hole. Crucial for a US team clinging on. Well done by JJ Spawn. On 18. He’s dialed in with his irons once again. Really good shot. He’s really answered the call advantage to the US from being two up after nine. Could Rahm and Straka be letting this match slip away? Oh, a gift from Rahm. They can only make par. The RDER Cup rookie is up to the task. What a brilliant finish and JJ Spore. Two birdies to steal a point. Match four between Sam Burns and Patrick Canley and Tier Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick is the tightest of the day. Just three holes will be won by either team. What a flex from Matt Fitzpatrick. Europe is one up through nine, but the US pulls even after 14. Oh, and Burns finds something. Once again, it comes down to the final hole. A brilliant bunker shot by Fitzpatrick lays a marker down for Hatton in the hole. So half a chance. Two Englishmen side by side, stone dead at the 18th. The US can’t make birdie and they concede Hatton’s short putt. Another point for Europe and another 3-1 session score line. It’s 11 1/2 to 4 1/2 to Europe. Their largest lead heading into a Sunday singles. They also become the first team to ever win all four opening sessions on away soil. Donald’s master plan is so far working to perfection. A lot of things have gone well for us, but very happy with how strong our team is. The anti-fragile mentality, you know, things got tougher out there. It fired them up even more. They were able to get better. That is what makes me most proud as a captain. As for the US, no team has ever come back from seven points down. I feel like the guys have played pretty well. The Europeans have just played way better. And sometimes that happens, but we still got another day. Wild stuff happens in sports all the time. In the city that never sleeps, Bradley may need to stay up searching for answers. Sunday afternoon and the score line hasn’t kept the crowds away. European fans are confident, but there’s still hope among the Americans. In the singles lineup, Bradley stacks the top order with those he believes can deliver early points, while Donald spreads form and experience throughout. But before play, Victor Havlin has to withdraw with the neck injury sustained the day before, forcing Harris English to sit out. Under the rules, the match is tied. The score is now 12 to 5, and the US hopes fade further. The first tea is set for the opening match featuring Justin Rose against Cameron Young. The American provides exactly the start Bradley is looking for with a win at the first. Good looking. That is a start. But once again, the US struggles to find early momentum. Rose gains the upper hand to go one up after five. Tommy Fleetwood is two up through five against Justin Thomas. Matt Fitzpatrick storms to five up on Bryson Dambo after seven. So far, Bradley’s decision to frontload his lineup has not paid off. Match four gets underway. Scotty Sheffller versus Rory Maroy. A heavyweight clash tailor made for this New York stage. Maroy lands the first blow at the second. Sheffller strikes back at the fourth. Mroy is on the ropes on the seventh floor, but refuses to go down to remain tied. Further down the board, in matches 5 through 11, the US leads in just one. It’s just the scenario Donald was hoping for. With Europe holding firm, the spotlight turns to the back nine and the key opening match. Young’s fine debut in the cup continues. Turning things around to go three up on Rose through 12. But the Englishman is not done yet. After Bradley helps out to find the correct spot to drop following a weward drive on 13. An incredible recovery will win him the hole. Get in the ball. That’s a golf shot. You’re telling me it’s a golf shot. A birdie on 14 reduces the deficit even further. And there it is. After Rose ties the match on the 16th, it comes down to the final hole. Both players have birdie chances. I think he thought that was going to break to the right. Halfway there, it went to the left. So, Young will have his chance. And Cameron Young has come full circle. Young delivers the first point of the day for the US. The score is now 126. Attention turns to match two where Fleetwood and Thomas have been back and forth all afternoon. As in match one, they’re tied playing the last with makeable putts. Fleetwood for birdie at 18. Thomas is inside of him and Fleetwood has given JT a chance to win it. What a moment for America. Two clutch birdie putts by the Americans at the 18th to win matches. A huge point for the US. It’s now 12-7. Belief is building amongst the home team. While the focus has remained on the top matches, further down the lineup, Xander Schoffley’s game comes alive against John Rom. Oh wow. Perfect. What a great shot that is. Four birdies and five holes on the back nine seals a comprehensive win against one of Europe’s best. And that should get it done. Ander Schoffley, a four and three winner. He takes down Rom. It’s now 128. The US comeback has become a reality. Ludvig Oberg has remained the calm in the US storm for Europe all day. Playing Patrick Kentley, the Swede has held a two-up lead since the 12th. A tie at the 17th would secure a vital win for Europe and halt the American charge. Well, that’s quite a scalp, isn’t it, for young Ludvig and a much needed point for the Europeans. The score now reads 13-8. Back in match three, Fitzpatrick was five up through seven against Tambo. But fueled by the crowd, the American is fighting back. At 14, he trails by three. No mistake there. In fact, it’ll get the biggest roar. Two down with four to play. Marching forward. One hole later, it’s one down. That is four birdies in a row for Bryson on 17 with the Shambo in for par. The Englishman needs to make his three to stay ahead. Oh wow. Lips out. Good heavens. Look at Bryson Dambo as he heads to the AT&T up that hill. From five down to tied playing the last, is there still one final twist in this tale? Dshambo fails to make birdie, leaving Fitzpatrick a chance to take the win. Well, that one’s good. The Shambo is far from good. The American cleans up for par to tie the match. Not the point he wanted, but still an incredible effort. Europe now needs just half a point to retain the cup. Amid all the drama, Sheffler versus Maroy has been surprisingly subdued with just four holes won between them through 13. But Donald knows how crucial match four is. I think it opens up. On 14, Maroy needs to make par to keep it tied. And so it is Sheffller who edges out ahead of Mroy with four to play. Unbeaten so far this week, Mroy digs deep, finding a birdie at the next. Mroy rolls it in, but his celebrations are short-lived as Sheffler hits right back. He’s the world number one for a reason, and Sheffler remains one up on Mroy. The match stays one up to the US as they play the 18th. From the fairway bunker, Maroy has to somehow put pressure on his opponent. He hits the green but is far from birdie range. Sheffller has two putts to close it out. That should do it. And in a very entertaining battle, world number one over world number two. Having lost all four matches over the first two days, he finally delivers and cuts the lead to 13 1/2 to 9 1/2. Moments later, the gap narrows further. JJ Spawn in command on the back nine against Septraka secures victory on the 17th. From trailing by seven, the US has clawed back to just three behind. Could this be another battle of Brooklyn? What seemed like a comfortable European victory at the start of the day now has Donald scrambling for any half or full point to get over the line. His hopes are fading in match eight where Russell Henley is two up on Shane Lowry with four to play. Balowi isn’t going down without a fight. A great approach on 15 will cut the deficit to just one, but it may not be enough. On 17, Henley has a chance to close it out and secure another point for the US. Left it short. Lowry to keep it to one down. Clutch two putt delivered by Lowry. They go to 18. The fifth of eight matches so far to reach the final hole. Henley is first up from the bunker. Oh wow. Incredible. The shot of his life. What’s Shane got? Oh, Shane Lowry. What a response. Khenley makes his putt. The US closes the gap to two. They still win the match. Oh, leave it short. So Hanley opens the door and Lowry is trying to jump in here. This is it to retain the cup for Europe. All eyes are now on Lowry for what could be a career definfing moment. And Shane Lowry has done it. Europe pulls off one of the biggest upsets on US soil. retains the RDER Cup. Back on 17, Bradley can only watch his dreams fade away from afar. The two captains embrace on the 17th green. Donald may be happy retaining the cup, but after two dominant days, he would love to get to 14 and 1/2 points for overall victory. That half point won’t come from match nine where Raasmus Hoygard loses to Ben Griffin. That’s that. It is another point for team USA 1214. But Donald still has an ace up his sleeve. He’s placed Tier Hatton unbeaten this week down the order in match 10 just in case the US made this kind of comeback. paired against Colin Morawa. They reach 18 tied. Hatton does what he needs to do. Morawa can’t make birdie, leaving the Englishman with two putts to secure the half point required for the overall win. Mission accomplished. But my word, they had to fight hard out there today for it. with Robert McIntyre tying his match with Sam Burns in match 11. The final score reads 15-13 to Europe. Let the celebrations begin. For Donald, the goal was to pull off one of the toughest feats in golf, winning a RDER Cup on foreign soil. Having won four times as a player, he now becomes just the second European captain to claim back-to-back wins. Ryder Cup weeks are the best weeks of our lives. Those weeks we spend together are the ones we remember the most. We talk about all the people that came for us, that paved the way for us. Now, future generations will talk about this team. For Bradley, it’s so close and yet so far. His team scored 8 and 1/2 points in the singles. But despite the incredible comeback, it’s their performance over the first two days that simply left them too much to do. The boys really fought today. That was incredible. I didn’t expect anything different. These guys are really an incredible group. Was looking there for a second like it was happening and what a wild ride. What a fun day. Never been more proud of anything in my life. The European Rder Cup team and their captain Luke Donald. One thing is certain, the 2025 Rder Cup delivered on the hype. It’s the closest margin of victory since 2012. Though Europe has now won nine of the last 12 contests, the Rder Cup rivalry remains as intense and compelling as ever to watch another Ryder Cup video. Click here and subscribe here.

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