Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas of the United States will meet Europe’s Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton in Friday’s opening foursomes match at the Ryder Cup.
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The clash will help to build an electric atmosphere with President Donald Trump set to attend day one of the showdown at Bethpage Black, where more than 50,000 spectators are anticipated.
US captain Keegan Bradley and Europe captain Luke Donald turned in their four twosomes pairings in order without knowing what picks their rival had made.
Friday’s first foursomes match will begin at 9.10pm with two-time major winners Thomas and DeChambeau against two-time major winner Rahm of Spain and England’s Hatton.
“Besides the fact that he (DeChambeau) is a world-class player and one of our best players on the team, we wanted to send out a fiery group to lead us out with these fans,” Bradley said.
“Bryson just relishes these opportunities. He’s one of these guys where you hear on a basketball team who wants the ball for the last shot. So is Justin. Let’s not forget, Justin is the heartbeat of our team. They are to go out and be a really tough team to beat.”
Donald, meanwhile, told Golf Channel that Rahm and Hatton would allow the European defence to get off to a strong start.
“We know in match play you have to get off to a good start and these guys have had a lot of success together. They know how to win, get on well and are a strong partnership,” Donald said.
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The European duo and DeChambeau all play in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League. Following the foursomes will be Americans Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley, the world number one and world number three respectively, against Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg and England’s Matt Fitzpatrick.
The third match sends second-ranked Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and England’s Tommy Fleetwood against Americans Harris English and Collin Morikawa.
The last morning foursomes matchup sends Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre and Norway’s Viktor Hovland against Americans Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.
Fans have already been warned about tighter security measures and several restrictions because Trump will be at the course.
Rain hampered the final practice session, soaking the course ahead the competition.
The format includes four morning foursomes matches and four afternoon four-ball matches on Friday and Saturday with 12 concluding Sunday singles matches.
The Americans will need 14.5 points to win the Cup. Europe, winners in 10 of the past 14 meetings, need only 14 of 28 points to retain the trophy.
The US team leads the all-time rivalry 27-15 with two drawn, but Europe lead 12-9 with one drawn since their team was expanded beyond Britain and Ireland in 1979.
DAY 1 PAIRINGS
Match 1 (9:10pm): Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas
Match 2 (9:26pm): Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick vs. Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley
Match 3 (9:42pm): Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood vs. Collin Morikawa and Harris English
Match 4 (9:58pm): Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland vs. Xander Schauffle and Patrick Cantlay
