Field Level Media
28 Sep 2025, 06:10 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Brendan Mcdermid-Reuters via Imagn Images)
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The two best players in the world will go face to face on Sunday when Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy play singles at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
The showdown will be the fourth of 12 matches in the final session and tee off at 12:35 p.m. local time.
Team Europe holds an overwhelming 11 1/2-4 1/2 lead after two days of the competition. As defending champions, the Europeans need just 2 1/2 more points to retain the Ryder Cup and three more to win outright.
The United States must score an improbable 10 points of the available 12 to pull off the largest comeback in modern Ryder Cup history.
Scheffler became the first player under the Cup's current format to play the first four sessions and lose all four. His counterpart from Northern Ireland, meanwhile, is 3-0-1 while facing constant jeers and verbal abuse, including when standing over his ball.
The United States will aim to start strong with Cameron Young, who will have the home crowd fired up as a fellow New York-area native. Young won his first two matches in his Ryder Cup debut, one of the few bright spots for the hosts this year. He'll oppose Englishman Justin Rose.
Other highlight matchups include Justin Thomas vs. England's Tommy Fleetwood (Match 2), Bryson DeChambeau vs. England's Matt Fitzpatrick (Match 3) and Xander Schauffele vs. Spain's Jon Rahm (Match 6).
The final match will feature Harris English against Norway's Viktor Hovland, unless Hovland is a late scratch due to a neck injury he aggravated during morning foursomes. Team Europe captain Luke Donald said Hovland would undergo an MRI on Saturday night.
If Hovland cannot play, the U.S. will remove one of its players whose name Keegan Bradley will place in a sealed envelope. That match would then go down as a tie and 11 matches will be played.
Sunday tee times (USA vs. EUR, all times ET):
Cameron Young vs. Justin Rose, 12:02 p.m.
Justin Thomas vs. Tommy Fleetwood, 12:13 p.m.
Bryson DeChambeau vs. Matt Fitzpatrick, 12:24 p.m.
Scottie Scheffler vs. Rory McIlroy, 12:35 p.m.
Patrick Cantlay vs. Ludvig Aberg, 12:46 p.m.
Xander Schauffele vs. Jon Rahm, 12:57 p.m.
J.J. Spaun vs. Sepp Straka, 1:08 p.m.
Russell Henley vs. Shane Lowry, 1:19 p.m.
Ben Griffin vs. Rasmus Hojgaard, 1:30 p.m.
Collin Morikawa vs. Tyrrell Hatton, 1:41 p.m.
Sam Burns vs. Robert MacIntyre, 1:52 p.m.
Harris English vs. Viktor Hovland, 2:03 p.m.
--Adam Zielonka, Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Illinois Intelligencer news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Illinois Intelligencer.
More Information(Photo credit: Brendan Mcdermid-Reuters via Imagn Images) FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The two best players in the world will go face to...
New York [US], September 28 (ANI): At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...
(Photo credit: David Banks-Imagn Images) Caleb Komolafe rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown as Northwestern slipped past winless...
(Photo credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images) FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Team Europe is all but assured to win the 45th Ryder Cup after Saturday's...
(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) After months of fruitless negotiations that led him to holding out of training camp, center...
(Photo credit: Dennis Schneidler-Imagn Images) FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Englishman Tyrrell Hatton stepped onto the first tee instead...
OSLO, Norway: When the Nobel Peace Prize is announced on October 10, experts say one name can safely be ruled out: U.S. President Donald...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump's approval rating edged down in recent weeks as concerns grew over the U.S. economy and his...
OSLO, Norway: Norwegian police said this week they were investigating an explosion in central Oslo, where a second device was later...
HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, China: Typhoon Ragasa, the strongest tropical cyclone of 2025, surged toward southern China on September 24, following...
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump, has slammed James Comey, the former FBI director, a day after charges have been laid...
OTTAWA, Canada: TikTok has pledged to tighten safeguards for young users in Canada after a joint investigation found its measures to...
