Ryder Cup 2025 live Day 1 tee times and updates before Rahm

“I think he’ll be a great force for us to get a lot of people on our side,” DeChambeau said on the President’s presence at Bethpage Black.

“I think it will be interesting and exciting to see how the crowd and everybody reacts.

“It’s going to be an electric environment.”

“I left it completely up to them,” Fitzpatrick said, after American fans shout “slit his throat, Berger” during his last Ryder Cup appearance on US soil against Daniel Berger. “There’s two things on that. There is, obviously, a little bit of that; they didn’t have a great experience in Whistling Straits. That’s not like a lie or anything or making anything up,” Fitzpatrick said on the eve of this year’s Ryder Cuphaving admitted that the trash talk directed at him last time “didn’t go down too well with mum and dad” before highlighting next week’s DP World Tour event at the Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.

“The other thing is, both my parents are playing next week in the Dunhill. They also didn’t really want to ruin that experience, as well, because that’s obviously special to have that. So yeah, it’s a combination. It’s a lot of travel. It’s obviously a busy week. It’s a tiring week. And then they obviously want to have a nice week next week, as well, with me and my brother. No denying that they had a bad experience in the past, but there’s no reason why it has to be like that this time.”

As Matt Fitzpatrick worked on his short game around the greens at Bethpage Black, a group of American fans saw an opportunity to get in his ear. They laughed at a couple of his duffed chips from the long grass and loudly predicted that he wouldn’t be picked to play in the Friday morning foursomes by European captain Luke Donald.

“They were telling me, ‘Oh, you’re probably going to be here (practising chipping) on Friday’,” Fitzpatrick smiled. “I was like, ‘Yeah, you’re probably right to be fair’.” They were wrong, as it turns out: Fitzpatrick will be thrown straight into the action in a new European pairing with Ludvig Aberg, as the opening pairings were finally announced.

“It’s just something that I’ve been into the last couple years,” he said.

“I think I’ve always been extremely into my golf and sometimes you just look at your golf swing and trying to practise hard and you don’t really get the results that you want, it can be quite frustrating. I think it’s been one of those things that (has) kind of taken my mind off of golf a little bit.

“And then the more you go into it, you just get more questions.

“It’s one of those things that you don’t really find any more answers, but it’s very interesting to go in there and kind of challenge some of your beliefs that you currently hold and you kind of have to expand your mind a little bit.

“I think it’s super fascinating because it touches on so many different topics as well. I find it really interesting.”

The US President’s presence at the US Open earlier this month for Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner forced long security delays, with the match delayed by 37 minutes.

And organisers of the Ryder Cup hope a belated arrival will ease logistics to start the tournament, with Trump an avid golf fan and owner of a number of prestigious course around the world, including Turnberry in South Ayrshire.

Trump appears set to arrive in time for the second session of the day, with four fourballs matches set to take place from 12:25pm ET (5:25pm BST).

Days 1: Friday 26 September tee times

Four foursome (alternate shot) matches

7:10am ET (12:10pm BST): Bryson DeChambeau (2-3-1)/Justin Thomas (7-4-2) vs Jon Rahm (6-3-3)/Tyrrell Hatton (5-4-2)

7:26 in it (12:26 PM BST): Scottie Scheffer (2-2-3) / Rookie) v Lucvig Aberg (Matt Fitzpatrick (1-7-0)

7:42am ET (12:42pm BST): Collin Morikawa (4-3-1)/Harris English (1-2-0) v Rory McIlroy (16-13-4)/Tommy Fleetwood (7-3-2)

7:58 AM EN (12:58 PM BST): Xander Schaffele (4-4-0)/Patrick Cantlay (5-2-1) V Bob MacIntyre (2-0-1)/Viktor Hovland (3-4-3)

Four fourball (better ball) matches in the afternoon (pairings announced later today):

Friday 26 September: Sky Sports Main Event (12:00pm), Sky Sports Golf (12:00pm)

Luke Donald has aimed another shot at Team USA over their decision to be paid at the Ryder Cup 2025 by emphasising how Team Europe are “fuelled by something money cannot buy”.

The United States players will be compensated for the first time ever in the biennial contest at Bethpage Black in New York, with the American players paid $500,000 each, of which $300,000 would be donated to charity and a $200,000 stipend for each player to use as they please.

After Europe’s players snubbed the chance to be paid too, Donald opted to take a swipe at their rivals during the opening ceremony.

“The Ryder Cup means so much to each and everyone of us,” said European captain Donald in his speech at Wednesday’s opening ceremony. “It is unlike anything else in our sport. It is not about prize money or ranking points, it’s about pride, representing your flag your shirts and the legacy you legacy you leave behind.”

(Ryder Cup records in brackets)

• 7:10am ET (12:10pm BST) – Match 1: Bryson DeChambeau (2-3-1)/Justin Thomas (7-4-2) vs Jon Rahm (6-3-3)/Tyrrell Hatton (5-4-2)
• 7:26 in it (12:26 PM BST) – Match 2: Scottie Scheffer (1-2-3) / Rookie) / 2-2-0) / Matt Fitzpatrick (1-7-0)
• 7:42am ET (12:42pm BST) – Match 3: Collin Morikawa (4-3-1)/Harris English (1-2-0) v Rory McIlroy (16-13-4)/Tommy Fleetwood (7-3-2)
• 7:58 AM EN (12:58 PM BST)-Match 4: Xander Schaffele (4-4-0)/Patrick Cantlay (5-2-1) V Bob MacInTyre (2-0-1)/Viktor Hovland (3-4-3)

Good morning and welcome to the Independent’s Ryder Cup 2025 coverage with a mouthwatering Day 1 in store at Bethpage Black.

Jack Rathborn and Lawrence Ostlere will be out on the course to provide live updates on what promises to be an exciting Friday morning session of foursomes.

Luke Donald is bullish about his side’s chances of retaining the cup, while Keegan Bradley’s United States have momentum and a raucous New York crowd to unsettle the blue and yellow visitors.