The 2023 Ryder Cup kicks off Friday at Marco Simone Golf Club outside of Rome, where the U.S. team will try to win on European soil for the first time in 30 years. Here’s everything you need to know about the event, including the daily format, full rosters, start times, the TV schedule and more.
Ryder Cup preview
For decades, the Ryder Cup was a story of European dominance. But things have changed recently. The Americans are the defending champions, and they’ve won two of the last three Ryder Cups.
But both of those wins, in 2021 at Whistling Straits and 2016 at Hazeltine, were contested in the United States. The last time the Americans won the Ryder Cup in Europe? All the way back in 1993 at The Belfry.
Now the U.S. team, anchored by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, will take on a fearsome European squad starring Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm in an attempt to claim a victory across the pond at first-time host course Marco Simone Golf Club.
Ryder Cup format
The 2023 Ryder Cup will be contested across three days of competition. For Day 1 on Friday, Sept. 29, there will be four foursomes matches and four four-ball matches, all featuring two players from each team.
In foursomes, or alternate shot, teammates play one ball and alternate who hits each shot. In four-ball, all four players play their own ball, with the lowest score per team counting for each hole.
The second day of competition on Saturday will also feature eight matches in total across two sessions, foursomes and fourballs.
Then for the finale on Sunday, all 24 players will compete in 12 singles matches to determine the champion.
One point is up for grabs in each match, with a half-point going to each team in the event of a tie. Twenty-eight points will be doled out in total, with the American team needing to reach 14 to retain the Cup because they are the defending champions. The European team will need to reach 14.5 points to win.
How to watch the Ryder Cup on TV
NBC and USA will provide TV coverage of the 2023 Ryder Cup with lengthy telecasts all three days of the tournament. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Thursday, September 28: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (Opening Ceremonies on Golf Channel) Friday, September 29: 1:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ET (USA) Saturday, September 30: 1:30-3 a.m. ET (USA); 3 a.m.-12 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock) Sunday, October 1: 5:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)
You can watch the 2023 Ryder Cup online with Peacock, which will provide live simulcasts of NBC’s TV coverage as well as featured match coverage all three days of the tournament.
Auto-qualifiers Rory McIlroy Jon Rahm Robert MacIntyre Tyrrell Hatton Matt Fitzpatrick Viktor Hovland
Captain’s picks Tommy Fleetwood Justin Rose Sepp Straka Shane Lowry Ludvig Aberg Nicolai Hojgaard
Captain: Luke Donald
2023 Ryder Cup match schedule, start times
Day 1, Friday, Sept. 29
MORNING FOURSOMES
Match 1, 1:35 a.m. ET: Scottie Scheffler/Sam Burns (USA) vs. Jon Rahm/Tyrrell Hatton (EUR) Match 2, 1:50 a.m. ET: Max Homa/Brian Harman (USA) vs. Viktor Hovland/Ludvig Aberg (EUR) Match 3, 2:05 a.m. ET: Rickie Fowler/Collin Morikawa (USA) vs. Shane Lowry/Sepp Straka (EUR) Match 4, 2:20 a.m. ET: Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (USA) vs. Rory McIlroy/Tommy Fleetwood (EUR)
AFTERNOON FOUR-BALL
Match 1, 6:25 a.m. ET: Justin Thomas/Jordan Spieth (USA) vs. Viktor Hovland/Tyrrell Hatton (EUR) Match 2, 6:40 a.m. ET: Scottie Scheffler/Brooks Koepka (USA) vs. Jon Rahm/Nicolai Hojgaard (EUR) Match 3, 6:55 a.m. ET: Max Homa/Wyndham Clark (USA) vs. Robert MacIntyre/Justin Rose (EUR) Match 4, 7:10 a.m. ET: Collin Morikawa/Xander Schauffele (USA) vs. Rory McIlroy/Matt Fitzpatrick (EUR)
Day 2, Saturday, Sept. 30
MORNING FOURSOMES
Match 1, 1:35 a.m. ET: Justin Thomas/Jordan Spieth (USA) vs. Rory McIlroy/Tommy Fleetwood (EUR) Match 2, 1:50 a.m. ET: Scottie Scheffler/Brooks Koepka (USA) vs. Viktor Hovland/Ludvig Aberg (EUR) Match 3, 2:05 a.m. ET: Max Homa/Brian Harman (USA) vs. Shane Lowry/Sepp Straka (EUR) Match 4, 2:20 a.m. ET: Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (USA) vs. Jon Rahm/Tyrrell Hatton (EUR)
AFTERNOON FOUR-BALL
Match 1, 6:25 a.m. ET: Sam Burns/Collin Morikawa (USA) vs. Viktor Hovland/Ludvig Aberg (EUR) Match 2, 6:40 a.m. ET: Max Homa/Brian Harman (USA) vs. Tommy Fleetwood/Nicolai Hojgaard (EUR) Match 3, 6:55 a.m. ET: Justin Thomas/Jordan Spieth (USA) vs. Justin Rose/Robert MacIntyre (EUR) Match 4, 7:10 a.m. ET: Patrick Cantlay/Wyndham Clark (USA) vs. Rory McIlroy/Matt Fitzpatrick (EUR)
Day 3, Sunday, Oct. 1
Match 1, 5:35 a.m. ET: Scottie Scheffler (USA) vs. Jon Rahm (EUR) Match 2, 5:47 a.m. ET: Collin Morikawa (USA) vs. Viktor Hovland (EUR) Match 3, 5:59 a.m. ET: Patrick Cantlay (USA) vs. Justin Rose (EUR) Match 4, 6:11 a.m. ET: Sam Burns (USA) vs. Rory McIlroy (EUR) Match 5, 6:23 a.m. ET: Max Homa (USA) vs. Matt Fitzpatrick (EUR) Match 6, 6:35 a.m. ET: Brian Harman (USA) vs. Tyrrell Hatton (EUR) Match 7, 6:47 a.m. ET: Brooks Koepka (USA) vs. Ludvig Aberg (EUR) Match 8, 6:59 a.m. ET: Justin Thomas (USA) vs. Sepp Straka (EUR) Match 9, 7:11 a.m. ET: Xander Schauffele (USA) vs. Nicolai Hojgaard (EUR) Match 10, 7:23 a.m. ET: Jordan Spieth (USA) vs. Shane Lowry (EUR) Match 11, 7:35 a.m. ET: Rickie Fowler (USA) vs. Tommy Fleetwood (EUR) Match 12, 7:47 a.m. ET: Wyndham Clark (USA) vs. Robert MacIntyre (EUR)
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