American fans are out in force Saturday at the Ryder Cup.
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Twelve matches are complete, but the 2021 Ryder Cup is far from over. Four fourball matches will be contested Saturday afternoon at Whistling Straits, the final chance for each team to make a run before Sunday singles. You can view the full Saturday afternoon match schedule, matchups and starting times at the bottom of this post.
In the morning session on Day 2, the Americans once again got off to a hot start, quickly setting the tone early. The European team fought back to keep the contest interesting, but the Americans mounted a late comeback to take the morning session 3-1 and grow their lead to 9-3 heading into the afternoon matches.
Afternoon coverage of Day 2 can be found on NBC, which is broadcasting Day 2 from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET on Saturday. The NBC coverage can be streamed via Peacock Premium, and free streaming Featured Match coverage can be viewed on Peacock and RyderCup.com all day Saturday.
Here are the full matchups and starting times for Saturday afternoon at the 2021 Ryder Cup:
Ryder Cup 2021 Saturday afternoon fourball matchups (ET)
Match 1 (1:26 p.m.) — Tony Finau/Harris English (USA) vs. Shane Lowry/Tyrrell Hatton (EUR)
Match 2 (1:42 p.m.) — Brooks Koepka/Jordan Spieth (USA) vs. Jon Rahm/Sergio Garcia (EUR)
Match 3 (1:58 p.m.) — Scottie Scheffler/Bryson DeChambeau (USA) vs. Tommy Fleetwood/Viktor Hovland (EUR)
Match 4 (2:14 p.m.) — Dustin Johnson/Collin Morikawa (USA) vs. Ian Poulter/Rory McIlroy(EUR)
U.S. sitting:Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Xander Schauffele Europe sitting:Bernd Wiesberger, Paul Casey, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Lee Westwood
Ryder Cup 2021 Saturday morning foursomes matchups (ET)
Match 1 (8:05 a.m.) — Brooks Koepka/Daniel Berger (USA) vs. Sergio Garcia/Jon Rahm (EUR)
Match 2 (8:21 a.m.) — Dustin Johnson/Collin Morikawa (USA) vs. Paul Casey/Tyrrell Hatton (EUR)
Match 3 (8:37 a.m.) — Jordan Spieth/Justin Thomas (USA) vs. Viktor Hovland/Bernd Wiesberger (EUR)
Match 4 (8:53 a.m.) — Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (USA) vs. Lee Westwood/Matthew Fitzpatrick(EUR)
U.S. sitting: Harris English, Tony Finau, Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler Europe sitting: Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood
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