Morning Massacre Sets the Tone

Europe did something Friday morning they’d never done before on American soil—they swept the first three Foursomes matches Match recaps: Results from Friday’s Ryder Cup Foursomes, Four-ball matches – PGA TOUR. The Long Island crowd came ready to roar, but once balls went in the air, momentum shifted decisively to Team Europe Match recaps: Results from Friday’s Ryder Cup Foursomes, Four-ball matches – PGA TOUR.

Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton kicked it off by crushing the American flag-draped duo of Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas 4&3. DeChambeau’s opening birdie looked like a tone-setter until “the fireworks faded almost as quickly as they arrived” Match recaps: Results from Friday’s Ryder Cup Foursomes, Four-ball matches – PGA TOUR. Hatton’s putter caught fire on the back nine, and suddenly the first blue point was up.

Then came the real gut punch. Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick dismantled Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley 5&3 Match recaps: Results from Friday’s Ryder Cup Foursomes, Four-ball matches – PGA TOUR, winning seven holes and draining seven birdies. The world No. 1 managed just two hole wins all morning. Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood poured salt in the wound with a dominant 5&4 victory over Collin Morikawa and Harris English—a pairing that ranked dead last (132nd out of 132) in Data Golf’s statistical rankings Ryder Cup 2025: Keegan Bradley flunked his first pairings test | Golf News and Tour Information | GolfDigest.com.

Afternoon Provides Little Relief

The U.S. needed a spark in Four-balls. They got one—but just one. Cameron Young and Justin Thomas delivered a massive 6&5 beatdown Match recaps: Results from Friday’s Ryder Cup Foursomes, Four-ball matches – PGA TOUR of Ludvig Åberg and Rasmus Højgaard, giving the Americans something to celebrate.

Everything else? More European dominance. Jon Rahm and Sepp Straka took down Scottie Scheffler and J.J. Spaun 3&2 Match recaps: Results from Friday’s Ryder Cup Foursomes, Four-ball matches – PGA TOUR, with Rahm drilling five birdies including a momentum-killing 20-footer on 15 that crushed an American comeback. Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose edged Bryson DeChambeau and Ben Griffin 1-up Match recaps: Results from Friday’s Ryder Cup Foursomes, Four-ball matches – PGA TOUR, with Rose sealing it with an electric birdie on 18.

The anchor match between Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry and Sam Burns/Patrick Cantlay ended all square after both sides missed clutch putts on 18.

Saturday’s Redemption Attempt

Captain Keegan Bradley is making just one change for Saturday morning’s Foursomes—DeChambeau will pair with Cameron Young instead of Justin Thomas Ryder Cup 2025: Saturday foursomes pairings, starting times at Bethpage – NBC Sports. Meanwhile, Luke Donald is running back his same four pairings that dominated Friday morning, just in different order Ryder Cup 2025: Saturday foursomes pairings, starting times at Bethpage – NBC Sports.

Here’s what’s on deck for Saturday morning:

• 7:10 a.m. ET: DeChambeau/Young vs. Fitzpatrick/Åberg
• 7:26 a.m. ET: English/Morikawa vs. McIlroy/Fleetwood
• 7:42 a.m. ET: Schauffele/Cantlay vs. Rahm/Hatton
• 7:58 a.m. ET: Henley/Scheffler vs. MacIntyre/Hovland

The Bottom Line

After Day 1, Europe leads the U.S. Team 5.5-2.5 Match recaps: Results from Friday’s Ryder Cup Foursomes, Four-ball matches – PGA TOUR—their first lead on American soil after Friday since 2004. The weight of history is crushing Bethpage’s home hopes. Bradley’s squad needs answers fast, or this Ryder Cup could be over before Sunday singles even start.