Ryder Cup 2025: UK tee times, schedule, format, teams and how to watch on TV

The Ryder Cup 2025 gets underway this week as Team Europe look to retain their title against Team USA at Bethpage Black in New York.

Europe stormed to victory in Rome in 2023 under Luke Donald, and the former World No1 has returned to captain the side again two years later as he hopes to guide them to an unlikely victory on away soil.

Almost all of his 12-man team from Marco Simone remains in tact two years later, with the only change seeing Rasmus Hojgaard replace his twin brother Nicolai Hojgaard.

Keegan Bradley, meanwhile, leads the US team, which won in record fashion at Whistling Straits when the tournament was last hosted in America in 2021.

Bradley, ranked 13th in the world, opted not to select himself as a playing captain, but has an array of talent to call upon, including World No1 Scottie Scheffler and LIV Golf superstar Bryson DeChambeau.

A boisterous crowd in New York is expected to greet both sets of players, with the long and demanding set-up of Bethpage Black set to prove an entertaining backdrop for the three-day matchplay event.

Ahead of the first tee shot on Friday, here is everything you need to know, including the tee times, schedule, format and how to watch on TV in the UK.

When does the Ryder Cup start? Full dates

The 45th Ryder Cup gets underway on Friday, 26 September, and runs until Sunday, 28 September.

Bethpage Black will play host to this week’s event, with the Long Island course previously hosting the US PGA Championship in 2019.

How to watch Ryder Cup on TV and live stream

All three days of the Ryder Cup will be shown on Sky Sports Golf or Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, while viewers can also live stream the action via Sky Go.

If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass to watch without a subscription.

What is the format for the Ryder Cup? Foursomes and fourballs explained

Each of the first two days of the Ryder Cup will feature a four-match session on foursomes and a four-match session of fourballs.

The US have elected to start with foursomes, which sees two golfers from each team pair up and play alternate shots using the same ball. The best score on each hole wins, with a tie if the scores are equal.

In the afternoon sessions, the teams then compete in four fourball matches, with two golfers from each team pairing up but, this time, using their own ball. The lowest score from either player is used for the team’s overall score for that hole with the best score winning the hole.

Players can play in all four sessions across the first two days, but with only eight slots available for each session some of the 12-man team are rested each time. Each player has to play in at least one session across the first two days.

The third and final day consists of singles matches where one player from Team Europe competes against another player from Team USA. This is standard matchplay, with the best score on each hole winning. All twelve members from each team have to compete in these matches.

There are 28 points at stake in total, with a point being awarded for winning a match, or half a point given to each team if there is a tie after 18 holes. In a similar fashion to the Ashes, if the overall score is tied at 14-14 come the end of Sunday, the holders (Team Europe) will retain the trophy.

Ryder Cup schedule and UK tee times

Friday

Morning foursomes matches (all times BST)

• Match 1 – 12:10pm
• Match 2 – 12:26pm
• Match 3 – 12:42pm
• Match 4 – 12:58pm

Afternoon fourball matches (all times BST)

• Match 5 – 17:25pm
• Match 6 – 17:41pm
• Match 7 – 17:57pm
• Match 8 – 18:13pm

Saturday

Morning foursomes matches (all times BST)

• Match 9 – 12:10pm  
• Match 10 – 12:26pm
• Match 11 – 12:42pm
• Match 12 – 12:58pm

Afternoon fourball matches (all times BST)

• Match 13 – 17:25pm
• Match 14 – 17:41pm
• Match 15 – 17:57pm  
• Match 16 – 18:13pm  

Sunday

Singles matches (all times BST)

• Match 17 17:02pm
• Match 18 – 17:13pm
• Match 19 – 17:24pm
• Match 20 – 17:35pm
• Match 21 – 17:46pm
• Match 22 – 17:57pm
• Match 23 – 18:08pm
• Match 24 – 18:19pm
• Match 25 – 18:30pm
• Match 26 – 18:41pm
• Match 27 – 18:52pm
• Match 28 – 19:03pm

What are the teams for the Ryder Cup?

Team USA

• Scottie Scheffler
• JJ Spaun
• Xander Schauffele
• Russell Henley
• Harris English
• Bryson DeChambeau
• Justin Thomas*
• Collin Morikawa*
• Ben Griffin*
• Sam Burns*
• Patrick Cantlay*
• Cameron Young*

*Denotes captain’s picks

Team Europe

• Rory McIlroy
• Bob MacIntyre
• Tommy Fleetwood
• Justin Rose
• Rasmus Hojgaard
• Tyrrell Hatton
• Shane Lowry*
• Jon Rahm*
• Sepp Straka*
• Viktor Hovland*
• Ludvig Aberg*
• Matt Fitzpatrick*

*Denotes captain’s picks

Ryder Cup odds

USA to win – 4/6

Europe to win – 13/8

Tie – 11/1

Odds via BetMGM (and subject to change)

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