Ryder Cup captain pairings revealed as Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton lead the charge but Bob MacIntyre misses out
dailyrecord.co.ukLuke Donald will send out Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton to lead Team Europe’s charge in The Ryder Cup.The world No.3 from Spain was heavily tipped to make the first pairing and so it has proved.
He’ll team up with England’s Tyrell Hatton and they face a big test against world No.1 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns. The captains of both Team Europe and Team USA have made the big calls ahead of opening day but for flying Scot Bob MacIntyre there is no place in the opening foursome pairings of the 44th iteration of the famous competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome.
MacIntyre, of course, qualified automatically alongside Rory McIlroy who teams up with Tommy Fleetwood. Meanwhile, Zach Johnson has chosen Schefler and Burns to lead Team USA in the morning for the colossus clash.
The first match will tee off at around 7.35am local time with as Team USA aim to win a Ryder Cup on European soil for the first time in 30 years.Scottie Schefler and Sam Burns vs Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton - 7.35am local timeMax Homa and Brian Harman vs Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg - 7.50am local timeRickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa vs Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka - 8.05am local timeXander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay vs Rory McIlory and Tommy Fleetwood - 8.20am local time Follow Record Sport on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.
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