2025 Ryder Cup: Day One Live blog
- SHANK

- Sep 26, 2025
- 13 min read
Updated: Sep 27, 2025
SHANK Coverage of the 45th Ryder Cup Matches, including content supplied by the Ryder Cup Media Hub, Ryder Cup Media Centre and PGA of America pool

2322 BST Well, what a first day we have had at Bethpage State Park. Europe lead by 3 heading into Saturday, 9 points away from making it 5 wins on American soil since 1987. SHANK's day two live blog will begin on www.shank.golf at 4.30pm on Saturday. SHANK will cover the end of the Foursomes before fully covering the Fourballs on Saturday evening, this is due to the start of our Alfred Dunhill Links Championship coverage, which begins at 9am.
2315 BST RORY MCILROY AND SHANE LOWRY HALVE WITH PATRICK CANTLAY AND SAM BURNS
EUROPE 5 1/2 - 2 1/2 USA
2315 BST MCILROY MISSES AND THE MATCH IS HALVED
2313 BST BURNS MISSES RIGHT, AND NOW ITS OVER TO RORY! PUTT TO WIN!
2312 BST Lowry's putt comes up short by millimetres! Over to Burns....
2311 BST Cantlay splashes out to 3 feet
2309 BST Patrick Cantlay unbelievably shanks his second into the bunker on 18 from the middle of the fairway, Burns, Lowry and McIlroy all have chances for birdie. Wow, this is tense.
2258 BST AND HE DOES, MATCH ALL SQUARE HEADING TO 18. WHAT. A. MATCH.
2257 BST RORY DOES IT YET AGAIN! BIRDIE FROM 12 FEET AT 17, BURNS MUST HOLE NOW.....
2251 BST JUSTIN ROSE DELIVERS YET AGAIN! BIRDIE ON 18 AND WOWZER, EUROPE! JUSTIN ROSE AND TOMMY FLEETWOOD DEFEAT BRYSON DECHAMBEAU AND BEN GRIFFIN 2UP
EUROPE 5-2 USA
2245 BST MCILROY FOLOWS HIM IN! ITS A HALF IN BIRDIES, ALL SQUARE WITH TWO HOLES TO PLAY
2244 BST CANTLAY BURIES A STUNNING BIRDIE PUTT AT 16, MCILROY AND LOWRY MUST FOLLOW HIM IN, MEANWHILE AT 18 TOMMY FLEETWOOD HITS A STUNNER TO 6 FEET!
2235 BST Bryson DeChambeau makes a brilliant birdie at 17 to send match 2 to the 18th hole, Europe 1 up, need to halve the final hole to seal the deal
2227 BST McIlroy's birdie putt at 15 slides by agonizingly, and Cantlay also misses, match remains all square
2222 BST TOMMY FLEETWOOD WITH A BARNSTORMING BIRDIE AT 16, AND BRYSON MISSES AND EUROPE ARE DORMY 2UP
2209 BST JON RAHM AND SEPP STRAKA DEFEAT SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER AND JJ SPAUN 3&2
EUROPE 4-2 USA

2207 BST EXTRAORDINARY MISS FROM CANTLAY AT 14, MATCH REMAINS ALL SQUARE
2156 BST REMARKABLE! Rory's putt does a 180 and lips out, Europe are now all-square with Cantlay and Burns in the crucial final match
2149 BST JON RAHM! After Scheffler had poured in a stunning birdie putt, the 2-time Major winner and former world number one buries a stunner of his own and Europe are dormy 3-up
2147 BST TOMMY FLEETWOOD BIRDIES THE 14TH AND HE AND ROSE LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MATCH, Europe could be heading for a 6-2 lead
2144 BST CAMERON YOUNG AND JUSTIN THOMAS DEFEAT LUDVIG ABERG AND RASMUS HOJGAARD 6&5
EUROPE 3-2 USA
2136 BST The current state of play
RAHM/STRAKA 3up v Scheffler/Spaun 14 holes
Fleetwood/Rose v DeChambeau/Griffin ALL-SQUARE 13 holes
Aberg/Hojgaard 5 down v THOMAS/YOUNG 12 holes
MCILROY/LOWRY 1up v Cantlay/Burns 12 holes
2132 BST Match 2 is tight and tense, with Rose and Griffin halving the 13th hole in birdies, match all square
2129 BST THE US OPEN CHAMPION RESPONDS! Spaun pours in a birdie to halve the 14th, Europe 3-up with 4 to play
2127 BST SEPP STRAKA FROM DOWNTOWN! The Austrian holes a 30-footer for birdie at the 14th, and if Spaun misses his birdie putt then Europe are dormy
2122 BST Cameron Young makes yet another birdie, and he and Thomas are 5-up with 6 to play against Aberg and Hojgaard
2111 BST Sensational Shane! Lowry makes a fantastic birdie at the 11th and he and Rory are now 2-up with 7 to play, it is looking good for Europe here

2103 BST Justin Thomas buries a birdie at the 11th and he and Young are marching away from Aberg and Hojgaard, 4 up with 7 to play
2055 BST Patrick Cantlay rolls in a birdie at the 10th and he and Burns are just 1 down to McIlroy and Lowry
2050 BST Fleetwood and Rose look to have two great chances to square up their match with Griffin and DeChambeau, and YES! Tommy holes from off the green and Europe are all square in 1, up in 2 and down in 1. This could be a mega day for Europe now.
2037 BST Jon Rahm buries the birdie and he and Straka are dominating the World Number One Scheffler, and US Open Champion Spaun, 3-up with 7 holes to play

2031 BST Jon Rahm hits a fine approach to 7 feet at the 11th hole and an American lout shouts "Get in the F***ing trap" #americanidiot
2027 BST Cameron Young makes a stunning birdie at the ninth and he takes USA 3-up over Aberg and Hojgaard
2021 BST Europe are in command of the top and bottom matches, and if Fleetwood and Rose can turn their game around we could be looking at a 6-2 lead, but there is so much golf left today
2007 BST Magnificent McIlroy yet again! The Masters Champion holes form 25 feet at the 7th hole to move Europe 2-up over Burns and Cantlay

2002 BST The middle matches are being lead by the Americans, but they could very easily go back to all-square
2001 BST Jon Rahm and Sepp Straka head into the back nine holes 2 up over Scheffler and Spaun
1955 BST The crowd are amped up and the USA are fighting back, but Europe are showing great resilience and this session could go either way
1950 BST I arrive back from dinner to Rory McIlroy slotting a putt at the 6th to edge Europe ahead 1-up in match 4, Europe up in 2, USA up in 2
1903 BST Bryson DeChambeau rolls in a birdie putt at the fifth hole and USA are 1-up over Fleetwood and Rose
1855 BST Inexplicable miss from McIlroy at the third as his putt lips out and the Americans steal a half
Europe up in 1, USA up in 1 and 2 all square
1847 BST Rory plays a stunning tee shot at the third to within 4 feet of the hole, and the Irish duo could turn this game around quickly
1842 BST Shane Lowry buries a bomb at the second hole for birdie, and McIlroy and Lowry bounce back to all-square
1829 BST Cameron Young birdies the second hole and he and Thomas go 1-up over Aberg and Hojgaard
1827 BST Burns rolls in a birdie at the first and he and Cantlay go 1-up over McIlroy and Lowry
1825 BST A lout fan shouts out - "Rory, good job you've never mishit a wedge" just before McIlroy plays a pitch to within three feet at the first, #americanidiot
1818 BST All four fourball matches are on the course, Rory McIlroy hits an astounding drive to within mere yards of the green at the first
1810 BST A spectacular start to the afternoon with Sepp Straka chips in at the second hole, and Jon Rahm rolls in a 20-footer at the third hole, and Europe turn the match around to lead 1-up
1755 BST Fleetwood and DeChambeau birdie the first hole to halve match 2
1741 BST JJ Spaun birdies the first hole and the USA are 1-up over Rahm and Straka
1736 BST The atmosphere is sizzling at Bethpage, with the President arriving and the fourballs heading out on to the Black Course, Spaun and Scheffler have a chance straight away at the first hole to take an early lead. The crowd are now fully juiced from lunch, so it could get loud and nasty this afternoon.

EUROPE WIN THE MORNING FOURSOMES 3-1 TO TAKE THE LEAD IN THE 45TH RYDER CUP
What a morning for Europe, and what an afternoon it promises to be. These are the afternoon fourballs:
Scottie SCHEFFLER and JJ SPAUN v Jon RAHM and Sepp STRAKA 5.25pm
Ben GRIFFIN and Bryson DECHAMBEAU v Tommy FLEETWOOD and Justin ROSE 5.41pm
Cameron YOUNG and Justin THOMAS v Ludvig ÅBERG and Rasmus HØJGAARD 5.57pm
Sam BURNS and Patrick CANTLAY v Rory MCILROY and Shane LOWRY 6.13pm
1654 BST XANDER SCHAUFFELE AND PATRICK CANTLAY DEFEAT ROBERT MACINTYRE AND VIKTOR HOVLAND 2UP, EUROPE 3-1 USA
1650 BST MacIntyre shanks the second shot out of the rough into the bunker, at least 50 yards short, while Schauffele has stuck his approach to within 10 feet, Game over.
1645 BST Cantlay's drive finds the fairway, and Hovland misses miles right into the Hay, it is looking like the Americans should sneak out with a full point here
1641 BST MacIntyre misses and the USA lead 1-up with 1 hole to play, and they are guaranteed a half point at least, we go to 18, can Europe pull this out of the fire here?
1640 BST Cantlay comes up short with his putt, and MacIntyre now faces a huge 6 foot putt to halve the hole
1635 BST MacIntyre finds the sand at the 17th, and it looks like the ball is plugged, meanwhile Schauffele's shot finds the heart of the green
1630 BST Hovland misses his birdie putt low right to open the door for the USA to win the hole, but Cantlay misses and the final match of the morning will go all the way
1620 BST Both Hovland and Cantlay find the 16th fairway and this massive match reaches a critical point with the last three holes, the first match to go beyond the 15th green at this Ryder Cup
1616 BST VIKTOR HOVLAND HOLES FROM 5 FEET AT 15 AND EUROPE ARE ALL-SQUARE WITH 3 HOLES TO PLAY, MY GOODNESS ME! This could happen, again!
1611 BST Both Cantlay and Hovland come up short with their approaches to the 15th
1609 BST Xander Schauffele hooks his drive into the hospitality units left of the 15th, and it ricochets into the trampled down rough
1603 BST Hole halved in pars at the 14th, and now they head to the crucial 15th hole
1551 BST Splendid stuff! MacIntyre and Hovland win 12 and 13 to move to 1 down, and maybe, just maybe this could end four nil to Europe!

1545 BST WHAT A START FOR EUROPE! 3-0 up on American soil, there is a long way to go but it is looking very good for Luke Donald and his team
1545 BST LUDVIG ABERG AND MATT FITZPATRICK DEFEAT SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER AND RUSSELL HENLEY 5&3, EUROPE 3-0 USA

1534 BST RORY MCILROY AND TOMMY FLEETWOOD DEFEAT COLLIN MORIKAWA AND HARRIS ENGLISH 5&4, EUROPE 2-0 USA
1532 BST JON RAHM AND TYRRELL HATTON DEFEAT BRYSON DECHAMBEAU AND JUSTIN THOMAS 4&3, EUROPE 1-0 USA
1530 BST Bryson rolls a great first putt down the hill at 15 to within 6 feet, Rahm has a putt to win the match
1520 BST Henley holes from 30 feet down the hill at 14 and Aberg follows him in from 3 feet, hole halved in birdies and Europe are dormy 4, it is looking very much like being 3-1 to Europe after the first session
1520 BST Schauffele and Cantlay win the 11th hole to move 3-up and give the USA clear daylight
1512 BST Bryson DeChambeau holes the birdie putt at 14 and Rahm follows him in! Magnificent golf. Europe 3 up with 4 to play
1506 BST Tyrrell Hatton plays a sublime tee shot at the 14th, spinning back to within 6 feet, and Justin Thomas follows suit, a massive moment ahead, if Europe win this hole they are dormy
1503 BST GET IN! Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm are destroying DeChambeau and Thomas, 3-up with 5 to play after Hatton rolls in a birdie putt to win the 13th hole
1456 BST Aberg and Fitzpatrick are dealing out punishment to the World Number 1 and World Number 3, 5-up with 6 holes to play and it is surely all over
1447 BST BANG! TYRRELL HATTON ROLLS IN A STUNNING BIRDIE PUTT AND EUROPE ARE 2-UP OVER DECHAMBEAU AND THOMAS, and this could be something remarkable from Europe at Bethpage this morning

1441 BST Rahm stripes the second shot into the 11th and Europe look like they could dominate this session the way it is going
1434 BST Schauffele birdies the 8th hole and the USA go 1-up over MacIntyre and Hovland in what could be a crucial match for this American team
1430 BST Lunch has been devoured and so have the United States of America, Europe are up in 3 and all square in 1 as they look to sweep the opening session for the second consecutive Ryder Cup

1350 BST IT IS TIME FOR LUNCH, THE LIVE BLOG WILL CONTINUE AT 1430 BST
1343 BST McIlroy buries another 8 foot putt at the 5th and Europe are running away with this match, 3-up through 5, and Thomas misses a par putt at the 7th and now Rahm and Hatton are all-square
1341 BST Hatton plays a remarkable second shot from the trees at the 7th and Europe will have a putt to win the hole and move back to All-Square
1335 BST Scheffler misses for birdie and Matt Fitzpatrick's birdie gives Europe a 3-up lead, does Bradley dare drop Scheffler in foursomes?
1333 BST McIlroy buries the birdie putt at the fourth hole to give Europe a 2-up lead and Europe are in command of two matches so far, but Rahm and Hatton are struggling.
1325 BST Fitzpatrick and Aberg win the fifth hole with eagle to go 2-up
1325 BST WHAT A SHOT, JON RAHM! From the Bundu, the gnarly weeds on the 6th hole and Hatton will have a birdie putt
1323 BST Schauffele and Cantlay birdie the 2nd hole to move 1-up and now Europe and the USA are up in 2 matches each
1320 BST Staggering golf at the 5th hole as Scheffler and Fitzpatrick hit sensational shots in tight and both teams will have putts for eagle
1312 BST Aberg and Fitzpatrick edge ahead of Scheffler and Henley with birdie at the fourth hole, EUROPE NOW UP IN 2, DOWN IN 1 AND ALL-SQUARE IN 1
1300 BST MacIntyre's drive misses the fairway left, and all four matches are out on the course
1254 BST The final match of the morning will feature Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, alongside Norway's Viktor Hovland
1253 BST MAGNIFICENT FLEETWOOD MAC BIRDIE THE FIRST AND EUROPE LEAD 1-UP, a stunning pitch from Fleetwood and Rory holes from 3 feet

1250 BST Scheffler buries a birdie at the 2nd and match 2 is back to all-square
1243 BST McIlroy's drive marginally misses the fairway but shouldn't be a problem for Fleetwood. Harris English finds the fairway down the left side. Match 1 halves the 3rd hole in pars after up and downs from sand and rough respectively.
1240 BST Here comes Fleetwood Mac. The FedEx Cup champion and the Masters Champion will be hoping to get off to a fast start to give Europe momentum
1237 BST EUROPE 1-UP, Aberg holes the birdie putt and the World Number One is behind again in foursomes
1235 BST Thomas misses low and USA remains 1-up through 2 holes in match 1
1234 BST Sensational pitch from Fitzpatrick and Europe could have 3 feet to win the opening hole in match 2
1231 BST Justin Thomas and Tyrrell Hatton will both have birdie putts at the 2nd hole, Hatton misses and Thomas has the chance to extend the Americans lead
1227 BST Aberg first up for Europe against the World Number One Scheffler and Henley, and the Super Swede nails it into the fairway. Henley misses the fairway left but no penalty there, Scheffler should have a simple approach.

1222 BST Bryson buries it and the USA go wild! USA 1-up and the chants of USA, USA, USA ring out, is there a worse sound in sport?! Up next, Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick for Europe.
1220 BST Rahm's putt was on line but short, and DeChambeau will have a putt to give USA a 1-up lead

1214 BST Bryson DeChambeau with an epic drive at the first, over the trees onto the apron of the green. What a cheer, what an atmosphere, this could be wild! Rahm's drive was wide right and Hatton will face a very difficult pitch from that lie, advantage USA
1210 BST Laser focus from Rahm and Hatton, they look relaxed and ready, here we go, and it is Jon Rahm to hit the first shot

1200 BST WELCOME TO DAY ONE OF THE 45TH RYDER CUP MATCHES, AND THE ACTION IS SET TO GET UNDERWAY AT BETHPAGE STATE PARK SHORTLY, WITH JON RAHM AND TYRRELL HATTON TAKING ON BRYSON DECHAMBEAU AND JUSTIN THOMAS IN THE OPENING FOURSOMES MATCH.
This morning's matches are:
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton v Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas
Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick v Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley
Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood v Collin Morikawa and Harris English
Robert MacIntyre and Viktor Hovland v Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay










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