2023 Ryder Cup schedule: Daily format, start times, rosters, how it works

The 2023 Ryder Cup kicks off Friday at Marco Simone Golf Club outside of Rome, where the U.S. team will try to win on European soil for the first time in 30 years. Here’s everything you need to know about the event, including the daily format, full rosters, start times, the TV schedule and more.

Ryder Cup preview

For decades, the Ryder Cup was a story of European dominance. But things have changed recently. The Americans are the defending champions, and they’ve won two of the last three Ryder Cups.

But both of those wins, in 2021 at Whistling Straits and 2016 at Hazeltine, were contested in the United States. The last time the Americans won the Ryder Cup in Europe? All the way back in 1993 at The Belfry.

Now the U.S. team, anchored by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, will take on a fearsome European squad starring Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm in an attempt to claim a victory across the pond at first-time host course Marco Simone Golf Club.

Ryder Cup format

The 2023 Ryder Cup will be contested across three days of competition. For Day 1 on Friday, Sept. 29, there will be four foursomes matches and four four-ball matches, all featuring two players from each team.

In foursomes, or alternate shot, teammates play one ball and alternate who hits each shot. In four-ball, all four players play their own ball, with the lowest score per team counting for each hole.

The second day of competition on Saturday will also feature eight matches in total across two sessions, foursomes and fourballs.

Then for the finale on Sunday, all 24 players will compete in 12 singles matches to determine the champion.

One point is up for grabs in each match, with a half-point going to each team in the event of a tie. Twenty-eight points will be doled out in total, with the American team needing to reach 14 to retain the Cup because they are the defending champions. The European team will need to reach 14.5 points to win.

How to watch the Ryder Cup on TV

NBC and USA will provide TV coverage of the 2023 Ryder Cup with lengthy telecasts all three days of the tournament. Check out the full TV schedule below.

Thursday, Sept. 28: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (Opening Ceremonies on Golf Channel)
Friday, Sept. 29: 1:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ET (USA)
Saturday, Sept. 30: 1:30-3 a.m. ET (USA); 3 a.m.-12 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)
Sunday, Oct. 1: 5:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock)

How to watch the Ryder Cup online, streaming

You can watch the 2023 Ryder Cup online with Peacock, which will provide live simulcasts of NBC’s TV coverage as well as featured match coverage all three days of the tournament.

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2023 Ryder Cup team rosters

Each team features 12 players — six auto-qualifiers and six captain’s picks — with each player required to play at least one match.

U.S. Ryder Cup roster

Auto-qualifiers
Scottie Scheffler
Xander Schauffele
Patrick Cantlay
Max Homa
Wyndham Clark
Brian Harman

Captain’s picks
Jordan Spieth
Rickie Fowler
Brooks Koepka
Justin Thomas
Sam Burns
Collin Morikawa

Captain: Zach Johnson

Europe Ryder Cup roster

Auto-qualifiers
Rory McIlroy
Jon Rahm
Robert MacIntyre
Tyrrell Hatton
Matt Fitzpatrick
Viktor Hovland

Captain’s picks
Tommy Fleetwood
Justin Rose
Sepp Straka
Shane Lowry
Ludvig Aberg
Nicolai Hojgaard

Captain: Luke Donald

2023 Ryder Cup match schedule, start times

Day 1, Friday, Sept. 29

MORNING FOURSOMES

Match 1, 1:35 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 2, 1:50 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 3, 2:05 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 4, 2:20 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD

AFTERNOON FOUR-BALL

Match 1, 6:25 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 2, 6:40 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 3, 6:55 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 4, 7:10 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD

Day 2, Saturday, Sept. 30

MORNING FOURSOMES

Match 1, 1:35 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 2, 1:50 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 3, 2:05 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 4, 2:20 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD

AFTERNOON FOUR-BALL

Match 1, 6:25 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 2, 6:40 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 3, 6:55 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 4, 7:10 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD

Day 3, Sunday, Oct. 1

Match 1, 5:35 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 2, 5:47 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 3, 5:59 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 4, 6:11 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 5, 6:23 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 6, 6:35 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 7, 6:47 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 8, 6:59 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 9, 7:11 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 10, 7:23 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 11, 7:35 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD
Match 12, 7:47 a.m. ET: Matchup TBD

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