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Ryder Cup 2018 - as it happened: USA take lead after Friday fourballs

Re-live all the action from Paris

Ed Malyon
Le Golf National
,Jonathan Liew,Tom Kershaw
Friday 28 September 2018 07:54 EDT
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Ryder Cup 2018 Footage of Le Golf National in Paris

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The 2018 Ryder Cup is underway at Le Golf National. Jim Furyk has selected Tony Finau and Brooks Koepka to lead the US team out in Paris and they will be up against Thomas Bjorn's strong opening pairing of Justin Rose and Jon Rahm.

Rory McIlroy and Thorbjorn Olesen will play match two against Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler, Paul Casey and rookie Tyrrell Hatton face Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth in match three, before the much-anticipated appearance of Tiger Woods alongside the fiery Patrick Reed, who play Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood.

Follow all the action from every hole in Paris with our live blog:


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Preview

What time does it start?

It all gets underway at 7.10am on Friday morning with the opening fourballs.

Where can I watch it?

The whole tournament is being broadcast on Sky Sports Golf. You can also stream it online via SkyGo. It is also available on NowTV.

For those without access to any of those The Independent will be live blogging the entire weekend.

The Ryder Cup is upon us
The Ryder Cup is upon us (REUTERS)

Who's playing?

Some of the very best golfers on the planet. Tiger Woods leads the American team while new world number one Justin Rose is Europe's leading light.

Who's going to win?

USA Evens

Europe 5/4

Draw 11/1

Molinari & Fleetwood (1UP)  vs Woods & Reed

Woods misses his chip and Molinari rolls it right in the centre to win with a birdie.

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:13

Molinari & Fleetwood (1UP)  vs Woods & Reed

Ed Malyon on the second:

Tiger Woods has just come about a yard shot of a hole-in-one. The noise!!!

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:21

Rose & Rahm (1UP) vs Koepka & Finau

Up on the long par 4 fourth Jon Rahm comes up about 30ft short but Brooks Koepka gets well inside that. If he can get his putter working he'll be in the same form that's won him two majors this year. Both him and Finau miss their birdie putts to win the hole and remain one behind as they go to the fifth.

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:23

Casey & Hatton vs Spieth & Thomas (1UP)

Up on the green at the par 5 third Tyrrell Hatton has an eagle putt to level the match after him and Casey both hit great second shots. Hatton misses but it's a routine par and it's now on Spieth who has 8ft to halve the hole. Straight in.

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:26

Molinari & Fleetwood  vs Woods & Reed (A/S)

Both Europeans found the bunker and don't come close to holing it. They concede to Tiger Woods who's form looks to have well and truly carried over from last week.

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:28

Molinari & Fleetwood  vs Woods & Reed (A/S)

Woods goes for the unthinkable and takes a 3-wood from the long rough on the left of the third. He stalks it in but it's short and left. Reed pops out the bunker and is in a good position to chip for eagle. Molinari's in trouble but Fleetwood's draw holds on and he's on the green.

Fleetwood has rifled it 326 yards straight down the middle and has a much simpler run in.

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:36

Jonathan Liew from the fourth:

“Ach”, grumbles Rory McIlroy as his tee shot leaks right at the par-4 4th. He’s yet to really locate his A-game, or even his B-game, so far. He found the right rough and then the front bunker at the last hole, only to be bailed out by Olesen’s sound approach. Still all square.

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:38

And Ed Malyon's tailing Tiger:

Another absurd effort from Tiger Woods, who came so close to a hole-in-one on the second and has just chipped himself out of a bit of trouble to within a couple of inches of the third hole. Woods and Reed went one down on the first but have roared back and could be leading after three.

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:41

Rose & Rahm (1UP) vs Koepka & Finau

Justin Rose theatrically lets go of the club in his follow-through as he attempts to drive the short sixth. But if that's his bad shot today the Europeans can feel very confident. It kicks off a greenside mound and is on the green. Koepka would have been better off with a chuck because he's pulled it straight into the spectators down the left.

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:44

Rose & Rahm vs Koepka & Finau (A/S)

After a slow start to his debut, Tony Finau chips in for eagle on the sixth. Rose almost manages an impossible putt to match him but it slips past and the match is level.

Ben Burrows28 September 2018 08:52

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