Ryder Cup 2023 Opening Ceremony: Date, Start Time, TV Info and Live Stream

The 2023 Ryder Cup festivities kick off Thursday at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy with its opening ceremony.

Pomp and circumstance will reign supreme, with live musical performances and the introduction of an international golf tournament pitting the best in the world against each other in a battle between the United States and Europe.

Ahead of Thursday's ceremony, find out when and how you can watch, and what to expect from the field of play with this preview of the event.

Date, Start Time and TV Info

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Rome , Italy - 26 September 2023; Rory McIlroy of Europe watches his tee shot on the eighth hole during a practice round before the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Date: Thursday, September 28

Time: 10:00 a.m. ET

TV: Golf Channel

Streaming: NBC.com, Peacock

Host: Melissa Satta

Performer: Singer-songwriter Tom Grennan

Italian National Anthem: Opera singer Carly Paoli

U.S. Team

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ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: Zach Johnson, Captain of Team United States talks in a press conference during a practice round prior to the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club on September 26, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Captain: Zach Johnson

Vice Captain: Steve Stricker

Vice Captain: Davis Love III

Vice Captain: Jim Furyk

Vice Captain: Fred Couples

Vice Captain: Stewart Cink

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Sam Burns

Patrick Cantlay

Wyndham Clark

Rickie Fowler

Brian Harman

Max Homa

Brooks Koepka

Collin Morikawa

Xander Schauffele

Scottie Scheffler

Jordan Spieth

Justin Thomas

Team Europe

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Europe's English captain, Luke Donald smiles during a press conference ahead of the 44th Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome on September 26, 2023. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)

Captain: Luke Donald

Vice Captain: Thomas Bjørn

Vice Captain: Nicolas Colsaerts

Vice Captain: Edoardo Molinari

Vice Captain: Francesco Molinari

Vice Captain: José María Olazábal

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Ludvig Åberg

Matt Fitzpatrick

Tommy Fleetwood

Tyrrell Hatton

Nicolai Højgaard

Viktor Hovland

Shane Lowry

Robert MacIntyre

Rory McIlroy

Jon Rahm

Justin Rose

Sepp Straka

Ryder Cup Preview

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ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: Justin Thomas of Team United States plays a shot during a practice round prior to the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club on September 26, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The United States has not won on European soil in 30 years, a storyline that is bound to permeate throughout this year's Ryder Cup play.

That the American team faced controversy surrounding captain Zach Johnson's selection of Justin Thomas, who has failed to make three major championships in 2023 and three other tournaments, only exacerbated the perceived American struggles and added unnecessary pressure on the team to perform.

Thomas has a history of excelling in the Ryder Cup, with a winning record in two previous appearances, a victory over the European team's Rory McIlroy, and a successful tandem with Jordan Spieth, so he will be just fine despite social media outrage.

The bigger question is whether the United States can overcome the history against them.

Can Johnson, already under scrutiny for his choices and the lack of consistent US success, silence doubters by guiding his team to a victory in Europe for the first time in three decades?

With McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Tommy Fleetwood among the top players on the European squad, it will be anything but easy.