Ryder Cup 2023: Friday Tee Times, TV Schedule, Pairings and Predictions

The 2023 Ryder Cup begins on Friday from Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Italy with eight matches between the morning and afternoon schedule.

Foursome matches will kick off the day before shifting to fourball for the second session. Team USA is seeking its second consecutive Ryder Cup victory after a dominant win in 2021. The 19-9 final score was the largest disparity in the tournament for either side since 1967.

The U.S. hasn't won back-to-back Ryder Cup titles since 1991 and 1993.

Captains Zach Johnson (United States) and Luke Donald (Europe) announced pairings for the first round of matches during the opening ceremony on Thursday.

2023 Ryder Cup Foursome Matches

1:35 a.m. ET: Scottie Scheffler/Sam Burns (United States) vs. Jon Rahm/Tyrrell Hatton (Europe)

1:50 a.m. ET: Max Homa/Brian Harman (United States) vs. Viktor Hovland/Ludvig Åberg (Europe)

2:05 a.m. ET: Rickie Fowler/Collin Morikawa (United States) vs. Shane Lowry/Sepp Straka (Europe)

2:20 a.m. ET: Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (United States) vs. Rory McIlroy/Tommy Fleetwood (Europe)

All matches broadcast on USA Network

The European team was in a bit of disarray leading up to the event. Henrik Stenson was originally going to captain the squad, but his decision to sign with LIV Golf in July forced a late change.

Donald was named Stenson's replacement on Aug. 1. The pool of players on the European side doesn't include Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell.

Brooks Koepka, who was a captain's pick by Johnson for the U.S., is the only LIV golfer on either Ryder Cup team. Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau are among the notable players from the 2021 United States squad not participating this time.

The last time a team lost the Ryder Cup after winning the Friday morning session was the United States in 2018. It had a 3-1 lead coming out of fourballs, but Europe immediately responded by sweeping the afternoon foursome session to end the day with a 5-3 advantage.

While both teams feature four first-time Ryder Cup players, the European squad has far more individual match experience than the United States. Europe's roster has combined for 87 Ryder Cup matches, compared to 69 for the U.S.

Rory McIlroy is the most experienced player on either side with 28 matches. Justin Rose is second with 23, followed by Jordan Spieth with 18.

McIlroy will play with Tommy Fleetwood in the final foursome match against Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. It's almost certainly not an accident that Donald elected to use McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton in the first session of the tournament.

Those four players are all in the top 11 of the Official World Golf Rankings. Donald is trying to get his team off to a strong start this time around after the Europeans lost the foursome session 3-1 two years ago.

Johnson did a great job trying to counter Donald's strategy by putting Cantlay and Schauffele together against McIlroy and Fleetwood. Both players finished in the top five at the TOUR Championship last month and have combined to lose once in eight previous Ryder Cup matches (6-1-1).