2025 RYDER CUP: all you need to know

As the countdown clock draws us ever nearer to the start of golf's ultimate team event - and one of the most intense contests in all of sport - we bring you all you need to know on the 45th Ryder Cup.

DATES: 26-28 September

VENUE: Bethpage Black, Farmingdale, New York

BROADCAST DETAILS ON SUPERSPORT:

* Stream the action LIVE on DStv *

Day 3 - Sunday 28 September

Main Feed | SS Golf; Grandstand – 6pm-00am

FORMAT

The Ryder Cup is a match-play event between Team USA and Team Europe, consisting of:

FRIDAY:
Morning: 4 Foursomes matches (alternate shot)
Afternoon: 4 Four-ball matches (best ball)

SATURDAY:
Morning: 4 Foursomes matches (alternate shot)
Afternoon: 4 Four-ball matches (best ball)

SUNDAY:
12 Singles matches

Each match is worth 1 point. If tied after 18 holes, each team gets 0.5 points. The first team to reach 14.5 points out of 28 wins the Ryder Cup. If tied 14–14, the defending champions (Europe) retain the Cup.

TEAM CAPTAINS

USA: Keegan Bradley (youngest US captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963)

Europe: Luke Donald (returning after leading Europe to victory in 2023).

TEAM USA

Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay, Sam Burns

TEAM EUROPE

Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Hojgaard, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Sepp Straka, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick.

THE COURSE

Bethpage Black’s brutality The venue itself is a storyline. Known for its punishing layout, Bethpage Black is one of the toughest courses in the US

With narrow fairways, thick rough, and elevated greens, it will test every aspect of a player’s game. The infamous warning sign at the first tee sets the tone: “The Black Course is an extremely difficult course which we recommend only for highly skilled golfers.”