Sky Sports have exclusive television rights to the Ryder Cup in the UK and Ireland, with coverage starting on its dedicated Sky Sports Ryder Cup channel at 7.0am the first two days and 10am on Sunday. The European team is: McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Alex Noren, Thorbjorn Olesen, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose, Francesco Molinari, Paul Casey (captain’s pick), Sergio Garcia (captain’s pick), Ian Poulter (captain’s pick), Henrik Stenson (captain’s pick). Those three are supplemented by buckets of Ryder Cup experience including one Tiger Woods who plays for the first time since 2012, as well as Phil Mickelson who will play for a record-breaking 12th time, having played every Ryder Cup since 1995. The US team is: Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Tiger Woods (captain’s pick), Phil Michelson (captain’s pick), Bryson Dechambeau (captain’s pick), Tony Finau (captain’s pick). The Albatros course is a stadium course built for events like the Ryder Cup and it is a 7,331-yard Par 72.

Source: The Irish Times September 21, 2018 15:56 UTC