It was an all-blue morning in Italy.
The Europeans swept the opening session of the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club near Rome on Friday morning, taking the first foursomes session 4-0 at the expense of an American side that seemingly never got off the bus.
The session was so dominant that none of the matches reached the 18th green, and the first two came to a close on No. 15.
Looking ahead to the afternoon, all 24 competitors will see action on Day 1 as the four players from each team who sat in the morning will get their chance to tee it up in the afternoon.
Check out the four matches and pairings, as well as the eight players who will ride the pine pony for the second session of matches at the 2023 Ryder Cup. (Note: Italy is six hours ahead of Eastern Time in the U.S.).
6:25 a.m. ET - Justin Thomas/Jordan Spieth (USA) vs. Viktor Hovland/Tyrrell Hatton (Europe)
6:40 a.m. ET - Scottie Scheffler/Brooks Koepka (USA) vs. Jon Rahm/Nicolai Hojgaard (Europe)
6:55 a.m. ET - Max Homa/Wyndham Clark (USA) vs. Robert MacIntyre/Justin Rose (Europe)
7:10 a.m. ET - Collin Morikawa/Xander Schauffele (USA) vs. Rory McIlroy/Matt Fitzpatrick
Sitting out Friday afternoon
Europe
Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka
United States
Sam Burns, Rickie Fowler, Brian Harman and Patrick Cantlay.
