Ryder Cup 2025 live: Day 2 scores and foursomes pairings with McIlroy/Fleetwood back and major Scheffler call

The American’s afternoon proved frustrating as he felt he created opportunities against the experienced European pairing but could not capitalize when it mattered most.

“They both played very solid, Tommy and Justin. They kept it in play together a lot,” DeChambeau said of his fourball match.

“I felt like I was out of position a little bit in the middle there. Gave myself a lot of looks coming down the stretch, and I just couldn’t get too much to fall.”

Despite the patriotic theatrics in the morning and presidential endorsement ahead of his afternoon match, DeChambeau’s opening salvo fell flat, leaving the hosts to regroup after their marquee player’s double disappointment.

“It happens,” said DeChambeau. “And we’re going to have to step on the gas tomorrow.”

Bryson DeChambeau carried an American flag to the opening tee and even fist-bumped US President Donald Trump on Friday, but the showmanship did not translate into results for the player tabbed with sparking the US team’s Ryder Cup hopes.

The US team had banked on DeChambeau’s talent and energy to help the hosts pull ahead against Europe in Friday’s opening matches, but the big-hitting American failed to register a point in either of his outings.

DeChambeau and Justin Thomas fell 4&3 to Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in the morning foursomes and the afternoon brought little relief as he and Ryder Cup rookie Ben Griffin fell 1UP to Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose in fourballs.

“Experience was great. 0-2 today, pretty disappointed,” said DeChambeau, who had walked to the first tee shortly after fans on the packed grandstand were chanting “We want Bryson!”

“I played good golf, just not good enough, and they made everything. Luck is on their side right now.”

Ryder Cup rookie Cameron Young got to play the hero in his home state of New York on Friday, as he helped the U.S. team to a point in an otherwise dismal opening effort for the Americans at Bethpage Black.

The U.S. team trailed Europe 2-1/2 to 5-1/2 at the end of the opening day on Long Island but Young left the course with something to smile about after combining for seven birdies in 13 holes with Justin Thomas in a 6&5 fourballs win over Ludvig Aberg and Rasmus Hojgaard.

“I’ve been looking forward to this so much over the past few weeks and obviously much longer than that, ever since I got the call to be on the team,” said Young.

“It’s a lot of emotions. It’s excitement. It’s some nerves. But I had a great partner to kind of walk me through the day, and thankfully we’ve played some good golf.”

Young was the first American to win his debut Ryder Cup match by six or more holes since Phil Mickelson in 1995, putting the 2022 Open Championship runner-up in rare air.

That he claimed the win at the same course where he won the New York State Open as an amateur in 2017 only sweetened the moment.

“It’s pretty special. I love this place, and this is a team we worked really hard to make. We’re just super grateful,” he said.

“To have the opportunity to play today alongside him in front of these fans is pretty special.”

No 1 in the world is 0-2 at this Ryder Cup, and Scottie Scheffler had the worst first day by a top-ranked player since Tiger Woods.

Scheffler lost again in foursomes — and as always in that format at the Ryder Cup, lost badly — in the morning with Russell Henley, then went back out with U.S. Open champion JJ Spaun for a loss in fourballs in the afternoon.

By himself, Scheffler is winning more often than anyone in golf. But his teams were behind nearly throughout both of his matches Friday, and with Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau, their two biggest stars, both going 0-2, the Americans trailed Europe 5 1/2 to 2 1/2 overall.

“When you’re the No. 1 player in the world, you have a day that maybe it wasn’t his best, normally you bounce back. We are not worried about Scottie Scheffler,” U.S. captain Keegan Bradley said.

Scheffler finally seemed to find his game late in the afternoon match, with three birdies in the final four holes of the match. But he didn’t have any until the 13th hole as Jon Rahm and Sepp Straka built a comfortable lead, and the European duo went on to a 3-and-2 victory.

“We gave ourselves plenty of opportunities,” Scheffler said. “It really just came down to me not holing enough putts. We put up a good fight at the end.”

Much had been made of the hostile atmosphere the defending champions were likely to encounter in New York but, after a cacophony at the start, Europe dampened the enthusiasm with excellent play.

They won the morning foursomes 3-1 and, even though the atmosphere intensified again after a visit from US President Donald Trump, Europe subdued the crowd again as they edged the fourballs.

Donald said: “They thrive. It’s not easy out here, it’s loud. The crowd is certainly on the US side but we have some crowd support as well, which is fun. They are feeding off that.

“What can I say? I’m so proud of these guys. They know how to handle that stuff.”

European captain Luke Donald hailed his big guns Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy after his side made a superb start to the 45th Ryder Cup.

Rahm helped secure two of those points as he went out first in both sessions and world number two McIlroy delivered one-and-a half.

Donald said: “They were massive. I don’t think Jon has lost in a team – in fourballs or foursomes – since Paris (in 2018).

“He’s an incredible leader for us on and off the course, mostly with the way he plays, a leader.

“I feel like he’s someone that wants to do a lot of his talking with his golf clubs.”

He continued: “Rory is slightly more vocal in the team room. Rory’s talked about what the Ryder Cup means and how much he relishes the opportunity to hopefully be on winning teams.

“He’s made it quite clear that one of his big goals was to win an away Ryder Cup again and he played fantastic golf today.”

Bradley, who also bowed down in front of the president, has not hidden his political allegiance in the build-up to the tournament and said having Trump there will be a lifelong memory.

“It was great. That was really a cool experience,” he said. “Seeing an active president on the grounds of a Ryder Cup or at a golf event, what a cool thing.

“The flyover with Air Force One, I’ll never forget that the rest of my life. It was really cool.”

While many US players interacted with Trump, the majority of the European team ignored him.

Rory McIlroy was an exception, waving to him, while Europe captain Luke Donald also had a chat.

“I saw Mr President and shook his hand and said hello, and he said, ‘You know what, you’re becoming a real great leader’.

“It was nice of him to say that.

“It was, again, nice of him to support this event.”

Donald Trump acted as the United States’ chief cheerleader, but it failed to have the desired effect as Europe took early control of the Ryder Cup.

The golf-loving president arrived at Bethpage Black ahead of the afternoon session with his country trailing 3-1 from the morning foursomes.

He whipped the crowd up into a patriotic frenzy, walking Bryson DeChambeau to the first tee and embracing US captain Keegan Bradley before taking his place behind a transparent screen.

His presence prompted chants of “USA” before a playing of the national anthem was accompanied by a military aircraft flyover.

Trump is friends with DeChambeau, having appeared in one of the LIV golfer’s YouTube videos, and nodded approvingly when DeChambeau thundered a drive down the first fairway.

But the home side did not ride the wave of patriotism as Europe consolidated their lead in the afternoon fourballs, extending it to 5.5 2.5.

The Northern Irishman helped inspire Europe to a 5.5-2.5 advantage after two sessions but after being heckled during his fourballs match alongside Shane Lowry, McIlroy could be seen raising a finger on his left hand as he walked off the 11th green.

McIlroy and Lowry had just gone two up against the American pair of Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay when a video circulating on social media showed him gesturing in the direction of the crowd.

There is no explanation as to what provoked the gesture, with McIlroy enduring a mixed relationship with USA fans.

Donald Trump gripped Bryson DeChambeau’s hand firmly. The American golfer was grinning again after the misery of a 4&3 beatdown from Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in Ryder Cup foursomes an hour earlier.

The President’s demeanour then turned serious though. DeChambeau, partnering Ben Griffin in the first fourball match after a damaging and stunning 3-1 defeat in the morning session, is a good friend of Trump, and holds a government role as the chair of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, a role confirmed by Trump at the White House.