2018 Ryder Cup schedule, live stream, TV channel, watch online streaming, start times, format

Find out when and how to watch the 2018 Ryder Cup during the final day of action

By Kyle Porter

Sep 30, 2018 at 6:15 am ET • 2 min read

Despite dropping four of the last six Ryder Cups, the United States was riding high entering the 42nd edition of the event after a dominant win over Europe two years ago. That has been completely turned on its head as the Europeans gained momentum late Friday and have rallied to a 10-6 lead over the Americans through two days of action at Le Golf National in Paris.

The United States is no longer the favorite, obviously, and Europe is looking to clinch victory on Sunday by adding 4.5 points out of the remaining 12 available. Ryder Cups are almost always insane, and the best thing about them is that they feel close until the very end. You can always talk yourself into a couple of matches flipping on their heads at some point, and you can always talk yourself into a couple of points going differently. With superstars and future hall-of-fame golfer littered throughout both teams, I expect a fabulous final day in Paris in what could be the best golf event of 2018. Strap in and get ready for some fun.

2018 Ryder Cup format

The Ryder Cup will be held in Paris from Friday, Sept. 28 to Sunday, Sept. 30. The first two days of Ryder Cup action will include split sessions with separate types of golf being played. Golfers from the United States and Europe will compete in both four-ball action early in the day and foursomes later in the day. On Sunday, the golfers will complete in one-on-one singles matches. Below we break down each type of match you will see this week.

Four-ball: Two-golfer teams representing each country square off against each other. Each of the four golfers plays their own ball and the pairs choose their best score to count for the hole.

Foursomes: Two-golfer teams representing each country square off against each other. This time, however, the players have to switch off hitting the same ball until it rolls in the cup. The rotation can start fresh the next hole. There is more strategy involved here, and the U.S. has struggled in this format over the last few years.

Scoring (for both): The winner of each hole receives a single point; if the score is even (such as both teams make birdie), no point is awarded. Points are never lost. At the end of each match, the winning team gets one point for their country (or 0.5 if it is even). A match can end early if the winning team is up more holes than there are left to play.

Singles: Sunday consists of 12 one-on-one matches played out over the course of the day. The winner of each match receives one point (or 0.5 if it is even).