2025 Ryder Cup Singles Tee Times: Full Schedule & How to Watch

For golf fans, nothing quite matches the electric tension of Ryder Cup Sunday singles — 12 head-to-head matches that can flip a team event on its head in a single afternoon. The 2025 edition at Bethpage Black promises to be no different, with the first tee time scheduled for just after 9 AM Pacific on September 28.

2025 Ryder Cup dates: September 26–28, 2025 ·
Venue: Bethpage Black Course, Farmingdale, New York ·
Singles start time (Sunday): 9:02 AM PDT (first tee time) ·
Number of singles matches: 12 ·
Defending champion: Europe (2023)

The key facts table below distils the essential details of the 2025 edition into a single reference row.

What time do the Ryder Cup singles start?

Sunday singles first tee time

The first Sunday singles tee time is 12:02 p.m. Eastern Time (9:02 a.m. Pacific) on September 28, 2025, according to the tournament governing body. All 12 singles matches are played concurrently with staggered tee times roughly 5–6 minutes apart. The final match — Match 12 — is scheduled for 2:03 p.m. ET.

Full schedule of singles matches

The table below shows the 12 singles matches staggered across a two-hour window, with the highest-profile pairings clustered mid-session.

Note: Pairings are based on reports from the European Tour (circuit organizer) and Golf Magic (golf media outlet). The captains will finalize the order Sunday morning. The implication: the afternoon’s first four hours could decide the Cup — or send it to the final match.

What are the tee times for the Ryder Cup?

Friday foursomes and four-ball tee times

• Friday morning foursomes: First tee at 7:30 AM ET (4:30 AM PT). All 4 matches tee off in alternating fashion.
• Friday afternoon four-ball: First tee at 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT). Again 4 matches.

Saturday sessions tee times

Saturday repeats Friday’s two-session schedule: the professional golf tour confirms foursomes at 7:30 AM ET and four-ball at 1:00 PM ET.

Sunday singles tee times

Sunday is a single session of 12 singles matches starting at 12:02 PM ET, as outlined above.

The pattern: The Ryder Cup compresses 28 total matches into three days. The singles session, though the shortest, carries the most weight – each match awards one point, and the session often decides the outcome.

When is the 2025 Ryder Cup?

2025 Ryder Cup dates

The 45th Ryder Cup is scheduled for September 26–28, 2025, per the PGA TOUR (professional golf tour).

Venue and location

The event returns to Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in Farmingdale, New York — a public course known for its punishing length and raucous New York crowds. This is the third time the U.S. has hosted on a public course (following 1997 Valderrama and 2008 Valhalla).

Team format and qualification

The Ryder Cup uses match play across five sessions: two sessions each on Friday and Saturday (foursomes and four-ball) and one session of singles on Sunday. Each team has 12 players. Points from each match are counted toward the overall tally; the first team to 14.5 points wins. If tied after Sunday, Europe retains the Cup as the defending champion.

What this means: The singles session is the only time every player from both teams faces an opponent one-on-one — a format that has produced some of the most dramatic moments in golf history.

What time does round 1 of the Ryder Cup start?

Friday morning foursomes start time

Round 1 (Friday) begins with foursomes at 7:30 AM EDT (4:30 AM PDT). Foursomes is an alternate-shot format where partners hit the same ball in turns.

Friday afternoon four-ball start time

The afternoon four-ball session starts at 1:00 PM EDT (10:00 AM PDT). In four-ball, each player plays their own ball and the best score per hole wins the hole for the team.

What time does the Ryder Cup start in Irish time?

Irish time conversion for Friday sessions

• Friday foursomes: First tee at 12:30 PM IST (Irish Standard Time, UTC+1).
• Friday four-ball: First tee at 6:00 PM IST.

Irish time conversion for Saturday sessions

Same timings as Friday: 12:30 PM IST for foursomes, 6:00 PM IST for four-ball.

Irish time conversion for Sunday singles

Sunday singles start at 5:02 PM IST for the first match (12:02 PM ET + 5 hours). The last match begins at 7:03 PM IST. The sports broadcaster ESPN provides timezone conversion details.

The trade-off: Irish fans get a late-afternoon start for singles – perfect for wrapping up work before the action. But the final match may stretch past 9 PM IST, depending on pace.

Timeline: 2025 Ryder Cup session schedule

• September 26 (Friday) – Morning foursomes (7:30 AM ET) and afternoon four-ball (1:00 PM ET)
• September 27 (Saturday) – Morning foursomes (7:30 AM ET) and afternoon four-ball (1:00 PM ET)
• September 28 (Sunday) – Singles matches starting at 12:02 PM ET (9:02 AM PT)

The tournament governing body confirms the schedule. The implication: with 28 matches over three days, Sunday’s singles session is the only time all 24 players compete simultaneously – a high-stakes finale that has decided eight of the last ten Ryder Cups.

Clarity: What’s confirmed and what’s still up in the air

Quotes from the captains

“We’ve got 12 guys who believe they can win any match on any given day. Sunday singles is where you find out who really wanted it.”

— Keegan Bradley, USA captain, pre-tournament press conference (Official Ryder Cup)

“You can’t prepare for the energy at Bethpage Black. The crowd will be a factor, but my team is battle-hardened. We know what we need to do.”

— Luke Donald, Europe captain, comments on singles pairings (European Tour)

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Frequently asked questions

For U.S. fans, the singles session is an all-day affair from early morning PT to late afternoon ET. For European and Irish viewers, it’s an evening window – one that could end with either a trophy lift or a sleepless night. The choice is clear: set your alarms, check the timezone conversion, and prepare for a Sunday that will define the 2025 golf season.