Ryder Cup 2021 results, scores: USA leads standings over Europe after strong Day 1

Madison Williams

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Day 1 of the 2021 Ryder Cup ended on a high note for Team USA, which leads Team Europe 6-2 heading into Day 2.

Team USA started Friday by dominating the foursomes portion. In its three victories, it never allowed a match to make it to Hole 18. Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia, who holds the Ryder Cup record for most victories, captured the only Team Europe victory as they beat Ryder Cup veterans Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas.

The second half of the day brought closer matchups as two matches went to the 18th. Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler’s match against Rahm and Tyrell Hatton was the first to go to 18 and ended in the first tie of the day. Both teams earned a half point with the result. Rahm remained the only undefeated European player (1-0-1).

The last match of the day — Patrick Cantlay and Justin Thomas vs. Viktor Hovland and Tommy Fleetwood — was tied heading into 18 and finished tied.

Day 2 will consist of foursome matches in the morning followed by fourball matches in the afternoon. The pairings will be announced before the teams tee off.

Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights of 2021 Ryder Cup featured groups. Below are results and highlights from Friday's foursome and fourball matches at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

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Ryder Cup scores

Foursome results

United States Europe Results
Jordan Spieth/Justin Thomas Sergio Garcia/Jon Rahm Europe wins 3&1
Dustin Johnson/Collin Morikawa Paul Casey/Viktor Hovland USA wins 3&2
Daniel Berger/Brooks Koepka Lee Westwood/Matt Fitzpatrick USA wins 2&1
Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele Rory McIlroy/Ian Pouler USA wins 5&3

Fourball results

United States Europe Results
Dustin Johnson/Xander Schauffele Paul Casey/Bernd Wiesberger USA wins 2&1
Bryson DeChambeau/Scottie Scheffler Jon Rahm/Tyrell Hatton TIE
Tony Finau/Harris English Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry USA wins 4&3
Justin Thomas/Patrick Cantlay Tommy Fleetwood/Viktor Hovland TIE

MORE: How does Ryder Cup scoring work?

Ryder Cup live updates, highlights from Day 1

(All times Eastern)

Day 1 result: Team USA leads 6-2.

7:30 p.m. — Thomas makes the putt to tie the match, giving each team another half point.

7:24 p.m. — Fleetwood almost chips in a bunker shot on the final hole to win the match. Cantlay has the same shot behind him and almost makes it as well.

7:08 p.m. — Thomas misses a putt to win the 17th hole, so the final match heads to the 18th hole.

7:01 p.m. — After Rahm misses his putt to tie the match, Hatton delivers. This match results in a tie, giving each team a half point. The overall count goes to 5.5-1.5 in favor of Team USA.

6:54 p.m. — Thomas makes an eagle on 16 to bring this match to a tie with two to play.

6:40 p.m. — Fleetwood's tee shot lands in Lake Michigan, first ball of the day to land in the water.

6:35 p.m. — Thomas barely misses a putt to win the 15th hole. They tie on this hole to keep Team Europe 1 up with three holes to go.

6:23 p.m. — Rahm makes a putt from the edge of the green, forcing DeChambeau to putt for a tie, which he misses. Scheffler makes his birdie to tie the hole and keep his team 1 up over Rahm and Hatton with two to go.

6:17 p.m. — Johnson misses another chance to win the match. Wiesberger makes his par putt, giving Schauffele a chance to capture the victory. Schauffele is successful and brings Team USA its second point of the afternoon.

6:14 p.m. — Finau birdies to capture Team USA's first point of the afternoon. The 4 and 3 victory extends Team USA's lead to 4-1.

6:01 p.m. — The tie is finally broken in the second match. DeChambeau wins the hole to put Team USA 1 up heading to the 16th.

5:59 p.m. — Johnson and Schauffele have a chance to capture a point for the United States but miss. Casey answers with a birdie to win the hole, cutting Team USA's lead to 2 up with two to play.

5:55 p.m. — Finau's shot lands by the food tent and rolls into a spectator's shoe. The spectator didn't realize it first. That will be a tough shot to recover.

5:47 p.m. — English attempts to close out his match with a birdie but misses. He and Finau remain 4 up with five to play.

5:32 p.m. — Finau wins another hole. He and English are now 4 up with five holes to play.

5:31 p.m. — Cantlay's birdie on 12 was not followed by a Team Europe birdie. Fleetwood/Hovland's lead is down to 1 up.

5:24 p.m. — Cantlay almost has an ace on Hole 12. He gets a nod of approval from captain Steve Stricker.

5:21 p.m. — Fleetwood and Hovland miss birdie chances to tie the hole, bringing a sigh of relief to Thomas and Cantlay as Team Europe remains 2 up after 11. 

5:12 p.m. — DeChambeau/Scheffler vs. Rahm/Hatton remains tied after birdie misses on both sides.

4:59 p.m. — DeChambeau with another monster drive, this time 394 yards as he ends up in the bunker next to the green.

4:57 p.m. — Johnson's birdie streak ends as he and Schauffele par to tie the hole. They remain 3 up with five holes to go.

4:55 p.m. — English and Finau win their third consecutive hole to go 3 up on their Team Europe opponents.

4:51 p.m. — DeChambeau's tee shot rolls right next to Rahm's on 11. 

4:46 p.m. — Thomas makes a crucial birdie putt on the eighth hole and Hovland isn't able to tie. Team Europe's lead decreases to 2 up.

4:45 p.m. — Rahm wins the hole for Team Europe after Hatton's failed attempt. This matchup is now tied.

4:44 p.m. — As Hatton putts to win the hole, a crowd roar from another hole disturbs him, causing a miss. The crowd was cheering for Finau's putt on the ninth hole.

4:38 p.m. — Johnson is on fire; he makes another birdie on 12. Wiesberger answers with a birdie to tie the hole.

4:27 p.m. — Scheffler makes his first big putt of the day, putting pressure on Rahm to tie the hole with a birdie. Rahm misses the putt, giving the Americans a 1 up lead through 10. Team USA leads three of the matches.

4:26 p.m. — Johnson gets his lead to 3 up as Michael Jordan cheers from the side of the green.

4:24 p.m. — Finau finishes the front nine with a birdie and hole win, increasing his pair's lead to 2 up heading to the back nine.

4:15 p.m. — Finau has a close chip shot on the ninth hole. McIlroy follows it up with a shot in the rough on the edge off the green. Winds are around 20 mph right now. Team USA could possibly win another hole.

4:08 p.m. — Johnson gets his pair's lead back to 2 up lead to start the back nine.

4:06 p.m. — Rahm and Hatton tie their matchup against DeChambeau and Scheffler as they head to the back nine.

4:04 p.m. — Harris English gets the first hole win of his Ryder Cup career on the eighth. He helps his team a 1 up lead over McIlroy and Lowry.

3:53 p.m. — Thomas misses his birdie chance and thus can't match Fleetwood's birdie, putting Team Europe 2 up over Thomas/Cantlay.

3:49 p.m. — DeChambeau birdies the eighth to give his team its first lead of the day, 1 up over Rahm and Hatton.

3:48 p.m. — Casey birdies No. 9 to cut Team USA's lead to 1 up as the match heads to the back nine.

3:32 p.m. — Finau misses his eagle chance but Team USA still captures the win on Hole 6, bringing the match back to tied.

3:30 p.m. — Wiesberger misses a putt that would have given his pair its first hole win of the day. Johnson/Schauffele remain 2 up.

3:23 p.m. — Incredible tee shot by Finau on 6; it turns onto the green for an eagle opportunity. 

3:16 p.m. — McIlroy shoots an eagle on hole five as he and Lowry go up one over Finau and English. Two European teams lead, while one American team leads and one match is tied.

3:09 p.m. — Two holes in a row go to Team Europe's Fleetwood and Hovland. They go 1 up on Thomas and Cantlay after four.

3:04 p.m. — Team Europe wins Hole 6 against Johnson/Schauffele. Team USA is now 2 up in this match.

2:59 p.m. — DeChambeau drives the ball 417 yards on par-5 fifth. His tee shot on the sixth ended up in the crowd.

2:54 p.m. — Lowry pars the fourth hole and gets pumped up in his first Ryder Cup appearance. The match remains tied.

2:50 p.m. — Hovland chips in on the third hole to tie his match.

2:41 p.m. — Johnson makes a putt on 5, increasing his team's lead to 3 up. 

2:38 p.m. — Team Europe captures its first lead of the afternoon after Scheffler misses a putt on No. 4.

2:36 p.m. —  Thomas and Cantlay miss putts that could have won them the second hole. 

2:21 p.m. — After a missed Casey putt, Johnson and Schauffele extend their lead to 2 up after four holes.

2:14 p.m. — Thomas's putting looks tremendously better in the afternoon as he captures the win on No. 1. Thomas and Cantlay are 1 up.

2:06 p.m. — Johnson and Schauffele earn their  first lead of the afternoon through three holes.

1:58 p.m. — The final match of the day is underway: Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland vs. Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay.

1:54 p.m. — Finau makes an almost 40-foot putt on the first hole, but Lowry answers with a birdie putt to tie.

1:53 p.m. — Johnson has a close tee shot on the third hole.

1:42 p.m. — Rory McIlroy tees off to begin the third matchup, followed by his teammate Shane Lowry. Tony Finau starts off for Team USA, followed by Harris English in his Ryder Cup debut.

1:41 p.m. — DeChambeau birdies the first hole, but so does Hatton. The second match is tied after one.

1:39 p.m. — Scheffler almost made a long putt to capture the first hole. Putting is statistically Scheffler's worst part of his game, but this first hole effort tested those stats.

1:28 p.m. — An attendee was hit by DeChambeau's tee shot. She stood up rather quickly, but nothing official has been said.

1:26 p.m. — The second match tees off as Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton go first, followed by Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau.

1:22 p.m. — Schauffele makes the first big putt of the afternoon. Wiesberger answers with a birdie, so the match is tied after one.

1:10 p.m. — Fourball matches begin. Paul Casey and Bernd Wiesberger tee off, followed up by Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson. Both Americans are coming off wins in the morning rounds.

Fourball coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET

12:23 p.m. — Westwood misses the par putt he needed to win the hole and continue on. Koepka follows by making his putt, giving Team USA the match win. The Americans finish the morning up 3-1.

12:18 p.m. — Schauffele and Cantlay close out Team USA's second victory of the day. Team USA is up 2-1.

12:14 p.m. — Another tee shot on 17 lands in the rough, this time by Berger. Westwood follows it up with a tee shot that lands right next to Berger's. 

12:11 p.m. — Berger misses a putt by inches to win the match. They're headed to the 17th.

12:02 p.m. — With three holes left to play, Koepka and Berger lead 2 up over Westwood and Fitzpatrick. With four holes left to play, Cantlay and Schauffele hold their a 4 up lead over McIlroy and Poulter.

Noon — Morikawa sinks a birdie putt to capture Team USA's first point of the Ryder Cup. The score is tied 1-1.

11:57 a.m. — Johnson barely misses an eagle putt to win the match for him and Morikawa on 16. Casey follows up by missing his putt, giving the Americans another chance to win the match.

11:52 a.m. — Thomas follows up one of the best shots of the Ryder Cup so far by missing the putt. Team Europe captures the first match of the day and goes up 1-0.

11:50 a.m. —  Spieth somehow gets the ball out of the brush onto the green and nearly falls back into Lake Michigan in the process. The crowd goes wild.

11:44 a.m. — Johnson and Morikawa remain 2 up with three holes left to play.

11:42 a.m. — Thomas may have just butchered his team's chances of winning this match as his tee shot lands in the side brush. Garcia follows it up with a tee shot on the green.

11:39 a.m. — Spieth and Thomas hold on for another hole, as they win the 16th. They're 2 down with two to play.

11:37 a.m. — Spieth misses an eagle chance, which gives Garcia a chance to win the match with a birdie. The 20-foot putt passes just by the hole. This gives Team USA another chance to win the hole.

11:30 a.m. — Schauffele's tee shot nearly makes it in the hole on 11. The crowd goes wild for this pairing again.

11:26 a.m. — Schauffele and Cantlay's lead shortens to 3 up through 10 holes. After a dominant first five holes, the American pair has yet to win a hole since.

11:23 a.m. — Spieth misses the birdie putt and Team Europe goes 3 up with three holes to play.

11:22 a.m. — Garcia makes a long putt on 15 for birdie, then blows a kiss to the crowd as it boos him.

11:15 a.m. — Johnson misses his putt. His team's lead shrinks to 2 up with five holes to play. 

11:15 a.m. — McIlroy gives his team its first win of the day, cutting Team USA's lead to 4 up through 10 holes.

11:09 a.m. — Ryder Cup veteran Westwood misses a putt to win the hole by inches. Team Europe remains 2 down in this matchup.

11:06 a.m. — Casey's tee shot on 13 goes into the brush. Officials are unable to find his ball right away.

11:01 a.m. — More "USA" chants fill Whistling Straits as Berger wins the 11th His pairing is now 2 up.

11:00 a.m. — Morikawa makes his team's third consecutive birdie, putting him and Koepka 3 up through 12. 

10:53 a.m. — Thomas makes a crucial putt on 13 to decrease Team Europe's lead to 2 up. They have five holes left to play.

10:51 a.m. — Johnson and Morikawa expand their lead to 2 up through 11. 

10:47 a.m. — Koepka and Berger regain the lead on 10. They're 1 up.

10:41 a.m. — Thomas misses another important putt on 12 as captain Steve Stricker watches his first team. Thomas and Spieth remain the only United States team to be trailing.

10:34 a.m. — Koepka's putt lips the cup and Team USA loses the hole. Koepka and Berger are now tied with Westwood and Fitzpatrick.

10:32 a.m. — Spieth earns a tie on 11 after a few tricky shots almost put the pair back three. 

10:24 a.m. — Lots of close putts this morning. Casey adds to the list on nine as Team Europe ties another hole. McIlroy follows with a close putt on the seventh, but his team still has not won a hole today.

10:18 a.m. — Rahm makes the putt on 10 to give his team a comanding 3 up lead over Team USA.

10:15 a.m. — Schauffele misses a winning putt on the sixth and Poulter makes his putt for the first tie of this foursome matchup.

10:04 a.m. — McIlroy's miss puts Cantlay and Schauffele 5 up through five. A dominant performance by the USA rookies.

10:03 a.m. — Two close putts from both teams on Hole 7. Koepka and Garcia barely miss and the hole is tied.

10 a.m. — Through eight holes, Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia are 2 up over Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas. Through seven holes, Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa are 1 up over Paul Casey and Viktor Hovland. Through six holes, Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger are 1 up over Lee Westwood and Matt Fitzpatrick. And, thorugh four holes, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are 4 up over Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter.

How to watch the 2021 Ryder Cup

  • Dates: Sept. 24-26
  • TV channels: NBC, Golf Channel
  • Live stream: Peacock,  fuboTV

Golf Channel and NBC will split live coverage of the 2021 Ryder Cup. Golf Channel will air the first rounds of the tournament exclusively on Friday, with NBC taking over most of the weekend coverage on Saturday and Sunday.

Date Time (ET) TV Channel
Friday, Sept. 24 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Golf Channel, Peacock, fuboTV
Saturday, Sept. 25 8 a.m.-9 a.m. Golf Channel, Peacock, fuboTV
  9 a.m.-7 p.m. NBC, Peacock, fuboTV
Sunday, Sept. 26 12 p.m.-6 p.m. NBC, Peacock, fuboTV

MORE: Updated standings for the 2021 Ryder cup

Ryder Cup tee times for Friday

Here are the complete Ryder Cup tee times and pairings for Friday:

Note: Pairings will be announced after each round.

Foursomes

Tee Time (ET) Group
8:05 a.m. Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm (EU) vs. Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas (US)
8:21 a.m. Paul Casey and Viktor Hovland (EU) vs. Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa (US)
8:37 a.m. Lee Westwood and Matt Fitzpatrick (EU) vs. Daniel Berger and Brooks Koepka (US)
8:53 a.m. Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter (EU) vs. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele (US)

Fourball

Tee Time (ET) Group
1:10 p.m. Paul Casey and Bernd Wiesberger (EU) vs. Dustin Johnson and Xander Schauffele (US)
1:26 p.m. Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton (EU) vs. Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler (US)
1:42 p.m. Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry (EU) vs. Tony Finau and Harris English (US)
1:58 p.m. Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland (EU) vs. Patrick Cantlay and Justin Thomas (US)

Madison Williams