With golfers arriving and beginning practice rounds at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, the 2010 Ryder Cup is right around the corner.
To watch the 2010 Ryder Cup, prepare to pull an all-nighter. Coverage kicks off on ESPN at 2:30 a.m. EDT Friday and continues until 1 p.m. NBC will host weekend coverage, airing Saturday on a delayed broadcast from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and then live on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Here is the full Ryder Cup events schedule (all times EDT):
Friday, Oct. 1
Fourball
Tee Times: 2:45 a.m., 3 a.m., 3:15 a.m., 3:30 a.m.
Foursomes
Tee Times: 8:15 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 8:45, 9 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2
Fourball
Tee Times: 2:45, 3:00, 3:15, 3:30
Foursomes
Tee Times: 8:15, 8:30, 8:45, 9:00
Sunday, Oct. 3
Singles matches
Tee Times: 6:30, 6:42, 6:54, 7:06, 7:18, 7:30, 7:42, 7:54, 8:06, 8:18, 8:30, 8:42
There are three different styles of play the two squads will be competing in:
Fourball: A match in which a two-man American team will compete against a two-man European team. All four players will be playing every hole, however only the lowest score will be kept per team. The team with the lowest score will win the hole, if the two teams best score is the same, then the hole will be halved.
Foursomes: Consisting of a two-man American team pitted against a two-man European team in which only one ball will be played per hole. The two-man team will alternate shots throughout the hole until the hole is complete. Each golfer will rotate who tees off (Golfer A will play even numbered holes while Golfer B will play odd numbered holes).
Singles: One American player competing against one European player with the best score winning each hole.
