Rory and Rahm? Tommy and Tyrrell? Predicting the Ryder Cup pairings
Send out all the rookies? Rest some big names for day two? The team at NCG stepped into Luke Donald’s shoes and put together their Ryder Cup pairings for day one…
We are just a matter of days away from the first session of the 2023 Ryder Cup when all the talking and anticipation ends.
But as we haven’t quite reached Friday morning yet, there’s still time to predict what pairings Luke Donald has devised for the first day’s play.
Will the Englishman send Rory out first? Will Ludvig Aberg feature? Who will Jon Rahm play with?
The brightest minds of NCG Towers got hard at work with the data to put together who they think should play for Europe in the day one foursomes and fourballs:
Europe Ryder Cup pairings predictions – Day One
Matt Beedle
Foursomes
Rory McIlroy & Ludvig Aberg
Jon Rahm & Sepp Straka
Viktor Hovland & Justin Rose
Tyrrell Hatton & Tommy Fleetwood
Fourballs
Rory McIlroy & Ludvig Aberg
Jon Rahm & Tommy Fleetwood
Viktor Hovland & Nicolai Hojgaard
Matt Fitzpatrick & Shane Lowry
Hannah Holden
Foursomes
Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry
Jon Rahm & Tyrrell Hatton
Viktor Hovland & Nicolai Hojgaard
Justin Rose & Matt Fitzpatrick
Fourballs
Rory McIlroy & Ludvig Aberg
Robert MacIntyre & Matt Fitzpatrick
Viktor Hovland & Tommy Fleetwood
Jon Rahm & Sepp Straka
Dan Murphy
Foursomes
Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry
Viktor Hovland & Tommy Fleetwood
Jon Rahm & Sepp Straka
Justin Rose & Matt Fitzpatrick
Fourballs
Tyrrell Hatton & Robert MacIntyre
Rory McIlroy & Ludvig Aberg
Jon Rahm & Nicolai Hojgaard
Viktor Hovland & Tommy Fleetwood
Matt Chivers
Foursomes
Rory McIlroy & Robert MacIntyre
Viktor Hovland & Ludvig Aberg
Jon Rahm & Tyrrell Hatton
Tommy Fleetwood & Sepp Straka
Fourballs
Viktor Hovland & Ludvig Aberg
Justin Rose & Matt Fitzpatrick
Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry
Jon Rahm & Tommy Fleetwood
Steve Carroll
Foursomes
Rory McIlroy & Jon Rahm
Tommy Fleetwood & Robert MacIntyre
Viktor Hovland & Shane Lowry
Tyrrell Hatton & Matt Fitzpatrick
Fourballs
Rory McIlroy & Ludvig Aberg
Jon Rahm & Sepp Straka
Viktor Hovland & Justin Rose
Nicolai Hojgaard & Tommy Fleetwood
Matt Coles
Foursomes
Tyrrell Hatton & Shane Lowry
Matt Fitzpatrick & Tommy Fleetwood
Rory McIlroy & Justin Rose
Jon Rahm & Ludvig Aberg
Fourballs
Tyrrell Hatton & Shane Lowry
Ludvig Aberg & Viktor Hovland
Rory McIlroy & Nicolai Hojgaard
Jon Rahm & Sepp Straka
Jack Backhouse
Foursomes
Ludvig Aberg & Rory McIlroy
Viktor Hovland & Jon Rahm
Tommy Fleetwood & Matt Fitzpatrick
Sepp Straka & Nicolai Hojgaard
Fourballs
Ludvig Aberg & Rory McIlroy
Viktor Hovland & Jon Rahm
Justin Rose & Shane Lowry
Tyrrell Hatton & Robert MacIntyre
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Matt Chivers
Now on the wrong side of 25, Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.
Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.
Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.
Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spent time with some of the biggest names in the sport.
Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf.
What’s in Matt’s bag: Cobra LTDx LS driver, Cobra LTDx 3-wood, TaylorMade P7MC irons, Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, Odyssey putter.
