Ryder Cup First Day Pairings
September 18, 2008 by Sandy Mitchell
The Ryder Cup finally begins tomorrow morning and the team captains, Nick Faldo for Team Europe and Paul Azinger for Team USA, announced the first day match-ups today. The first contest is an alternate shot format. The pairings are:
- Phil Mickelson/Anthony Kim vs. Padraig Harrington/ Robert Karlsson
- Justin Leonard/Hunter Mahan vs. Henrik Stenson/Paul Casey
- Stewart Cink/Chad Campbell vs. Justin Rose/Ian Poulter
- Kenny Perry/Jim Furyk vs. Lee Westwood/Sergio Garcia.
The action will be televised on ESPN beginning at 8am.
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