All change for fourballs as captains play everyone

[September 29, 2023]  By Mitch Phillips
 
ROME (Reuters) - Europe and the United States both opted to give their morning reserves an outing in the afternoon fourballs as four new-look pairings will take up the battle after Europe roared into a 4-0 lead after the Ryder Cup's morning foursomes on Friday.  

Golf - The 2023 Ryder Cup - Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy - September 28, 2023 Team USA's Justin Thomas plays out from the bunker on the 12th hole during a practice round REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

American captain Zach Johnson, who is already coming in for social media criticism for holding back four major winners, sent them into action on a scorching day in Rome.

Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth will face Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton in the first game at 10.25GMT.

Brooks Koepka gets his first outing alongside Scottie Scheffler against Jon Rahm and Nicolai Hojgaard while Wyndham Clark teams up with Max Homa against Bob MacIntyre and Justin Rose.

The final match of the day sees Europe's Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick play Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele.

(Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Toby Davis)

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