Day 1 of the Ryder Cup sees the teams go head to head in the Ryder Cup Four-Ball and Ryder Cup Foursomes matches. Ryder Cup betting is always very tight and these matches really get the attention of the punting public. As soon as the Ryder Cup Four-Ball and Ryder Cup Foursome teams are announced the Ryder Cup Betting for the matches on day one really kicks into gear.
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The Ryder Cup captains select 8 from the team of 12 players to play in the Ryder Cup Foursome matches on the first morning. This has changed since the last Ryder Cup, it used to be the other way round, but US Captain, Paul Azinger, used his prerogative as home captain to have the timetable reversed. He believed that his side were not at their best in the fourball and did not want the Europeans getting an early advantage. There is great interest in these Ryder Cup pairings as everyone is very keen to see who each Ryder Cup captain believes will play well with whom.
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The Ryder Cup Foursomes matches are always very interesting as each pair use just one ball and take alternate shots; they play over 18 holes unless one pair wins in advance of that. The lowest score between the opposing pairs wins the hole. The Ryder Cup Fourballs teams are selected once the Foursome matches are completed, past captains have tended to bring his full squad of players into the match, allowing them to get invaluable course and match experience. The Ryder Cup Fourballs is where each player plays with their own ball and the best score per hole of the two is the one that is counted. It is an exciting format, particularly when one player has made a great shot; his partner can then afford to be very aggressive and attempt to play an even better one. The Fourballs are played over 18 holes; unless one pair creates a big enough lead with inadequate amount of holes left to play. For instance, a pair may be 4 holes to the good over their opponents, but there may only be three holes left to play. This means that they win by 4&3.
During the first day the Ryder Cup in running betting really gets into full swing as the fortunes of the teams unravel during the day.
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