The Americans last won the Ryder Cup in Europe in 1993 but are currently holders thanks to a crushing 19-9 victory at Whistling Straits two years ago.
ROME - Scottie Scheffler will start the USA's bid to end a 30-year wait for Ryder Cup victory on European soil when he lines up with Sam Burns in the first foursomes match against Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.
The idiosyncratic course, situated in undulating Roman countryside which has a view of Saint Peter's Basilica, would have presented a challenge to both teams due to thick rough, tight fairways and sloping greens without temperatures touching 30 degrees Celsius. The only LIV player to make the Ryder Cup - Brooks Koepka - isn't in the USA line-up for the first session as Johnson picked three of his four rookies, including Burns.
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