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| Ryder Cup 2014: Rory McIlroy to partner Sergio García in fourballs | Ryder Cup 2014: Rory McIlroy to partner Sergio García in fourballs |
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| Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley, has placed Rory McIlroy in the anchor position for the first session of this year’s event at Gleneagles. | Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley, has placed Rory McIlroy in the anchor position for the first session of this year’s event at Gleneagles. |
| McIlroy and Sergio García will take on Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in the stand-out – and final – match in the Friday morning fourballs. | McIlroy and Sergio García will take on Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in the stand-out – and final – match in the Friday morning fourballs. |
| As anticipated, McIlroy’s previous partnership with Graeme McDowell has been split up. | As anticipated, McIlroy’s previous partnership with Graeme McDowell has been split up. |
| McIlroy will now get the chance to let his golf do the talking against Mickelson after the American joked about McIlroy’s court case against McDowell’s former management company Horizon, which has seen McDowell dragged into the dispute as he is still represented by them. | McIlroy will now get the chance to let his golf do the talking against Mickelson after the American joked about McIlroy’s court case against McDowell’s former management company Horizon, which has seen McDowell dragged into the dispute as he is still represented by them. |
| “Not only are we able to play together, we also don’t litigate against each other and that’s a real plus, I feel, heading into this week,” Mickelson said. | “Not only are we able to play together, we also don’t litigate against each other and that’s a real plus, I feel, heading into this week,” Mickelson said. |
| The Ryder Cup will get under way when Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson take on the European duo Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson. | |
| In perhaps the most surprising selection by McGinley, Martin Kaymer will partner Thomas Bjorn. They face Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker in match two. | In perhaps the most surprising selection by McGinley, Martin Kaymer will partner Thomas Bjorn. They face Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker in match two. |
| The penultimate clash will see Ian Poulter and Stephen Gallacher take on two debutants; Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed. Lee Westwood, Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson and McDowell will therefore sit out the first fourballs session. | |
| Tom Watson, the United States captain, has left out Jim Furyk, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan and Zach Johnson until Friday afternoon at least. | |
| How they line up | How they line up |
| Friday morning fourballs | Friday morning fourballs |
| 0735 Justin Rose & Henrik Stenson v Bubba Watson & Webb Simpson | 0735 Justin Rose & Henrik Stenson v Bubba Watson & Webb Simpson |
| 0750 Thomas Bjorn & Martin Kaymer v Rickie Fowler & Jimmy Walker | 0750 Thomas Bjorn & Martin Kaymer v Rickie Fowler & Jimmy Walker |
| 0805 Stephen Gallacher & Ian Poulter v Jordan Spieth & Patrick Reed | 0805 Stephen Gallacher & Ian Poulter v Jordan Spieth & Patrick Reed |
| 0820 Sergio García & Rory McIlroy v Keegan Bradley & Phil Mickelson | 0820 Sergio García & Rory McIlroy v Keegan Bradley & Phil Mickelson |
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