Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony: Start Time, Pairings Announcement, Live Stream
Team USA and Team Europe will reveal their first foursomes groups in the celebratory event at Marco Simone on Thursday


The 2023 Ryder Cup is edging ever closer, with the official opening ceremony set to begin the festivities on Thursday as Italy hosts the tournament for the first time ever.
Held on the Fan Village Stage at Marco Simone, the opening ceremony will contain the introduction of both teams, songs from a British pop star, and - crucially - the all-important first set of pairings.
Ahead of the much-anticipated event, here are all the key details you need to know.
WHAT TIME IS THE RYDER CUP OPENING CEREMONY?
The actual ceremony itself takes place on Thursday, September 28 at 4pm CET/3pm BST/10am ET and is scheduled to go on for around 60 minutes.
WHO WILL BE IN THE RYDER CUP OPENING CEREMONY?
Hosted by Sky Sport Italy presenter, Melissa Satta, the show will see both Team Europe and Team USA’s players - plus their captains and vice-captains - introduced to the crowd.
The Italian national anthem will be performed by opera singer, Carly Paoli, with British pop star, Tom Grennan performing a two-song set to open and close the ceremony.
Singer-songwriter Tom Grennan
WHEN WILL THE FIRST RYDER CUP PAIRINGS BE ANNOUNCED?
The first pairings are expected to be announced during the opening ceremony at around 4:45pm CET/3:45pm BST/10:45am ET on Thursday, but only for Friday morning’s foursomes.
Friday afternoon’s fourball groupings will be announced after the morning session on the first day, while Saturday’s clusters will be revealed shortly after play has ended on Friday. The singles line-up will be announced no more than one hour after play has ended on Saturday.
HOW TO WATCH THE RYDER CUP OPENING CEREMONY
Sky Sports will show the Ryder Cup opening ceremony in the UK from 4pm CET/3pm BST on Thursday. US viewers can tune in on the Golf Channel from 10am ET.
Alternatively, you can click on this link to watch along via the Ryder Cup's own YouTube channel.
TV coverage of the 2023 Ryder Cup is hosted by NBC Sports in America and will be shown live exclusively on Sky Sports in the UK. The British broadcaster will begin its programme at 7am CET/6am BST/1am ET on both Friday and Saturday, starting at 10am CET/9am BST/4am ET on Sunday ahead of the singles programme which wraps up the match. In the UK, the BBC will also broadcast highlights after every day's play at 8:30pm.
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Jonny Leighfield is our Staff Writer, joining Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and has since spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. The self-proclaimed ‘worst golfer in the office’ still enjoys playing as much as he can and is hoping to reach his Handicap goal of 18 at some stage. He attended both the 150th and 151st Opens and is keen to make it an annual pilgrimage.
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