Rahm and Hatton begin bid as Europe start with foursomes

The morning lineup is completed by a European heavyweight pairing in Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood

Team Europe's Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Robert MacIntyre during the Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Rome, Italy. Picture : David Davies/PA Wire.

Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will lead off Europe's bid to retain the Ryder Cup when they take on world number one Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns in Friday's opening foursomes match, after the captains unveiled their morning combinations.

After that match gets things underway at 7:35am, Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg face Max Homa and Brian Harman in a match containing three rookies, followed by Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka against Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa.