Ryder Cup 2025 live updates: Europe holds off Americans' epic charge to capture the Ryder Cup
Jamie Squire
There were a lot of scenarios being predicted for what the Ryder Cup might look like heading into Sunday singles at Bethpage Black. A European blowout, however, wasn’t necessarily high among them. After all, the home teams in recent years were the ones who were taking command of the competition and the raucous New York crowds would only seem to add more credence to the Americans doing the running away.
Yet Europe led 11½ to 4½, thanks to some historically brilliant play over the first three days. Captain Luke Donald seemingly has done no wrong, and his top players, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood, have stepped up to etch their places in Ryder Cup lore.
Something happened to the Americans on Sunday though. The red, white and blue was oh-so-close to producing the greatest comeback in the history of the matches, and maybe the history of sports. Cameron Young won his match. Justin Thomas followed. Bryson DeChambeau came back from 5 down against Matt Fitzpatrick to earn a half point. Scottie Scheffler beat Rory McIlroy. All of a sudden there was hope for the United States with a lot of red left on the leaderboard. Needing to go 10-2 on the last day, however, turned out to be just too much of a hill to climb. Russell Henley, in the eighth match, against Shane Lowry was 1 up on the last hole but missed his 10 footer for birdie to win outright. Lowry then stepped up and drained his six footer for birdie earn the half point and the 14th point needed for Europe to retain the Ryder Cup. Lowry went nuts, chaos ensued and Europe made history. Another 30 minutes later, in the 10th match, Europe won the Cup outright when Collin Morikawa and Tyrrell Hatton tied the match.
When it was all done the U.S. won Sunday singles 8½ to 3½ and Europe only won one (yes, ONE!) match outright on Sunday. The rest were ties. The final score was 15-13 in favor of Europe, which has now won six of the last eight Ryder Cups.
The Ryder Cup, of course, only comes once every two years, so we’ve been soaking it all in, providing live updates with insights and commentary to help you enjoy this 45th edition of the match. Here is all of our Day 3 news, scores, highlights and analysis.
(Scroll down for the latest Ryder Cup 2025 live updates from our crew. Newest items at the top.)
6:20 p.m.: Final singles results: U.S. 8½, Europe 3½
Young def. Rose, 1 up
Thomas def. Fleetwood, 1up
DeChambeau vs. Fitzpatrick, tied
Scheffler def. McIlroy, 1 up
Aberg def. Cantlay, 2 and 1
Schauffele def. Rahm, 4 and 3
Spaun def. Straka, 2 and 1
Henley vs. Lowry, tied
Griffin def. Hojgaard, 1 up
Morikawa vs. Hatton, tied
Burns vs. MacIntyre, tied
English vs. Hovland, tied
6:12 p.m.: Keegan Bradley: "In my eyes, Luke Donald is the best European Ryder Cup captain of all time."
6:10 p.m.: Keegan Bradley: "I've got a real weird relationship with this tournament. A lot of heartbreak. But I still love it, and I love the guys. I love being out here again. I don't know if I'll ever get to do this again. I'll remember it for the rest of my life."
5:59 p.m.: Europe has now won six of the last eight Ryder Cups.
5:58 p.m.: Rory McIlroy: "We're going to celebrate like there's no tomorrow."
5:57 p.m.: That's it, it's over. Sam Burns and Robert MacIntyre tied in the last match. THE FINAL SCORE: 15-13.
5:55 p.m.: The winning captain speaks.
5:51 p.m.: Europe only won one match today. We repeat, Europe only won one match. Ludvig Aberg beat Patrick Cantlay 2 and 1.
5:46 p.m.: Shane Lowry, the man of the hour.
5:44 p.m.: OK, there we go. Europe wins, not retains, the Ryder Cup. Collin Morikawa and Tyrrell Hatton tied the 10th match and that half point was enough to push Europe to 14½ points, the number it needs to outright win the Cup. We can put the Viktor Hovland controvery to bed now. Or can we?
5:40 p.m.: Shane Lowry shortly after helping Europe retain the Ryder Cup.
5:37 p.m.: In the ninth of 12 matches Ben Griffin beat Rasmus Hojgaard, 1 up. The two matches left are tied and Sam Burns is 1 up over Robert MacIntyre with two holes remaining. This thing very well may have come down to the Viktor Hovland injury half point. Wow. (Score is 14-12 right now.)
5:34 p.m.: Here's the putt from Lowry to retain the Ryder Cup.
5:28 p.m.: Paul McGinley in the television booth said of course he'd love Europe to get another half point to win outright but he really hopes they get to 15 because, "you don't want any debate" because of the Viktor Hovland half point that was given because he had to withdraw. McGinley captured the winning point for Europe at the 2006 Ryder Cup and was a winning captain in 2014 in Scotland.
5:20 p.m.: Lowry, with tears in his eyes, said he told his caddie down 18, "I have a chance to do the coolest thing in my life here. The Ryder Cup means everything to me."
5:17 p.m.: That's it. It's over. Ballgame. Shane Lowry birdies the 18th hole against Russell Henley from six feet. Europe gets the 14th point and retains the Ryder Cup. Drama until the very end.
5:12 p.m.: Hello, Russell Henley!!!! He was in the bunker left of the fairway and hit an amazing approach to 12 feet on the 18th. Again, he's 1 up and the U.S. cannot squander anything in these last four matches. And then ... Shane Lowry hits an approach inside of Henley. Incredible drama.
5:07 p.m.: This Viktor Hovland half point is going to be massive here soon isn't it? Massive as in massively controversial. Carry on ...
5:02 p.m.: Lowry and Henley halve the 17th. Henley 1 up heading to 18th, where a Lowry win would win Europe the Ryder Cup.
4:57 p.m.: Lowry misses well right at the par-3 16th. Henley follows by putting his to 12 feet. If he's able to win this hole, that match is over. Back at 15, Ben Griffin takes a 1 up lead. The final two matches between Collin Morikawa and Tyrrell Hatton and Robert MacIntyre and Sam Burns remain tied.
4:55 p.m.: U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun defeats Sepp Straka for another U.S. point. Now 13½ to 10½. Four matches left, U.S. needs to win them all. Three of them are tied.
4:52 p.m.: After Europe started turning the momentum, Russell Henley comes up huge at 16, making birdie after Shane Lowry stuffed his approach for a tap-in. Hole halved, and Henley remains 1 up with two to play.
4:45 p.m.: Scheffler two-putts for par to win another point. It's now 13.5 to 9.5. The U.S. will have to run the table now. Hey, it could happen.
4:37 p.m.: Europe finally stops the bleeding at 17, with Ludvig Aberg securing a full point with a 2-and-1 victory over Patrick Cantlay. At 18, Fitzpatrick gets a halve against Bryson DeChambeau, putting Europe just a half point away from victory. With three U.S. flags on the board in the next three matches, it's not over yet. Scottie Scheffler, 1 up on Rory McIlroy will need to finish with at least a halve on the 18th hole to keep the comeback alive.
4:23 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau inexcusably left his birdie putt short at the 17th, but Matt Fitzpatrick's shocking three-putt gives him the win on the hole. From 5 down to all tied with one to play. Ahead at the 18th, Fleetwood misses his birdie putt, setting the stage for Thomas to secure another point. BING. BONG. Thomas buries it. It's now 12-7. It's hard to believe what's happening right now.
4:13 p.m.: Oh. My. GOODNESS. Cameron Young, New York's own, holes a birdie at the 18th to win the hole and the match, securing the first point of the day for the U.S. side. Absolute scenes. Right behind are Fleetwood and Thomas, still all tied up. If Thomas can replicate what Young just did, things are about to gey very real.
4:02 p.m: What a scene at the 15th green, where Rory McIlroy holed a long birdie putt from off the green. Scottie Scheffler, who was about 10 feet away, came up clutch and drained his birdie effort right after to tie the hole and stay 1 up. Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood are all tied on the 17th tee, while Cameron Young and Justin Rose both hit the fairway on 18 in a tied match. Meanwhile, at 16, Bryson DeChambeau tries to keep his incredible comeback alive. Matt Fitzpatrick, 1 up, is safely on in two. From the rough, DeChambeau hit his second about 20 feet below the hole. Massive moment incoming.
3:56 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau has fought all the way back from being 5 down against Matt Fitzpatrick and is only 1 down now. He's going absolutely bonkers with three holes remaining. It's the third match. First two matches are tied. Quite the scene.
3:51 p.m.: What he said. 👇
3:49 p.m.: And Scheffler takes a 1-up lead over McIlroy after Rory bogeyed the par-3 14th hole. He flubbed a chip shot and was not able to make the par putt. World No. 1 leads World No. 2 by one with four holes remaining.
3:43 p.m.: It's a shame the McIlroy-Scheffler match doesn't mean a little more than it does. It means a lot to them, you can be sure, with Nos. 1 and 2 doing battle. But if this thing was closer it would have the chance to be epic. They're tied on the par-3 14th hole, but playing decently. Outside chance that if McIlroy wins he could be the one who clinched the Ryder Cup for Europe.
3:37 p.m.: One thing that'll determine the final score is motivation. Europe needs only two points to retain the Cup. When that happens all the other matches on the course still will need to finish, but there isn't usually much motivation to grind over every six footer when the thing is decided.
3:34 p.m.: The Americans are firing at pins with the greatest of ease and making more putts than they have the past two days combined. It's probably too little too late, but it's keeping this thing interesting for much longer than most anticipated. Down deep you know the Europeans wanted some sort of a scoring record, which is 19-9 for largest margin of victory. That's now highly unlikely to happen.
3:22 p.m.: Projected score right now is 16½ to 11½ ... take that for what it's worth, which isn't much. Just means that there's still some red, white and blue hope for the moment.
3:12 p.m.: Things are getting very chippy in the first match out between Cameron Young and Justin Rose. Rose took a very long time to take a drop at No. 13, something U.S. captain Keegan Bradley is reportedly furious over. Rose went on to win the hole to get the match back to 2 down. Spicy, spicy stuff.
3:07 p.m.: Man, things almost just got very real in the DeChambeau-Fitzpatrick match. DeChambeau toilet-bowled in a massive birdie putt at the 12th and let out a huge celebration. Fitzpatrick followed by burying his birdie putt for a halve, keeping the 3 up lead with only six holes to play.
2:58 p.m.: After winning three straight holes, Justin Thomas now leads Tommy Fleetwood, 1 up through 12 holes in the second match out. The U.S. “charge” now has them up in five matches while Europe leads in just two.
2:44 p.m.: About 20 minutes ago, Europe was leading in six matches. Now, they lead in just two. Still, the U.S. faces a long, long road to getting back in contention. If Europe holds on to the two matches they lead in, it’s over. And remember, any ties get a half point as well.
2:39 p.m.: This is a new one. On-course reporter Bones Mackay says that several fans following Rory McIlroy are squeaking rubber ducks as McIlroy is trying to hit. They caused McIlroy to step away from his tee shot on the 10th, before he eventually snap-hooked his tee shot. This comes a day after fans were widely believed to have crossed the line with their vulgar insults as Rory was trying to hit.
2:21 p.m.: How quickly will this thing be over? Europe needs just two more points to guarantee that they’ll retain the cup. Young has a 2-up lead on Rose through 10 holes in the opening match, but Europe holds commanding 2-up and 4-up leads in the next two matches. Should Fleetwood and Fitzpatrick win those two matches, the stage would be set for Rory to clinch the cup should he secure at least a half-point against Scheffler … that is, unless one of his teammates in the later matches beats him to it.
1:58 p.m.: The biggest shock of the day so far has to be Matt Fitzpatrick’s FIVE-UP lead through SEVEN holes against Bryson DeChambeau. The credit mostly goes to Fitzy, who is four under so far, continuing his exceptional week. Still, on a setup that heavily favors length, it’s hard to believe Bryson hasn’t been able to keep it close.
1:41 p.m.: Brad Faxon just said on the broadcast that he spoke with Edoardo Molinari, Europe’s stats guru, who said that the benign setup favors the European team. The U.S. has notably set up the course to have wider fairways, practically no rough and when combined with the soft conditions, Bethpage has played far easier than usual. Molinari, a three-time winner on the DP World Tour and frequent Golf Digest contributor, has been praised by Luke Donald for being crucial to Europe’s game plan and success. While wider fairways and short rough has long been understood to aid the Americans (see: Hazeltine in 2016), Molinari’s observation seems to suggest the stats have shifted.
1:31 p.m.: “It’s about the spin here,” said NBC’s Paul McGinley as Justin Thomas’ approach was in the air on the par-4 sixth. JT said not to worry as his 79-yard approach took two hops and dunked in the hole for an eagle! He wins the hole to move back to 1 down to Tommy Fleetwood.
1:20 p.m.: A quick look at the live odds from Data Golf …
Keegan has been referencing the Patriots’ 28-3 Super Bowl comeback in 2017 as cause for at least a little hope, and it’s worth noting that at times in the second half of that game, the Patriots odds to win were less than one percent … just sayin’.
1:07 p.m.: While the crowd is certainly still pro American, there’s a noticeably larger turnout from European fans on Sunday, likely the result of ticket prices plummeting on the secondary market last night and early today. As Europe moves closer to clinching the cup this afternoon, they should have plenty of energy to feed off and celebrate with in the crowd.
12:57 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau three-putts the third green from roughly 15 feet to lose hole and fall 2 down to Fitzpatrick. DeChambeau raced his birdie putt well past the hole, one of several instances already in which players have been too firm with putts. According to the commentators, the greens are rolling faster having dried out some over the last few days. Something to keep an eye on.
12:41 p.m.: U.S. captain Keegan Bradley was asked on TV about his thoughts over Viktor Hovland's injury WD and how the two teams each got a half point because of it. making it that much harder for the U.S. to pull off an attempt at a comeback on Sunday. "It's tough ... it's a strange rule but we've got to go with what the rules say." Interestingly, if the same thing happens in the Solheim Cup, a full point goes to the other team.
12:37 p.m.: It was a wish of many coming into the Ryder Cup … how great would it be if World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler faced World No. 2 Rory McIlroy in Sunday singles?!? Well ... it's happening, albeit in a little different context than many presumed given what's happened to Scottie (going a stunning 0-4 so far this week) and Rory (being the brunt of the some over-the-line jeers this week).
12:27 p.m.: The specter of Bryson DeChambeau driving the first green at Bethpage Black has been a crowd-pleasing dream all week. And damn if he didn't nearly pull it off with this 351-yard drive to start his match with Matt Fitzpatrick.
12:16 p.m.: As you settle in for the afternoon's play, take a minute to look at our grades so far for all 24 players at this year's Ryder Cup. We decided to get a jump on it last night.
12:12 p.m.: Everything must break right for the U.S. on Sunday to have any hope of a comeback. Well ... thing No. 1 happens with Young making a birdie to take a 1-up lead on Rose. Now 763 more things to go.
12:04 p.m.: Justin Rose and Cameron Young are away as the first match is underway. Just a reminder of how big a task the Americans are facing: The biggest comeback on the final day of the Ryder Cup since 1979 was the U.S. trailing by four to win in 1999 at The Country Club and Europe trailing by four to win at Medinah in 2012. The U.S. is trailing by SEVEN.
11:38 a.m.: One of Saturday afternoon's more intriguing storylines played out in the fourball match between Justin Rose/Tommy Fleetwood and Bryson DeChambeau/Scottie Scheffler. On the 15th green, Rose was lining up his putt when DeChambeau's caddie, Greg Bodine, walked close to his line. The two exchanged words, and the arguments continued as the group walked to the 16th tee. That's when cameras caught Scheffler's caddie, Ted Scott, jawing with European vice captain Francesco Molinari, who was trying to calm things down. Well ... it appears there's been a truce between Scott and Molinari.
11:25 a.m.: About those Sunday singles matches, however, Viktor Hovland has been officially scratched from the final match due to his neck injury. Per the captain's agreement, his match with Harris English will be considered tied, which actually hurts the U.S. team since it lost the chance to win a full point in that match. So now, the U.S. must 9½ of the remaining 11 points to win the Ryder Cup.
11:09 a.m.: OK, need to have a bit of scene setter here with the actual lineup for Sunday singles:
11:03 a.m.: Unsurprisingly, the grandstands surroundings the first tee and 18th green at Bethpage are already at capacity with an hour still until the first Sunday singles match begins. But this mornings stands have a lot more European colors than the previous two days, according to our team on the grounds. A nod perhaps to the lopsided score entering play? A reasonable theory is that a few European fans looked at the secondary ticket market, where you can grab something for less than half the original $725 price as our Alex Myers wrote this morning, and be witness to only the fifth European win on the road.