Europe Replaces Injured Viktor Hovland With Tyrrell Hatton At Ryder Cup

Viktor Hovland was ruled out of Saturday afternoon’s Ryder Cup fourball at Bethpage Black with a neck injury and was replaced by Tyrrell Hatton. Hovland had played the morning foursomes with Robert MacIntyre, sinking a long putt on the 17th and helping the pair beat Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley 1 up. The Ryder Cup confirmed the late substitution under the captains’ agreement (item 3.c), with Hatton joining Matt Fitzpatrick to face Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay in the anchor match. The severity of Hovland’s neck problem is unclear — TV analyst Nick Faldo suggested a celebratory fist pump on 17 might have been the moment he tweaked it — and his availability for Sunday singles remains uncertain.