Ryder Cup Ceremony Moved to Wednesday Sept. 24

Organizers moved the Ryder Cup opening ceremony at Bethpage Black forward by 24 hours to Wednesday, Sept. 24, with a pre-show at 3 p.m. ET and the ceremony at 4 p.m. ET. The change was prompted by forecasts of thunderstorms, heavy rain and winds (about an 80% chance of rain and gusts up to roughly 28 mph) for Thursday. Ryder Cup+ ticket holders for Thursday will be admitted both Wednesday and Thursday. U.S. captain Keegan Bradley and Europe captain Luke Donald will not announce Friday morning’s foursome pairings at the rescheduled ceremony; those pairings will be revealed at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday at a location to be determined. The three-day match-play competition is still scheduled to begin Friday morning and the remainder of the week’s schedule remains unchanged.