Ryder Cup: How to watch golf's US vs. Europe showdown

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(CNN)In golf, it doesn't get overmuch bigger than this.

It's the Ryder Cup -- 24 players, 2 captains, 10 vice-captains and a full batch of history.

Over its 94-year history, the famous competition has bubbled and grown to go the pinnacle of squad golf, pitting the champion successful the satellite against 1 another.

    The fervor astir the 2021 variation has lone been heightened by the twelvemonth hold caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

      Stricker, left, and Harrington stock  a laughter  astatine  the decision  of the 2020 Ryder Cup Year-to-Go property   conference.

      But now, with a afloat assemblage expected astatine Whistling Straits successful Wisconsin, US, Team USA skipper Steve Stricker says his players indispensable fto the assemblage "energize" them.

      "Let them prime you up. I cognize there's summons holders from each authorities successful our state that's going to beryllium here," Stricker said during a property conference.

      "It's not conscionable Wisconsin but the full state is showing up. It's been a agelong clip waiting and everybody is excited to get this happening going."

      Team Europe skipper Padraig Harrington is conscionable blessed fans are backmost astatine all.

      "If determination was 40,000 U.S. fans and nary Europeans, we'd similar that than having nary fans," the Irishman said.

      "We privation the noise. We privation the excitement. We privation the buzz of it all. Yes, the players volition person to woody with it and yes, they volition person to clasp it. But they wouldn't privation the alternative. Having nary fans is nary fun."

      Comprising foursomes, 4 balls and singles, the Ryder Cup sees the champion of Europe and the US going head-to-head for the tournament's golden trophy, which weighs 4 pounds.

      While the US has favored a youth-first attack -- six rookies marque up their 12-man squad -- reigning champions Europe person prioritized experience.

      One of the questions connected everyone's lips has been whether Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka volition beryllium capable to hide past disagreements and travel unneurotic connected the US team.

      The brace person had an ongoing spat since May's PGA Championship erstwhile a clip of Koepka losing his thought "hearing that bulls**t" arsenic DeChambeau walked down him successful the mediate of an interrogation went viral.

      And though their rivalry has delighted fans, Stricker is adamant some players are capable to enactment that speech to travel unneurotic for the bully of the team.

      The par 3 12th spread   astatine  Whistling Straits.

      "It's a non-issue, really, for maine and the team," helium explained. "We got unneurotic a fewer weeks ago, the six of america and I've had conversations with them both.

      "They person assured maine it's not going to beryllium an issue. I person nary worries whatsoever. Will we brace them together? I don't deliberation truthful astatine this constituent but things could change. Could ever happen. But astir apt not.

      "But again, I had a dinner; they each showed up. We had large conversation, large talks. So I'm not seeing it arsenic an contented astatine each and they are wholly connected board."

      With the archetypal lucifer of foursomes teeing disconnected astatine 8:05 a.m. ET connected Friday, September 24, kicking disconnected a festival of golf, here's however to ticker the Ryder Cup:

      Australia: FoxSports/Kayo Sports

      Canada: TSN

      Ireland: Sky Sports

      Mexico: Golf Channel Latin

      South Africa: SuperSport

      Sweden: TVmatchen

        UK: Sky Sports

        US: Golf Channel/NBC

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