Latest match score: United States 0-0 Europe
Latest positions - Friday foursomes:
Mickelson/Kim v Harrington/Karlsson (1305 BST)
Leonard/Mahan v Stenson/Casey (1320)
Cink/Campbell v Rose/Poulter (1335)
Perry/Furyk v Westwood/Garcia (1350)
LATEST ACTION AS IT HAPPENS (All times BST)
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By Andrew McKenzie
1302: The players are heading to the first tee and the noise is deafening.
Phil; Mickelson will be teeing off first. Fasten those seat belts folks. It's time to get on the Ryder Cup rollercoaster.
1300: "All the talk of Monty being out of form and not worthy of a place is fair enough but who wouldn't want him striding out to the 1st with purpose right now ready to crack one down the middle? Sir Alex calls this 'squeaky bum time'!"
David from Wishaw on 81111
Five minutes to go folks. If you're nervous, imagine having to get the driver out and trying to send one down the middle of the fairway.
1256: "It's time for a new era. We're the underdogs and that's all on paper. But it's like when you go dear hunting when you're growing up - you don't know what kind of dogs you got until you go runnin'."
The one and only Boo Weekley
1254: "I can see Nick standing just right of the first tee. He's standing with his son Matthew, who will be a rock over the next few days. Faldo is in position to greet his players and offer his last few words of encouragement."
BBC Radio 5 Live's Iain Carter
1250: "I predict Europe 15.5 USA 12.5; using complex maths model with players' ages, past records, major wins, form, weather, personality type all factored in!
Moody blue, Glasgow, via text on 81111
1245: Twenty minutes to go until the first shot is driven away. Iain Carter on 5 Live says the atmosphere is being cranked up over in Kentucky. It's going to get very lively by all accounts.
1238: A bit of stat chat: If you think previous Ryder Cup experience is anything to go by then it looks very good for Europe this morning. Of the eight USA players in action in the foursomes not one of them has even a 50% record in the event. Europe have five: Garcia, Westwood, Casey, Poulter and Stenson. There are three players who will be making their debuts: Rose, Kim and Mahan.
1232: "I'm more confident about the team than ever before, but less confident about the captain than ever before!! Go figure....."
PetchachelliRed on 606
I can't remember a captain from either side ever getting so much bad press. There has been some suggestions on 606 that Faldo has played a clever game of deflecting attention away from the players. Any thoughts?
1229: Good news on the weather front below from one of our oncourse reporters at Valhalla, who will be bringing us regular updates throughout the next three days. And if that isn't a good reason to break out the sunshine graphic I don't know what is.
1222: "A beautiful red sunrise over the 10th fairway at Valhalla. It's actually quite crisp at the moment, but that will soon burn off. Make no mistake, day one is going to be a blue-sky belter. The course is eerily quiet calm now with busy media and organisers left alone to make their final preparations, but the crowds will be banging on the doors at 0730 (1230 BST) so that's all about to change. This place is about to go wild..."
BBC Sport's Alex Trickett at Valhalla
1214: "Did anyone else think that Faldo's speech at the Opening Ceremony yesterday had a touch of the Alan Partridge about it?! Lee, at work, on 81111.
1211: "I think this is going to be so close, put your buttons on a draw. For me Westwood and Garcia all the way, they will get us 4 points out of 4!" Norfolk_Welsh on 606
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1205: Kentucky has taken a recent battering by Hurricane Ike, but the weather looks set to be hot, hot, hot over the next few days with temperatures of close to 30 degrees expected. It's probably a good job Monty didn't get picked!
Louisville weather forecast
1158: With just over an hour to go until the big tee-off, if you want to do some last-minute homework on the two teams you can check out our guides on each player.
1152: The action gets under way at 1305 BST with what looks to be an absolute cracker of a foursomes match-up. The USA have paired world number two Phil Mickelson with upcoming star Anthony Kim. In response Europe have gone with Open and US PGA winner Padraig Harrington and the in-form Robert Karlsson.
1147: It's been brought to my attention that the Ryder Cup might be new to some people. I find that hard to believe, unless you've just been born or recently joined us from another planet. Either way, if you need an explanation of how the tournament works then have a read of our easy-to-read guide.
1139: Team captains Paul Azinger and Nick Faldo have had plenty to say in the build-up, but now it is over to the players for the real business to start. But you can still have your say by texting us on 81111 or getting involved in the golfing chat on 606.
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1130: No Tiger. No Monty. No money at stake. No world rankings up for grabs. No matter. This is the Ryder Cup. Golf at its gripping best. Few events on the sporting calendar can match it for drama. For the next three days we'll bring you all the drama from Kentucky as the US and Europe battle it out at Valhalla.
(BBC)
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