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The final day sees all 24 players compete in singles matches, where every member from the USA team plays against a European opponent in a head-to-head contest. The match play format is a hole-by-hole scoring system, where a player or team can win the hole if they post a lower score than their opponent. If the scores are level on a hole, then the overall score for that match stays the same. If a player or team leads the match by more than one, then the score is 2up or whatever the margin is.

A match can be completed before 18 holes are completed, if a player or team has built an unassailable lead, with each match worth one point. The team who gets to If the tournament ends in a draw, which last happened in , then Europe as defending champions will retain the trophy.

Play is scheduled to begin at 1. The afternoon fourball matches are scheduled to begin at 6. The Sunday singles matches start at the later time of 5. Play should be complete by around 11pm, with the closing ceremony taking place shortly afterwards.

Round-the-clock coverage throughout tournament week will be available live on Sky Sports' dedicated Ryder Cup channel, with live shows every day from Wisconsin from Monday, September 20 through to the final day on September All three tournament days will be live on Sky Sports Ryder Cup, as part of nearly 70 hours of live coverage during tournament week, with 'Ryder Cup Brunch' also being shown on both Saturday and Sunday. Extended highlights from each day's play will be available to enjoy the following morning, for those unable to stay up into the early hours to watch the Ryder Cup action, while the final day's play will be repeated in full on Monday, September Ryder Cup News.

Ryder Cup beginner's guide: Teams, timings, schedule, format, history and other key questions Team Europe are defending champions of the Ryder Cup after their If the teams are tied for the lowest individual score, then the hole is considered a draw and both teams are awarded a half-point.

For example: If Team A's members shoot 2 over and 3 under on a given hole, only the 3 under score would count for the purposes of score-keeping. If Team B's members both shot 2 under, then that would be the only score submitted for the hole.

In this scenario, Team A would win because its lowest individual score 3 under was lower than Team B's 2 under. Foursomes is slightly more complicated than four-ball, though it's similar in that it's played between two two-person teams. There difference is, instead of each individual golfer playing their own ball, teammates alternate playing the same ball on a given hole. They also alternate tee shots. For example, Teammate A would drive on Hole 1, with Teammate B playing the ball next; assuming the teammates reach par on a par-3 hole, then the hole would conclude with Teammate A sinking the ball on the team's third overall stroke.

The team with the lowest score on each hole wins the point associated with that hole. If the score for the hole is tied, then half a point is awarded to each team. Singles scoring will likely be most familiar for fans who watch stroke play. In singles, each match features one player from each team and takes place over the course of 18 holes; unlike fourball and foursomes, each golfer needs worry only about themselves. The players progress through the course, earning points for lower scores on a given hole and half-points for draws.

The player with the most holes won at the end of the match at least 10 is necessary to win earns a point for their team in overall Ryder Cup scoring. A tie nine holes won for each golfer nets a half-point for Ryder Cup scoring. Unlike stroke play, players don't have to complete each hole in match play.

So if a player concedes a stroke — almost always a putt — to their opponent, then the opponent picks their ball up, takes the score they would have made on the next stroke and moves on to the next hole. Likewise, it's possible to take an insurmountable lead in match-play competition. In such an instance, a team or individual golfer can concede a match when it's clear there aren't enough holes remaining to make up the difference against their opponent.

For example, if you see a match was won "3 and 2," it means a team or individual golfer had a three-hole lead with only two holes remaining; even if their opponent won the remaining holes, they would still face a one-hole deficit. All that's left is Sunday's singles where the U.

No team has surmounted a deficit as big as the one Europe is facing entering the final day of competition, but two teams -- the Americans in and the Europeans in -- have mounted comebacks to win facing deficits. A come-from-behind victory from Europe would be improbable Now that the singles pairings are out, though, that rings doubly true. The best of the U. Having the best talent should help them get over the finish line with a win on home soil as the United States is looking to win its second straight Ryder Cup at home but just its third overall since the turn of the century.

Here's a look at the 12 singles matches set for Sunday's final day of action at the Ryder Cup with the Americans needing 3. Brush up on the Ryder Cup format and rules here, and follow live Ryder Cup scores and results on Sunday. All times Eastern. Rory McIlroy Europe p. Shane Lowry Europe p.