Venue: Valhalla, Kentucky Date: 19-21 September Coverage: Daily highlights on BBC TV and BBC Faldo goes for national pairings ...
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European captain Nick Faldo will reveal his Ryder Cup pairings for Friday's foursomes later on Thursday having given a glimpse of what to expect.
Faldo was pictured with a piece of paper with some of his team's names on, which he joked was the lunch list.
But he later revealed they were Thursday's practice pairings.
"OK, I've been caught - I learned a lesson," he said. "You know the pairings and we are going to play foursomes on the front nine."
The notes had initials on them indicating that Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood would play together while Padraig Harrington would partner Robert Karlsson.
Underneath them were the initials of Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Paul Casey, then on the next line Oliver Wilson, Soren Hansen and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Henrik Stenson's was the only name that was missing. When pressed on the matter Faldo joked, "He's on the other side of the piece of paper. The Swedes do it the other way around."
Meanwhile, American captain Paul Azinger says he has already decided who he will send out for Friday morning's foursomes and the afternoon's fourballs.
Since the same three groups were sent out for practice together again on Wednesday, the pairings are starting to emerge.
Kentucky pair Kenny Perry and JB Holmes played with Jim Furyk and Boo Weekley, while Stewart Cink and Steve Stricker took on Ben Curtis and Chad Campbell.
Three-time major winner Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim then teamed up with Hunter Mahan and Justin Leonard.
(BBC)
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