The opening ceremony for the 2025 Ryder Cup has been moved to Wednesday afternoon due to the threat of stormy weather conditions in New York.
Traditionally, the ceremony takes places on the Thursday afternoon on the week building up to the contest teeing off on the Friday however, as a result of the forecast at Bethpage Black predicting the threat of thunderstorms, organizers have moved the event a day forward.
The PGA of America announced that the event will take place from 4pm on Wednesday while pairings for the opening foursomes sessions on Friday will be revealed in a joint-press conference with Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald on Thursday afternoon.
A statement from the PGA of America read: “Due to the forecast of inclement weather on Thursday September 25, the Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony has been moved to Wednesday September 24.
“The Opening Ceremony pre-show will begin at 3pm (8pm UK time) with the Opening Ceremony set for 4pm (9pm UK time). Ryder Cup+ ticket holders for Thursday, will now be admitted both Wednesday and Thursday.
“US captain Keegan Bradley and European Captain Luke Donald will announce Friday morning’s pairings as planned at 4pm (9pm UK time) Thursday, at a location to be determined.”