2018 Ryder Cup pairings for Sunday, tee times, matches, complete schedule for Day 3

There are some monster singles matches that will be played on Sunday in Paris

By Kyle Porter

Sep 30, 2018 at 5:01 am ET 2 min read

It will take a miracle for the United States to defend its title and retain its trophy at the 2018 Ryder Cup, but that's clearly what the Americans will shoot for Sunday morning when they attempt to overcome a four-point deficit, the largest margin a team has ever come back from at the Ryder Cup. Europe leads 10-6 entering the final day of action at Le Golf National in Paris, riding a scoring streak of eight straight points to a four-point advantage and holding onto it through the end of the day on Saturday.

There are some fascinating singles matchups in play Sunday, especially early in the day. With 12 points at stake and no lead safe (two of the last three teams to lead 10-6 have lost), the Americans should feel good about putting a lot of red on the board early and possibly getting going downhill for the second half of the day.

Here's a look at the tee times and pairings for the third session on Sunday.

All times Eastern

Europe	Tee time	United States
Rory McIlroy	6:05 a.m.	Justin Thomas
Paul Casey	6:17 a.m.	Brooks Koepka
Justin Rose	6:29 a.m.	Webb Simpson
Jon Rahm	6:41 a.m.	Tiger Woods
Tommy Fleetwood	6:53 a.m.	Tony Finau
Ian Poulter	7:05 a.m.	Dustin Johnson
Thorbjorn Olesen	7:17 a.m.	Jordan Spieth
Sergio Garcia	7:29 a.m.	Rickie Fowler
Francesco Molinari	7:41 a.m.	Phil Mickelson
Tyrrell Hatton	7:53 a.m.	Patrick Reed
Henrik Stenson	8:05 a.m.	Bubba Watson
Alex Noren	8:17 a.m.	Bryson DeChambeau

Thomas-McIlroy is the obvious headliner, but Rahm-Tiger, Sergio-Fowler and Fleetwood-Finau all reek of instant classics, too. Mickelson-Molinari, not so much. It will likely all come down to what happens in the first five matches, which is how it usually goes. If you're looking for a U.S. victory, it could go something like this.

Thomas, Koepka and Simpson dust McIlroy, Casey and Rose respectively and pull the thing to within 10-9. Woods splits with Rahm to make it 10.5-9.5. Fleetwood takes Finau to cement his legacy and make it 11.5-9.5. Then D.J, Spieth and Fowler rip off three straight to make it 12.5-11.5 for the Yanks.

Mickelson bows out, and we're tied. Watson and Stenson split in a pillow fight, and DeChambeau and Noren swing plane one another to death. That would make it 13.5-13.5, and it would come down to Reed and Hatton. Oh boy, I hope it comes down to Reed and Hatton for the Ryder Cup. For all the poor shots he's hit this week, you know Reed would rise to the occasion and run straight for the trophy after ending poor Hatton's first appearance as viciously as humanly possible. Vive la France, let it go like this on Sunday.