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Well, well, well. Could this be any more appetising?

In the Presidents Cup they artificially create these match-ups, but it makes it so much more enticing when they appear organically in the Ryder Cup.

The best two players in the world going head to head is a delicious prospect.

Rory McIlroy has played far better than Scottie Scheffler this week, but how many times did Tiger Woods perform poorly in the pairs then turn it on in the singles?

McIlroy admitted he was drained yesterday after a gruelling fourball match - his fourth of the week - but he will pumped for this.

Bryson DeChambeau and Matt Fitzpatrick share a quick handshake before they get going.

The American gets a huge cheer from the galleries on the opening tee, while it is a slighlty muted jeer for the Englishman, who follows the line of the fairway and will have a wedge from around 100 yards or so into the pin.

The sheer difference in power between this duo is exhibited as Bryson goes right and lands his ball just off the edge of the front green.

It's hard to see these two spending much time near each other apart from when teeing off or putting.

Justin Rose misses his long birdie try and gives Cameron Young a nice read as the American has the same line of putt but he can't convert and he stays one ahead.

European captain Luke Donald says Viktor Hovland is "devastated" he had to withdraw from the singles with a neck issue.

"He was really very stiff this morning and tried to go through his warm up but just couldn't play," Donald told Sky Sports.

"He's devastated. He's gutted. He really wanted to represent Team Europe in the singles, so it is very, very unfortunate."

Justin Thomas' putt comes up a fraction short and he bends his knees in frustration. Tommy Fleetwood is unable to capitalise, though.

All square after the first.

Advantage Cameron Young again at the second, but only thanks to a slice of luck as he pulled his tee shot towards the trees but got a very nice bounce back out onto the second cut.

Both are a fair distance from the flag on approach but the American is a good 10 feet closer.

Tommy Fleetwood is on to the green with his approach shot at the first - about 20 feet from the pin - while Justin Thomas' iron shot is further away but not by much.

A few members of the USA team were saying yesterday how Europe have putted so much better during the foursomes and fourballs. Will it be a similar story today?

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Bryson DeChambeau was painted as the gladiator of the United States team who would take this contest to the Europeans.

However, he has gone 1-3-0 with his only victory coming in Saturday's foursomes alongside Cameron Young.

His opponent Matt Fitzpatrick entered the week with a frankly atrocious record but is 2-1-0 and and the understated golfer from Sheffield was arguably Europe's best player on Friday.

Those numbers are representative of just how things have played out for the two teams and the Englishman could leave Bethpage Black with three points after securing just one across his first three Ryder Cup appearances.

Tommy Fleetwood gets a big hug from Europe captain Luke Donald before he lines up for his tee shot.

Fleetwood is so laid back here he's virtually horizontal, and he smashes a wood over the trees and just on to the cusp of the fairway.

Justin Thomas, who has an unbeaten Ryder Cup singles record, does likewise and is probably 10 feet in front of Fleetwood.

Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport senior journalist at Bethpage

A wry smile on Keegan Bradley’s face as that birdie putt dropped.

The US captain is buzzing round the first tee, greeting all the players and caddies but also watching the big screen

Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

This crowd exploded when that ball went in the hole.

We're in for an afternoon here.

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That's one way to get the crowd going! Cameron Young drains a 25 footer on the first green for a birdie and Bethpage Black goes bananas.

Justin Rose has 20 feet to reply, but the ball just misses and USA go one ahead in the top match.

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Second up in the singles is Justin Thomas vs Tommy Fleetwood, who have both just arrived on the tee box at the first.

It's been a memorable Ryder Cup for Fleetwood who has banked four points so far.

He kicked off with a win in the foursomes alongside Rory McIlroy on Friday and then later that day he and Justin Rose combined for victory in the fourballs.

Southport's Fleetwood then repeated the feat with the same partners on the Saturday.

Thomas has picked up a solitary point - alongside Cameron Young in Friday's fourballs.

Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport senior journalist at Bethpage

The 5 Live team of Mark Chapman, Iain Carter and Oli Wilson have been deep in discussion about where this has gone right and wrong for the teams this week.

Although the US fans around us have not given up on this and early red on the scoreboard is only going to increase that hope.

Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Bethpage Black

Justin Rose is absolutely the person to lead us out.

He's been an absolute stalwart and he's played unbelievable golf.

He has been the leader - in a team of leaders.

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Justin Rose steps up with his usual calm demeanour and laser-like focus and hammers a high drive over the trees and down onto the fairway - incredible shot in the circumstances.

Cameron Young follows, with that patented pause at the top of his backswing, and hits a decent effort down the right.

Fun Fact: Rose has won just two of his six Ryder Cup singles matches (2-3-1) although both came away from home. And both against Phil Mickelson funnily enough.

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The Sunday singles are set to begin - and there's still a huge crowd and huge noise around that first tee even though Europe are on the brink of victory.

Luke Donald's men have been almost perfect so far and they're so close they can taste it, but they can't afford any complacency - as this home crowd will jump on any sliver of hope their players can give them.

If Europe get a couple of points on the board early they could way run away with it in record fashion - but some early red on that board could make things interesting.

Let's see what Sunday's singles holds....

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Cameron Young has been one of the few plus points for the USA so far, and as a New York native he'll get plenty of backing from the crowd.

He's also the only player in the field to have won a tournamernt at Bethpage Black - the New York State Open back when he was an amateur.

Justin Rose has been a giant for Europe - he's just rock solid and although he's a nice guy off the course, as Bryson DeChambeau and his caddie found out yesterday he will not back down one bit in the heat of battle.

Rose has fully earned this lead-off role.

Gurminder: Don’t Luke back in anger… USA

Lesley: The Luke of Love?

Steve: Mull of Macintyre

Matt: To the tune of Everything's big in America.. Europe go big in America.. Europe go big in America

Kat: Old Luke Donald had a Cup E-i-e-i-o And for that cup he had a Rose E-i-e-i-o With a putt-putt here And a long shot there Here a putt, there a putt Everywhere a long shot Old Luke Donald had a Cup E-i-e-i-o

Colin: Six foot two and eyes of brown big Jon Rahm is after you

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World number one Scottie Scheffler has endured a nightmare Ryder Cup.

Scheffler followed up back-to-back defeats in Friday's foursomes and fourballs with the same again on Saturday.

The 29-year-old has now been beaten in all four of his matches in the alternate shot format - winning only six of 59 holes he has played.

He joins the late Peter Alliss as one of only two players to lose a match in each of first four sessions of a Ryder Cup and the first American.

Englishman Alliss, who later found fame as a broadcaster, lost all four of the opening four sessions at Houston in 1967.

Will his fortunes pick up in the singles?