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Ryder Cup: Justin Rose left out of Europe's Saturday fourballs

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Tommy Fleetwood had a Ryder Cup debut to remember as the Englishman made his mark in the openeing round at Le Golf National.

Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia will lead out Team Europe in the Saturday fourballs of the Ryder Cup, where Justin Rose sits out.

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Rose's omission is one of two differences to Bjorn's line-up from the opening morning, while Jim Furyk has reverted to the same four pairings he used when Team USA opened up a 3-1 advantage.

McIlroy failed to register a birdie in Friday's fourballs alongside Thorbjorn Olesen but impressed during the foursomes, where Europe moved into a 5-3 lead, with the Northern Irishman joining Garcia up against Tony Finau and Brooks Koepka.

 hits his xx shot on the xx hole during round one of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on January 25, 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Image: McIlroy has played alongside Garcia in three matches in a Ryder Cup, winning one, drawing one and halving one

Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton go out together again despite losing their Friday fixture, taking on Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler in the second match of the day.

Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood, the only pair to win both matches on Friday, face a rematch against Tiger Woods and Patrick Reed - who they dispatched 3&1 in the opening session.

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Ian Poulter replaces Rose as Jon Rahm's partner, with the pair taking on Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas - who feature together for the third consecutive session - in the final morning match.

"I think our guys will respond, I really do," Furyk said. "I have a lot of confidence in this team. I think that obviously it's going to leave a sour taste in their mouth and they have to sleep on that. We'll come back and I bet we'll be fine.

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"You've got to look at it, we played for eight points so far out of 28. The event's still pretty young, a pretty small percentage of this golf tournament has been played."

Schedule (BST)

7.10am - Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia v Brooks Koepka and Tony Finau

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7.25am - Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton v Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler

7.40am - Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood v Tiger Woods and Patrick Reed

during the morning fourball matches of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on September 28, 2018 in Paris, France.
Image: Molinari and Fleetwood saw off Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas 5&4 in the Friday foursomes

7.55am - Ian Poulter and Jon Rahm v Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth

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