(Photo credit: Samantha Madar/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin via Imagn Content Services, LLC)The United States team will face Team Europe in the 45th Ryder Cup this Friday through Sunday at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y. Learn everything you need to know about the Ryder Cup here:What is the Ryder Cup? Contested since 1927, the Ryder Cup pits a team of the best professional golfers from the United States against the best players born in Europe. But Europe has captured eight of the past 11 Cups, most recently in 2023 at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club outside Rome, where Team Europe won 16 1/2-11 1/2. The Ryder Cup will tee off at roughly 7:10 a.m.