DeChambeau picked to bring ‘fire’ for US in opening foursomes against Europe

• DeChambeau and Thomas start against Rahm and Hatton

• Captain Keegan Bradley stirs crowd with US flag on 18th

Keegan Bradley said he was seeking fire" from his United States team from the outset of the Ryder Cup after selecting Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas to open the hosts' attempt to reclaim the trophy in New York. In what is likely to be an emotionally charged opening foursomes clash, DeChambeau and Thomas take on Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton at 12.10pm BST (7.10am ET).

Besides the fact that he's a world-class player and one of our best on the team, we wanted to send out a fiery group to lead us out with these fans that have been waiting years to see this tournament," said Bradley, the US captain, when asked about DeChambeau's position.