Cup facts and f igures

When: Today, 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. PDT (Golf Channel); Saturday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Channel 4); Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Channel 4).

Where: Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. The course has hosted the U.S. Open twice, the PGA Championship twice, the U.S. Women’s Open twice, the U.S. Amateur, the U.S. Senior Open and the NCAA championship.

Format: Four matches of four-balls (better ball) and foursomes (alternate shot) today and Saturday, 12 singles matches Sunday.

Points: Europe needs 14 points to retain the Cup. The United States needs 141⁄2 points to win the Cup. Series: United States leads, 25-13-2.

Last time: Europe built a 10-6 lead going into Sunday singles at Gleneagles and overcame a few early deficits to win the singles for a 161⁄2-111⁄2 victory.

European team: Rafa Cabrera Bello, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, Thomas Pieters, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson, Andy Sullivan, Lee Westwood, Danny Willett, Chris Wood. Captain — Darren Clarke.

U.S. team: Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore, Patrick Reed, Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, J.B. Holmes. Captain — Davis Love III.

Today’s foursome pairings (all times PDT): Rose and Stenson (Europe) vs. Spieth and Reed (U.S.), 5:35 a.m.; McIlroy and Sullivan (Europe) vs. Mickelson and Fowler (U.S.), 5:50 a.m.; Garcia and Kaymer (Europe) vs Walker and Z. Johnson (U.S.), 6:05 a.m.; Pieters and Westwood (Europe) vs. D. Johnson and Kuchar (U.S.), 6:20 a.m.

Note: Four-ball matches will take place in the afternoon with pairings and matchups to be determined today.