Darren Clarke has put his faith in his Ryder Cup rookiesChris Wood is making his Ryder Cup debutEPA
Justin Rose, who partnered alongside Henrik Stenson yesterday morning, will now team up with rookie Chris Wood whilst the Swede will guide Matt Fitzpatrick on his Ryder Cup debut.
And Clarke has revealed that Wood and Fitzpatrick’s form in practice meant he had confidence to put them out in the morning foursomes.
He told Sky Sports: “Yesterday the foursomes pairings didn’t quite fire so there were options.
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Matt Fitzpatrick will partner Henrik Stenson on Saturday morningGetty Images
"Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose are strong together so the idea is to split them up and get them out with the rookies which they are comfortable with.
"Wood and Fitzpatrick are playing well in practice and I wanted to get all the guys out there and give them the experience.
"Would it have been easier to put them in the fourballs? Maybe. But I had enough confidence in them to put them out in the foursomes."
Rory McIlroy and Thomas Pieters go up against Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler whilst the Spanish duo of Sergio Garcia and Rafael Cabrera-Bello take on Justin Reed and Jordan Spieth in the final pairings.
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