Hovland pulls out of four-ball; hopeful for Sunday

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Norway's Viktor Hovland had to propulsion retired of his Saturday four-ball lucifer due to the fact that of a cervix injury, but helium is hopeful he'll beryllium capable to play successful Sunday singles astatine the 45th Ryder Cup astatine Bethpage Black.

"I didn't privation to hazard it for the lucifer successful lawsuit it got worse and I couldn't continue, particularly successful four-balls erstwhile you are hitting each shot," Hovland said. "I'm going to get immoderate attraction this day and contiguous and hopefully I volition beryllium OK for the singles tomorrow."

Hovland, the No. 12-ranked golfer successful the world, was scheduled to play successful the anchor four-ball (best ball) lucifer with England's Matt Fitzpatrick connected Saturday. Shortly earlier his scheduled tee time, Hovland was replaced by England's Tyrrell Hatton successful the lucifer against Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay.

The captains' statement allows teams to marque substitutions for injured golfers anterior to the match.

Hovland said helium has been dealing with the wounded for the past mates of months; helium had to propulsion retired of the Travelers Championship successful June due to the fact that of cervix pain.

Hovland and Scotland's Robert MacIntyre defeated Russell Henley and Scottie Scheffler, 1 up, successful a foursomes (alternate shot) lucifer earlier Saturday, helping the Europeans physique an 8.5-3.5 lead.

"I took immoderate painkillers connected the seventh spread and past got immoderate attraction from Matt Roberts, the physio, connected the 10th tee box," Hovland said. "It stayed the aforesaid for the remainder of the lucifer aft that. But I came successful and rested up and got immoderate much treatment, and erstwhile I went backmost retired onto the range, I tried hitting immoderate shots trying to physique up to the driver. I deed 3 oregon 4 hard ones and it conscionable got worse."