The Swede is thus given the trust in the initial foursome matches – this time side by side with the Englishman Fitzpatrick.
Two years ago in Rome, Åberg was part of a Scandinavian super duo along with Norway's Viktor Hovland.
Together they played three matches, where the highlight became the historic crush against Scheffler and Brooks Koepka – a victory that was written into the history books as the largest so far in Ryder Cup foursomes.
Now Europe's captain Luke Donald breaks the winning partnership and bets on a new constellation.
The four matches that initiate the Ryder Cup at Swedish lunchtime:
Jon Rahm/Tyrrell Hatton – Bryson DeChambeau/Justin Thomas.
Ludvig Åberg/Matt Fitzpatrick – Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley.
Rory McIlroy/Tommy Fleetwood – Collin Morikawa/Harris English.
Robert MacIntyre/Viktor Hovland – Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay.
