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2012 Ryder Cup tv schedule and streaming: Matches begin Friday at Medinah

Tiger Woods and Team USA will hope to win the Ryder Cup again on home soil, which they did the last time the event was contested in America in 2008.

By Rodger Sherman

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Team USA and Team Europe hit the links tomorrow for the 39th Ryder Cup Matches, with the world's No. 1 and No. 2 golfers -- Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods -- each leading their side in hopes of winning the cup at the Medinah Country Club in suburban Chicago.

The matches begin Friday, and will be available for streaming at the Ryder Cup website through Ryder Cup Live Friday and Saturday feature four foursome matches in the morning and four fourball matches in the afternoon, with two golfers taking part in each match per side. Sunday, the 12 golfers from each team will go head-to-head against someone on the opposing team. All in all, 28 points are up for grabs: Team USA will need 14.5 for the win, while Team Europe retains the cup with a tie, which last happened in 1989.

Here's the TV schedule - online streaming will be available at all times the event is televised

Thursday: 5 p.m.-6 p.m., Golf Channel

Friday: 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m., ESPN

Saturday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m., NBC

Sunday: 12 p.m.-6 p.m., NBC