List of European Ryder Cup golfers

This is a complete list of golfers who have played against the United States in the Ryder Cup for the following teams:

159 golfers have been in the final teams. In addition the list below includes Miguel Ángel Martín who qualified for the European 1997 Ryder Cup team but withdrew due to injury. Seven of the golfers in the final teams were never chosen to play in any matches so that only 152 of these golfers have actually played in the Ryder Cup.

In 1973 the official title of the British Team had been changed from "Great Britain" to "Great Britain and Ireland", but this was simply a change of name to reflect the fact that golfers from the Republic of Ireland had been playing in the Great Britain Ryder Cup team since 1953, while Northern Irish players had competed since 1947. In addition, two golfers from Jersey and one from Guernsey (both British Crown Dependencies) played on the Great Britain team in the 1920s.

Players

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Player Country Editions
Ludvig Åberg   Sweden 2023
Jimmy Adams   Scotland 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953
Percy Alliss   England 1929,[a] 1933, 1935, 1937
Peter Alliss   England 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969
Laurie Ayton Jnr   Scotland 1949[a]
Peter Baker   England 1993
Seve Ballesteros   Spain 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Harry Bannerman   Scotland 1971
Brian Barnes   Scotland 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979
Maurice Bembridge   England 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975
Thomas Bjørn   Denmark 1997, 2002, 2014
Aubrey Boomer   Jersey 1927, 1929
Ken Bousfield   England 1949, 1951, 1955,[a] 1957, 1959, 1961
Hugh Boyle   Ireland 1967
Harry Bradshaw   Ireland 1953, 1955, 1957
Gordon Brand Jnr   Scotland 1987, 1989
Gordon J. Brand   England 1983
Paul Broadhurst   England 1991
Eric Brown   Scotland 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959
Ken Brown   Scotland 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987
Stewart Burns   Scotland 1929[a]
Dick Burton   England 1935, 1937, 1949
Jack Busson   England 1935
Peter Butler   England 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973
Rafa Cabrera-Bello   Spain 2016
José María Cañizares   Spain 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989
Paul Casey   England 2004, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021
Alex Caygill   England 1969
Clive Clark   England 1973
Howard Clark   England 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995
Darren Clarke   Northern Ireland 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006
Neil Coles   England 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977
Nicolas Colsaerts   Belgium 2012
Andrew Coltart   Scotland 1999
Archie Compston   England 1927, 1929, 1931
Henry Cotton   England 1929, 1937, 1947
Bill Cox   England 1935, 1937
Allan Dailey   Scotland 1933[a]
Fred Daly   Northern Ireland 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953
Eamonn Darcy   Ireland 1975, 1977, 1981, 1987
Bill Davies   England 1931, 1933
Peter Dawson   England 1977
Luke Donald   England 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012
Jamie Donaldson   Wales 2014
Norman Drew   Northern Ireland 1959
Victor Dubuisson   France 2014
George Duncan   Scotland 1927, 1929, 1931
Syd Easterbrook   England 1931, 1933
Nick Faldo   England 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
John Fallon   Scotland 1955
Niclas Fasth   Sweden 2002
Max Faulkner   England 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1957
David Feherty   Northern Ireland 1991
Ross Fisher   England 2010
Matt Fitzpatrick   England 2016, 2021, 2023
Tommy Fleetwood   England 2018, 2021, 2023
Pierre Fulke   Sweden 2002
George Gadd   England 1927[a]
Bernard Gallacher   Scotland 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983
Stephen Gallacher   Scotland 2014
Sergio García   Spain 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
John Garner   England 1971, 1973[a]
Antonio Garrido   Spain 1979
Ignacio Garrido   Spain 1997
David Gilford   England 1991, 1995
Eric Green   England 1947[a]
Malcolm Gregson   England 1967
Joakim Haeggman   Sweden 1993
Tom Haliburton   Scotland 1961, 1963
Søren Hansen   Denmark 2008
Peter Hanson   Sweden 2010, 2012
Jack Hargreaves   England 1951[a]
Pádraig Harrington   Ireland 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
Tyrrell Hatton   England 2018, 2021, 2023
Arthur Havers   England 1927, 1931, 1933
Jimmy Hitchcock   England 1965
Bert Hodson   Wales 1931
Nicolai Højgaard   Denmark 2023
Reg Horne   England 1947[a]
Tommy Horton   England 1975, 1977
Viktor Hovland   Norway 2021, 2023
David Howell   England 2004, 2006
Brian Huggett   Wales 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975
Bernard Hunt   England 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969
Geoffrey Hunt   England 1963
Guy Hunt   England 1975
Tony Jacklin   England 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979
John Jacobs   England 1955
Mark James   England 1977, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Ted Jarman   England 1935
Miguel Ángel Jiménez   Spain 1999, 2004, 2008, 2010
Per-Ulrik Johansson   Sweden 1995, 1997
Herbert Jolly   Guernsey 1927, 1931[b]
Robert Karlsson   Sweden 2006, 2008
Martin Kaymer   Germany 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Michael King   England 1979
Sam King   England 1937, 1947, 1949
Arthur Lacey   England 1933, 1937
Barry Lane   England 1993
Bernhard Langer   Germany 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002
Paul Lawrie   Scotland 1999, 2012
Arthur Lees   England 1947, 1949, 1951, 1955
Thomas Levet   France 2004
Shane Lowry   Ireland 2021, 2023
Sandy Lyle   Scotland 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987
Robert MacIntyre   Scotland 2023
Miguel Ángel Martín   Spain 1997[b]
Jimmy Martin   Ireland 1965
Graeme McDowell   Northern Ireland 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Paul McGinley   Ireland 2002, 2004, 2006
Rory McIlroy   Northern Ireland 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023
Peter Mills   England 1957, 1959[a]
Abe Mitchell   England 1927,[b] 1929, 1931, 1933
Ralph Moffitt   England 1961
Edoardo Molinari   Italy 2010
Francesco Molinari   Italy 2010, 2012, 2018
Colin Montgomerie   Scotland 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006
Alex Norén   Sweden 2018
Christy O'Connor Jnr   Ireland 1975, 1989
Christy O'Connor Snr   Ireland 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973
John O'Leary   Ireland 1975
José María Olazábal   Spain 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995,[b] 1997, 1999, 2006
Thorbjørn Olesen   Denmark 2018
Peter Oosterhuis   England 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981
Alf Padgham   England 1933, 1935, 1937
John Panton   Scotland 1951, 1953, 1961
Jesper Parnevik   Sweden 1997, 1999, 2002
Alf Perry   England 1933, 1935, 1937
Thomas Pieters   Belgium 2016
Manuel Piñero   Spain 1981, 1985
Lionel Platts   England 1965
Eddie Polland   Northern Ireland 1973
Ian Poulter   England 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021
Phillip Price   Wales 2002
Ronan Rafferty   Northern Ireland 1989
Jon Rahm   Spain 2018, 2021, 2023
Ted Ray   Jersey 1927
Dai Rees   Wales 1937, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961
Steven Richardson   England 1991
José Rivero   Spain 1985, 1987
Fred Robson   England 1927, 1929, 1931
Costantino Rocca   Italy 1993, 1995, 1997
Justin Rose   England 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023
Jarmo Sandelin   Sweden 1999
Syd Scott   England 1955
Des Smyth   Ireland 1979, 1981
Henrik Stenson   Sweden 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018
Sepp Straka   Austria 2023
Andy Sullivan   England 2016
Dave Thomas   Wales 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967
Sam Torrance   Scotland 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Peter Townsend   England 1969, 1971
Jean van de Velde   France 1999
Brian Waites   England 1983
Philip Walton   Ireland 1995
Charlie Ward   England 1947, 1949, 1951
Paul Way   England 1983, 1985
Harry Weetman   England 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963
Lee Westwood   England 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021
Charles Whitcombe   England 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937
Ernest Whitcombe   England 1929, 1931, 1935
Reg Whitcombe   England 1935
Bernd Wiesberger   Austria 2021
George Will   Scotland 1963, 1965, 1967
Danny Willett   England 2016
Oliver Wilson   England 2008
Chris Wood   England 2016
Norman Wood   Scotland 1975
Ian Woosnam   Wales 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k In the final team, but did not play any matches.
  2. ^ a b c d Selected or qualified for the team but withdrew and was replaced. Abe Mitchell (in 1927) was ill and was replaced by Herbert Jolly; Herbert Jolly (in 1931) withdrew due to lack of form and was replaced by Arthur Havers; José María Olazábal (in 1995) withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Ian Woosnam; and Miguel Ángel Martín (in 1997) withdrew due to injury and was replaced by José María Olazábal.

Playing record

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Source:[1]

W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved

Cty Player First
year
Last
year
Ryder
Cups
Matches Points Points
per­centage
Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
W L H W L H W L H W L H
SWE  Ludvig Åberg 2023 2023 1 4 2 50.00% 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
SCO  Jimmy Adams 1947 1953 4 7 2 28.57% 2 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
ENG  Percy Alliss 1929 1937 4 6 3.5 58.33% 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
ENG  Peter Alliss 1953 1969 8 30 12.5 41.67% 10 15 5 5 4 3 4 6 1 1 5 1
SCO  Laurie Ayton Jnr 1949 1949 1 0
ENG  Peter Baker 1993 1993 1 4 3 75.00% 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
SPA  Seve Ballesteros 1979 1995 8 37 22.5 60.81% 20 12 5 2 4 2 10 3 1 8 5 2
SCO  Harry Bannerman 1971 1971 1 5 2.5 50.00% 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
SCO  Brian Barnes 1969 1979 6 25 10.5 42.00% 10 14 1 5 5 0 2 4 0 3 5 1
ENG  Maurice Bembridge 1969 1975 4 16 6.5 40.63% 5 8 3 1 3 1 3 5 0 1 0 2
DEN  Thomas Bjørn 1997 2014 3 9 4 44.44% 3 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1
JER  Aubrey Boomer 1927 1929 2 4 2 50.00% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  Ken Bousfield 1949 1961 6 10 5 50.00% 5 5 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
IRL  Hugh Boyle 1967 1967 1 3 0 0.00% 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
IRL  Harry Bradshaw 1953 1957 3 5 2.5 50.00% 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  Gordon J. Brand 1983 1983 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SCO  Gordon Brand Jnr 1987 1989 2 7 2.5 35.71% 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0
ENG  Paul Broadhurst 1991 1991 1 2 2 100.00% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
SCO  Eric Brown 1953 1959 4 8 4 50.00% 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
SCO  Ken Brown 1977 1987 5 13 4 30.77% 4 9 0 2 2 0 1 4 0 1 3 0
SCO  Stewart Burns 1929 1929 1 0
ENG  Dick Burton 1935 1949 3 5 2 40.00% 2 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
ENG  Jack Busson 1935 1935 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  Peter Butler 1965 1973 4 14 4 28.57% 3 9 2 2 3 0 1 4 0 0 2 2
SPA  Rafa Cabrera-Bello 2016 2016 1 3 2.5 83.33% 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
SPA  José María Cañizares 1981 1989 4 11 6 54.55% 5 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1
ENG  Paul Casey 2004 2021 5 16 6.5 40.63% 4 7 5 1 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 3
ENG  Alex Caygill 1969 1969 1 1 0.5 50.00% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ENG  Clive Clark 1973 1973 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ENG  Howard Clark 1977 1995 6 15 7.5 50.00% 7 7 1 4 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 1
NIR  Darren Clarke 1997 2006 5 20 11.5 57.50% 10 7 3 1 2 2 3 3 0 6 2 1
ENG  Neil Coles 1961 1977 8 40 15.5 38.75% 12 21 7 5 6 4 4 8 1 3 7 2
BEL  Nicolas Colsaerts 2012 2012 1 4 1 25.00% 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
SCO  Andrew Coltart 1999 1999 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ENG  Archie Compston 1927 1931 3 6 1.5 25.00% 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
ENG  Henry Cotton 1929 1947 3 6 2 33.33% 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
ENG  Bill Cox 1935 1937 2 3 0.5 16.67% 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
SCO  Allan Dailey 1933 1933 1 0
NIR  Fred Daly 1947 1953 4 8 3.5 43.75% 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
IRL  Eamonn Darcy 1975 1987 4 11 2 18.18% 1 8 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 1
ENG  Bill Davies 1931 1933 2 4 2 50.00% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  Peter Dawson 1977 1977 1 3 1 33.33% 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
ENG  Luke Donald 2004 2012 4 15 10.5 70.00% 10 4 1 3 1 0 6 2 0 1 1 1
WAL  Jamie Donaldson 2014 2014 1 4 3 75.00% 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
NIR  Norman Drew 1959 1959 1 1 0.5 50.00% 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FRA  Victor Dubuisson 2014 2014 1 3 2.5 83.33% 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
SCO  George Duncan 1927 1931 3 5 2 40.00% 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
ENG  Syd Easterbrook 1931 1933 2 3 2 66.67% 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  Nick Faldo 1977 1997 11 46 25 54.35% 23 19 4 6 4 1 10 6 2 7 9 1
SCO  John Fallon 1955 1955 1 1 1 100.00% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SWE  Niclas Fasth 2002 2002 1 3 0.5 16.67% 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
ENG  Max Faulkner 1947 1957 5 8 1 12.50% 1 7 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
NIR  David Feherty 1991 1991 1 3 1.5 50.00% 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
ENG  Ross Fisher 2010 2010 1 4 2 50.00% 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
ENG  Matt Fitzpatrick 2016 2023 3 8 1 12.50% 1 7 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 0
ENG  Tommy Fleetwood 2018 2023 3 12 8 66.67% 7 3 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 2 2 1
SWE  Pierre Fulke 2002 2002 1 2 0.5 25.00% 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  George Gadd 1927 1927 1 0
SCO  Bernard Gallacher 1969 1983 8 31 15.5 50.00% 13 13 5 4 3 4 5 6 0 4 4 1
SCO  Stephen Gallacher 2014 2014 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SPA  Sergio García 1999 2021 10 45 28.5 63.33% 25 13 7 4 5 1 12 4 3 9 4 3
ENG  John Garner 1971 1973 2 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SPA  Antonio Garrido 1979 1979 1 5 1 20.00% 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
SPA  Ignacio Garrido 1997 1997 1 4 1.5 37.50% 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
ENG  David Gilford 1991 1995 2 7 3.5 50.00% 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
ENG  Eric Green 1947 1947 1 0
ENG  Malcolm Gregson 1967 1967 1 4 0 0.00% 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
SWE  Joakim Haeggman 1993 1993 1 2 1 50.00% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SCO  Tom Haliburton 1961 1963 2 6 0 0.00% 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0
DEN  Søren Hansen 2008 2008 1 3 0.5 16.67% 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
SWE  Peter Hanson 2010 2012 2 5 1 20.00% 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
ENG  Jack Hargreaves 1951 1951 1 0
IRL  Pádraig Harrington 1999 2010 6 25 10.5 42.00% 9 13 3 3 3 0 3 4 3 3 6 0
ENG  Tyrrell Hatton 2018 2023 3 11 6 54.55% 5 4 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 2
ENG  Arthur Havers 1927 1933 3 6 3 50.00% 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
ENG  Jimmy Hitchcock 1965 1965 1 3 0 0.00% 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
WAL  Bert Hodson 1931 1931 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DNK  Nicolai Højgaard 2023 2023 1 3 0.5 16.67% 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
ENG  Reg Horne 1947 1947 1 0
ENG  Tommy Horton 1975 1977 2 8 1.5 18.75% 1 6 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 0
NOR  Viktor Hovland 2021 2023 2 10 4.5 45.00% 3 4 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2
ENG  David Howell 2004 2006 2 5 3.5 70.00% 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
WAL  Brian Huggett 1963 1975 6 25 12 48.00% 9 10 6 3 3 1 5 3 2 1 4 3
ENG  Bernard Hunt 1953 1969 8 28 9 32.14% 6 16 6 4 3 3 1 9 1 1 4 2
ENG  Geoffrey Hunt 1963 1963 1 3 0 0.00% 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
ENG  Guy Hunt 1975 1975 1 3 0.5 16.67% 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
ENG  Tony Jacklin 1967 1979 7 35 17 48.57% 13 14 8 2 8 1 8 1 4 3 5 3
ENG  John Jacobs 1955 1955 1 2 2 100.00% 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
ENG  Mark James 1977 1995 7 24 8.5 35.42% 8 15 1 2 4 1 1 7 0 5 4 0
ENG  Ted Jarman 1935 1935 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
SPA  Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1999 2010 4 15 5.5 36.67% 4 8 3 1 3 0 0 4 2 3 1 1
SWE  Per-Ulrik Johansson 1995 1997 2 5 3 60.00% 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
GUE  Herbert Jolly 1927 1927 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
SWE  Robert Karlsson 2006 2008 2 7 3 42.86% 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
GER  Martin Kaymer 2010 2016 4 14 6.5 46.43% 5 6 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 4 1
ENG  Michael King 1979 1979 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ENG  Sam King 1937 1949 3 5 1.5 30.00% 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
ENG  Arthur Lacey 1933 1937 2 3 0 0.00% 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  Barry Lane 1993 1993 1 3 0 0.00% 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
GER  Bernhard Langer 1981 2002 10 42 24 57.14% 21 15 6 4 3 3 11 6 1 6 6 2
SCO  Paul Lawrie 1999 2012 2 8 4.5 56.25% 4 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1
ENG  Arthur Lees 1947 1955 4 8 4 50.00% 4 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
FRA  Thomas Levet 2004 2004 1 3 1 33.33% 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
IRL  Shane Lowry 2021 2023 2 6 2.5 41.67% 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
SCO  Sandy Lyle 1979 1987 5 18 8 44.44% 7 9 2 1 4 0 3 3 1 3 2 1
NIR  Graeme McDowell 2008 2014 4 15 9 60.00% 8 5 2 3 1 0 4 2 1 1 2 1
IRL  Paul McGinley 2002 2006 3 9 4.5 50.00% 2 2 5 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 2
NIR  Rory McIlroy 2010 2023 7 33 18 54.55% 16 13 4 4 2 1 7 5 1 5 6 2
SCO  Robert MacIntyre 2023 2023 1 3 2.5 83.33% 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
IRL  Jimmy Martin 1965 1965 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  Peter Mills 1957 1959 2 1 1 100.00% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ENG  Abe Mitchell 1929 1933 3 6 4 66.67% 4 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
ENG  Ralph Moffitt 1961 1961 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ITA  Edoardo Molinari 2010 2010 1 3 1 33.33% 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
ITA  Francesco Molinari 2010 2018 3 11 6 54.55% 5 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 1
SCO  Colin Montgomerie 1991 2006 8 36 23.5 65.28% 20 9 7 6 0 2 8 3 3 6 6 2
SWE  Alex Norén 2018 2018 1 3 2 66.67% 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
IRL  Christy O'Connor Snr 1955 1973 10 36 13 36.11% 11 21 4 2 10 2 6 6 1 3 5 1
IRL  Christy O'Connor Jnr 1975 1989 2 4 1 25.00% 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
SPA  José María Olazábal 1987 2006 7 31 20.5 66.13% 18 8 5 2 4 1 7 2 1 9 2 3
IRL  John O'Leary 1975 1975 1 4 0 0.00% 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
DEN  Thorbjørn Olesen 2018 2018 1 2 1 50.00% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ENG  Peter Oosterhuis 1971 1981 6 28 15.5 55.36% 14 11 3 6 2 1 3 6 1 5 3 1
ENG  Alf Padgham 1933 1937 3 6 0 0.00% 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
SCO  John Panton 1951 1961 3 5 0 0.00% 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
SWE  Jesper Parnevik 1997 2002 3 11 6 54.55% 4 3 4 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 1
ENG  Alf Perry 1933 1937 3 4 0.5 12.50% 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
BEL  Thomas Pieters 2016 2016 1 5 4 80.00% 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
SPA  Manuel Piñero 1981 1985 2 9 6 66.67% 6 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0
ENG  Lionel Platts 1965 1965 1 5 2 40.00% 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
NIR  Eddie Polland 1973 1973 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
ENG  Ian Poulter 2004 2021 7 25 16 64.00% 15 8 2 6 0 1 5 3 0 4 5 1
WAL  Phillip Price 2002 2002 1 2 1 50.00% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
NIR  Ronan Rafferty 1989 1989 1 3 1 33.33% 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
SPA  Jon Rahm 2018 2023 3 12 7.5 62.50% 6 3 3 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 2 2
JER  Ted Ray 1927 1927 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
WAL  Dai Rees 1937 1961 9 18 7.5 41.67% 7 10 1 5 5 0 2 5 1 0 0 0
ENG  Steven Richardson 1991 1991 1 4 2 50.00% 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
SPA  José Rivero 1985 1987 2 5 2 40.00% 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
ENG  Fred Robson 1927 1931 3 6 2 33.33% 2 4 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
ITA  Costantino Rocca 1993 1997 3 11 6 54.55% 6 5 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 2 2 0
ENG  Justin Rose 2008 2023 6 26 15.5 59.62% 14 9 3 2 3 1 7 2 1 5 4 1
SWE  Jarmo Sandelin 1999 1999 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ENG  Syd Scott 1955 1955 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
IRL  Des Smyth 1979 1981 2 7 2 28.57% 2 5 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
SWE  Henrik Stenson 2006 2018 5 19 11 57.89% 10 7 2 3 2 0 4 3 1 3 2 1
AUT  Sepp Straka 2023 2023 1 3 1 33.33% 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  Andy Sullivan 2016 2016 1 2 0 0.00% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
WAL  Dave Thomas 1959 1967 4 18 5.5 30.56% 3 10 5 0 4 1 3 2 2 0 4 2
SCO  Sam Torrance 1981 1995 8 28 10 35.71% 7 15 6 2 3 3 3 7 0 2 5 3
ENG  Peter Townsend 1969 1971 2 11 3 27.27% 3 8 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 3 0
FRA  Jean van de Velde 1999 1999 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ENG  Brian Waites 1983 1983 1 4 1 25.00% 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
IRL  Philip Walton 1995 1995 1 2 1 50.00% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
ENG  Charlie Ward 1947 1951 3 6 1 16.67% 1 5 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
ENG  Paul Way 1983 1985 2 9 6.5 72.22% 6 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1
ENG  Harry Weetman 1951 1963 7 15 3 20.00% 2 11 2 2 6 0 0 4 2 0 1 0
ENG  Lee Westwood 1997 2021 11 47 24 51.06% 21 20 6 4 7 0 9 7 4 8 6 2
ENG  Charles Whitcombe 1927 1937 6 9 5 55.56% 3 2 4 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 0
ENG  Ernest Whitcombe 1929 1935 3 6 1.5 25.00% 1 4 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
ENG  Reg Whitcombe 1935 1935 1 1 0 0.00% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AUT  Bernd Wiesberger 2021 2021 1 3 0 0.00% 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
SCO  George Will 1963 1967 3 15 3 20.00% 2 11 2 0 3 1 2 3 1 0 5 0
ENG  Danny Willett 2016 2016 1 3 0 0.00% 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
ENG  Oliver Wilson 2008 2008 1 2 1 50.00% 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
ENG  Chris Wood 2016 2016 1 2 1 50.00% 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SCO  Norman Wood 1975 1975 1 3 1 33.33% 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
WAL  Ian Woosnam 1983 1997 8 31 16.5 53.23% 14 12 5 0 6 2 4 3 2 10 3 1

In this table the appearances includes players who were in the final team but were not selected for any matches. It does not include those who were initially selected or who qualified but were later replaced. Thus Mitchell (1927), Jolly (1931), Olazábal (1995) and Martín (1997) are excluded.

Record European point winners

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Rank Name Record
(W–L–H)
Points Points
percentage
1   Sergio García 25–13–7 28.5 63.33%
2   Nick Faldo 23–19–4 25 54.35%
3   Bernhard Langer 21–15–6 24 57.14%
  Lee Westwood 21–20–6 24 51.06%
5   Colin Montgomerie 20–9–7 23.5 65.28%
6   Seve Ballesteros 20–12–5 22.5 60.81%
7   José María Olazábal 18–8–5 20.5 66.13%
8   Rory McIlroy 16–13–4 18 54.55%
9   Tony Jacklin 13–14–8 17 48.57%
10   Ian Woosnam 14–12–5 16.5 53.23%

European country records

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Country Appearances Events Players Year range Most capped player
  England 84 22 28 19792023 Lee Westwood (11)
  Spain 43 22 11 19792023 Sergio García (10)
  Scotland 36 17 11 19792023 Sam Torrance (8)
Colin Montgomerie (8)
  Sweden 20 13 11 19932023 Henrik Stenson (5)
  Northern Ireland 18 15 5 19892023 Rory McIlroy (7)
  Ireland 17 13 7 19792023 Pádraig Harrington (6)
  Germany 14 14 2 19812016 Bernhard Langer (10)
  Wales 10 10 3 19832014 Ian Woosnam (8)
  Italy 7 6 3 19932018 Costantino Rocca (3)
Francesco Molinari (3)
  Denmark 6 6 4 19972023 Thomas Bjørn (3)
  France 3 3 3 19992014 Jean van de Velde (1)
Thomas Levet (1)
Victor Dubuisson (1)
  Belgium 2 2 2 20122016 Nicolas Colsaerts (1)
Thomas Pieters (1)
  Norway 2 2 1 20212023 Viktor Hovland (2)
  Austria 2 2 2 20212023 Bernd Wiesberger (1)
Sepp Straka (1)

This table excludes José María Olazábal (in 1995) and Miguel Ángel Martín (in 1997) who withdrew due to injury and were replaced in the team. Martín never played in a Ryder Cup team. Nick Faldo played in 11 Ryder Cups but made his debut in 1977 for Great Britain and Ireland.

In the 22 contests from 1979 to 2023 there have been 165 appearances by players from Great Britain and Ireland (an average of 7.5) and 99 by those from Continental Europe (an average of 4.5).

Family relationships

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The following European Ryder Cup players are or have been related:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "PGA Media Guide 2012" (PDF). P.G.A. p. 74. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Brian Barnes to Play First Professional Tournament for Ten Years at 2012 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship". English Golf News. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Lee Westwood's wife Laurae Westwood". playerwives.com. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Johansson celebrates with course record". dawn.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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