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List of European Ryder Cup golfers

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

European country records

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Since European team formed for the 1979 Ryder Cup, up to and including 2023
Country Appearances Events Players Year range Most capped player
 England 84 22 28 1979–2023 Lee Westwood (11)
 Spain 43 22 11 1979–2023 Sergio García (10)
 Scotland 36 17 11 1979–2023 Sam Torrance (8)
Colin Montgomerie (8)
 Sweden 20 13 11 1993–2023 Henrik Stenson (5)
 Northern Ireland 18 15 5 1989–2023 Rory McIlroy (7)
 Ireland 17 13 7 1979–2023 Pádraig Harrington (6)
 Germany 14 14 2 1981–2016 Bernhard Langer (10)
 Wales 10 10 3 1983–2014 Ian Woosnam (8)
 Italy 7 6 3 1993–2018 Costantino Rocca (3)
Francesco Molinari (3)
 Denmark 6 6 4 1997–2023 Thomas Bjørn (3)
 France 3 3 3 1999–2014 Jean van de Velde (1)
Thomas Levet (1)
Victor Dubuisson (1)
 Belgium 2 2 2 2012–2016 Nicolas Colsaerts (1)
Thomas Pieters (1)
 Norway 2 2 1 2021–2023 Viktor Hovland (2)
 Austria 2 2 2 2021–2023 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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