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.
Players
- In the final team, but did not play any matches.
- 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
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 | ||||||||
 | Jimmy Adams | 1947 | 1953 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 28.57% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | Percy Alliss | 1929 | 1937 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 58.33% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Alliss | 1953 | 1969 | 8 | 30 | 12.5 | 41.67% | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Laurie Ayton Jnr | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Baker | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.00% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 | Seve Ballesteros | 1979 | 1995 | 8 | 37 | 22.5 | 60.81% | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Harry Bannerman | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 50.00% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Barnes | 1969 | 1979 | 6 | 25 | 10.5 | 42.00% | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Maurice Bembridge | 1969 | 1975 | 4 | 16 | 6.5 | 40.63% | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 | Thomas Bjørn | 1997 | 2014 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 44.44% | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Aubrey Boomer | 1927 | 1929 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50.00% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Bousfield | 1949 | 1961 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 50.00% | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | Hugh Boyle | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Bradshaw | 1953 | 1957 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | 50.00% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon J. Brand | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Brand Jnr | 1987 | 1989 | 2 | 7 | 2.5 | 35.71% | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Broadhurst | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 1953 | 1959 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 50.00% | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brown | 1977 | 1987 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 30.77% | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Stewart Burns | 1929 | 1929 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dick Burton | 1935 | 1949 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Busson | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Butler | 1965 | 1973 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 28.57% | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 83.33% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José María Cañizares | 1981 | 1989 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Casey | 2004 | 2021 | 5 | 16 | 6.5 | 40.63% | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Alex Caygill | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 50.00% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clive Clark | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Clark | 1977 | 1995 | 6 | 15 | 7.5 | 50.00% | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Darren Clarke | 1997 | 2006 | 5 | 20 | 11.5 | 57.50% | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Neil Coles | 1961 | 1977 | 8 | 40 | 15.5 | 38.75% | 12 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Nicolas Colsaerts | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Coltart | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Compston | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 25.00% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Cotton | 1929 | 1947 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 33.33% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Cox | 1935 | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 16.67% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Dailey | 1933 | 1933 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Daly | 1947 | 1953 | 4 | 8 | 3.5 | 43.75% | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eamonn Darcy | 1975 | 1987 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 18.18% | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill Davies | 1931 | 1933 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50.00% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Dawson | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Donald | 2004 | 2012 | 4 | 15 | 10.5 | 70.00% | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 | Jamie Donaldson | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.00% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Norman Drew | 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 50.00% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | Victor Dubuisson | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 83.33% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Duncan | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syd Easterbrook | 1931 | 1933 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 66.67% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Faldo | 1977 | 1997 | 11 | 46 | 25 | 54.35% | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| John Fallon | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | Niclas Fasth | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 16.67% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Faulkner | 1947 | 1957 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12.50% | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Feherty | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Fisher | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50.00% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 2016 | 2021 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 2018 | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 62.50% | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Fulke | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 25.00% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gadd | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bernard Gallacher | 1969 | 1983 | 8 | 31 | 15.5 | 50.00% | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Stephen Gallacher | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergio García | 1999 | 2021 | 10 | 45 | 28.5 | 63.33% | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| John Garner | 1971 | 1973 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Antonio Garrido | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ignacio Garrido | 1997 | 1997 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 37.50% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Gilford | 1991 | 1995 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 50.00% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Green | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Gregson | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joakim Haeggman | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Haliburton | 1961 | 1963 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Søren Hansen | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 16.67% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Hanson | 2010 | 2012 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Hargreaves | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pádraig Harrington | 1999 | 2010 | 6 | 25 | 10.5 | 42.00% | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 2018 | 2021 | 2 | 7 | 2.5 | 35.71% | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Arthur Havers | 1927 | 1933 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 50.00% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Bert Hodson | 1931 | 1931 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Horne | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Horton | 1975 | 1977 | 2 | 8 | 1.5 | 18.75% | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 | Viktor Hovland | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Howell | 2004 | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 70.00% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Huggett | 1963 | 1975 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 48.00% | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Bernard Hunt | 1953 | 1969 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 32.14% | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Geoffrey Hunt | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Hunt | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 16.67% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Jacklin | 1967 | 1979 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 48.57% | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| John Jacobs | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark James | 1977 | 1995 | 7 | 24 | 8.5 | 35.42% | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Jarman | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1999 | 2010 | 4 | 15 | 5.5 | 36.67% | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 1995 | 1997 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 60.00% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 | Herbert Jolly | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Karlsson | 2006 | 2008 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 42.86% | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 | Martin Kaymer | 2010 | 2016 | 4 | 14 | 6.5 | 46.43% | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Michael King | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam King | 1937 | 1949 | 3 | 5 | 1.5 | 30.00% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Lacey | 1933 | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Lane | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernhard Langer | 1981 | 2002 | 10 | 42 | 24 | 57.14% | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Paul Lawrie | 1999 | 2012 | 2 | 8 | 4.5 | 56.25% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Arthur Lees | 1947 | 1955 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 50.00% | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Levet | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Lowry | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sandy Lyle | 1979 | 1987 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 44.44% | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Graeme McDowell | 2008 | 2014 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 60.00% | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul McGinley | 2002 | 2006 | 3 | 9 | 4.5 | 50.00% | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rory McIlroy | 2010 | 2021 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 50.00% | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Jimmy Martin | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Mills | 1957 | 1959 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abe Mitchell | 1929 | 1933 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 66.67% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Moffitt | 1961 | 1961 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | Edoardo Molinari | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 2010 | 2018 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 1991 | 2006 | 8 | 36 | 23.5 | 65.28% | 20 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Alex Norén | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.67% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | 1955 | 1973 | 10 | 36 | 13 | 36.11% | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Christy O'Connor Jnr | 1975 | 1989 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José María Olazábal | 1987 | 2006 | 7 | 31 | 20.5 | 66.13% | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| John O'Leary | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thorbjørn Olesen | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 1971 | 1981 | 6 | 28 | 15.5 | 55.36% | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Alf Padgham | 1933 | 1937 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Panton | 1951 | 1961 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper Parnevik | 1997 | 2002 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alf Perry | 1933 | 1937 | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | 12.50% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Pieters | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 80.00% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuel Piñero | 1981 | 1985 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 66.67% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lionel Platts | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Polland | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Poulter | 2004 | 2021 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 64.00% | 15 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Phillip Price | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronan Rafferty | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Rahm | 2018 | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 4.5 | 56.25% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Ray | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dai Rees | 1937 | 1961 | 9 | 18 | 7.5 | 41.67% | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Richardson | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50.00% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| José Rivero | 1985 | 1987 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Robson | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 33.33% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costantino Rocca | 1993 | 1997 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 54.55% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Rose | 2008 | 2018 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 60.87% | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Jarmo Sandelin | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syd Scott | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Des Smyth | 1979 | 1981 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 28.57% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Henrik Stenson | 2006 | 2018 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 57.89% | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Andy Sullivan | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Thomas | 1959 | 1967 | 4 | 18 | 5.5 | 30.56% | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Sam Torrance | 1981 | 1995 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 35.71% | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Peter Townsend | 1969 | 1971 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jean van de Velde | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Waites | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Philip Walton | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Ward | 1947 | 1951 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Way | 1983 | 1985 | 2 | 9 | 6.5 | 72.22% | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Weetman | 1951 | 1963 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 20.00% | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Westwood | 1997 | 2021 | 11 | 47 | 24 | 51.06% | 21 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Charles Whitcombe | 1927 | 1937 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 55.56% | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Whitcombe | 1929 | 1935 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 25.00% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Whitcombe | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | Bernd Wiesberger | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Will | 1963 | 1967 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 20.00% | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Danny Willett | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oliver Wilson | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Wood | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Wood | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 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
| 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 | Tony Jacklin |
13–14–8 | 17 | 48.57% |
| 9 | Ian Woosnam |
14–12–5 | 16.5 | 53.23% |
| 10 | Ian Poulter |
15–8–2 | 16 | 64.00% |
European country records
| Country | Appearances | Events | Players | Year range | Most capped player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
80 | 21 | 28 | 1979–2021 | Lee Westwood (11) |
| Spain |
42 | 21 | 11 | 1979–2021 | Sergio García (10) |
| Scotland |
35 | 16 | 10 | 1979–2014 | Sam Torrance (8) Colin Montgomerie (8) |
| Sweden |
19 | 12 | 10 | 1993–2018 | Henrik Stenson (5) |
| Northern Ireland |
17 | 14 | 5 | 1989–2021 | Rory McIlroy (6) |
| Ireland |
16 | 12 | 7 | 1979–2021 | 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 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 1997–2018 | 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) |
| Austria |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Bernd Wiesberger (1) |
| Norway |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Viktor Hovland (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 21 contests from 1979 to 2021 there have been 158 appearances by players from Great Britain and Ireland (an average of 7.52) and 94 by those from Continental Europe (an average of 4.48).
Family relationships
The following European Ryder Cup players are or have been related:[2]
- Peter Alliss was the son of Percy Alliss.
- Ignacio Garrido is the son of Antonio Garrido.
- Ernest Whitcombe, Charles Whitcombe and Reg Whitcombe were brothers. All three played together in the 1935 Ryder Cup.
- Bernard Hunt and Geoffrey Hunt were brothers. They played together in the 1963 Ryder Cup.
- Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari are brothers. They played together in the 2010 Ryder Cup.
- Christy O'Connor Snr was the uncle of Christy O'Connor Jnr.
- Bernard Gallacher is the uncle of Stephen Gallacher.
- Brian Barnes was the son-in-law of Max Faulkner. Barnes was married to Faulkner's daughter Hilary.[3]
- Lee Westwood was the brother-in-law of Andrew Coltart. Westwood was married to Coltart's sister Laurae. They played together in the 1999 Ryder Cup.[4]
- Per-Ulrik Johansson is the brother-in-law of Jesper Parnevik. Johansson is married to Parnevik's sister Jill. They played together in the 1997 Ryder Cup, although Per-Ulrik Johansson did not marry Jill Parnevik until 2002.[5]
References
- "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- "PGA Media Guide 2012" (PDF). P.G.A. p. 74. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- "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.
- "Lee Westwood's wife Laurae Westwood". playerwives.com. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- "Johansson celebrates with course record". dawn.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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