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:

Great Britain: 1927 to 1971
Great Britain and Ireland: 1973 to 1977
Europe: 1979 to 2023

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k In the final team, but did not play any matches.
^ ^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

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
Cty	Player	First year	Last year	Ryder Cups	Matches	Points	Points percentage	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

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

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

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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[nomatches-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k In the final team, but did not play any matches.

[replaced-2] 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.

[3] "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

[4] "PGA Media Guide 2012" (PDF). P.G.A. p. 74. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

[5] "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.

[6] "Lee Westwood's wife Laurae Westwood". playerwives.com. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

[7] "Johansson celebrates with course record". dawn.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

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