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{{Short description|Team-based men's golf competition between European and American professionals}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox golf tournament
| name             = Ryder Cup
| image            = RyderCupLogo.svg
| location         = [[Farmingdale, New York]]
| establishment    = [[1927 Ryder Cup|1927]]; {{Time ago|1927}}
| course           = 2025: [[Bethpage Black Course]]
| par              = 2025: 70
| yardage          = 2025: {{convert|7426|yd|0|abbr=on}}
| field            = 24 (12 for each team)
| org              = [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]],<br />Ryder Cup Europe
| tour             = [[PGA Tour]],<br />[[European Tour]]
| format           = [[Match play]]
| purse            = None
| month_played     = late September,<br />early October
| current_champion = {{flagu|Europe}}
| current          = 2025 Ryder Cup
}}
The '''Ryder Cup''' is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States, with hosting duties alternating between venues in Europe and the United States for each edition. The cup is named after the English businessman [[Samuel Ryder]] who donated the trophy, and it is jointly administered by the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]] and Ryder Cup Europe, the latter a joint venture of the [[PGA European Tour]] (60%), the [[Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland)|PGA of Great Britain and Ireland]] (20%), and the PGAs of Europe (20%).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.letsgetgolfing.com/getting-started-at-golf/pga-s-of-europe/ |title=PGA's of Europe |website=letsgetgolfing.com |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/rydercup14/story/_/id/11571700/at-ryder-cup-follow-money-golf |title=At Ryder Cup, follow the money |first=Bob |last=Harig |work=ESPN |date=23 September 2014 |access-date=24 September 2014 |quote=According to [Ryder Cup Europe director Richard] Hills, the European Tour controls 60 percent of the event [in Europe], with the PGA of Great Britain and the PGA of Europe each holding 20 percent.}}</ref>

Initially contested between Great Britain and the United States, the first official Ryder Cup took place in the United States in [[1927 Ryder Cup|1927]] at [[Worcester Country Club]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]. The home team won the first five contests. After [[World War II]], repeated American dominance led to an extension of the team from Great Britain and Ireland to include the rest of Europe, beginning in [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]]. 

Since 2000, Europe has won nine of the twelve Ryder Cups held.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.rydercup.com/history/era-4 |access-date=2021-09-27 |website=Ryder Cup}}</ref>

In the Ryder Cup, competing professionals receive no prize money.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golftoday.co.uk/golf_international_mag/features/whats_it_worth.html |title=OK, so what's it worth? |publisher=golftoday.co.uk |access-date=24 July 2012 |archive-date=27 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427050059/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/golf_international_mag/features/whats_it_worth.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Do Solheim Cup players get paid prize money? |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2017/08/16/do-solheim-cup-players-get-paid-prize-money-106487/ |access-date=2021-09-27 |date=August 16, 2017 |website=thegolfnewsnet.com}}</ref> The Ryder Cup was held in odd-numbered years until 1999, but it then moved to even years in 2002 after being postponed in 2001 due to the [[9/11 terrorist attacks]]. It moved back to odd years again in 2021, after the 2020 event was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Kyle |date=8 July 2020 |title=Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits postponed to 2021, Presidents Cup to 2022 amid coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/ryder-cup-at-whistling-straits-postponed-to-2021-presidents-cup-to-2022-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/ |access-date=8 July 2020 |work=CBS Sports}}</ref>

==Founding of the Cup==
[[File:Ryder Cup Tartan (9184986058).jpg|thumb|The Ryder Cup. An event sponsored by English businessman [[Samuel Ryder]], the figure on top is modeled after professional golfer [[Abe Mitchell]], Ryder's private coach.<ref>Prezioso, Andrew (25 September 2014) [http://www.rydercup.com/usa/news/nine-facts-about-ryder-cup-trophy-you-may-not-have-known Nine things to you know about the Ryder Cup trophy]. rydercup.com</ref>]]

===Gleneagles 1921===
On 27 September 1920, ''Golf Illustrated'' wrote a letter to the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) of America]] suggesting that a team of 12 to 20 American professionals be chosen to play in the [[1921 Open Championship]], to be financed by popular subscription.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll2/id/5335/rec/1 |magazine=Golf Illustrated |date=November 1920 | page=27 |title=U.S. Professionals to Seek British Title |access-date=6 August 2013 |via=LA84}}</ref> The idea was that of James D. Harnett, who worked for the magazine. At that time, no American golfer had won the [[Open Championship]].  The PGA of America replied positively and announced the idea in the November 1920 issue. The fund was called the ''British Open Championship Fund''. By the following spring, the idea had been firmed up.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll2/id/5391/rec/2 |magazine=Golf Illustrated |date=March 1921 |page=32 |title=Month at a Glance |access-date=6 August 2013 |via=LA84}}</ref> A team of 12 would be chosen, who would sail in time to play in a warm-up tournament at [[Gleneagles Hotel|Gleneagles]], the [[Glasgow Herald Tournament|''Glasgow Herald'' 1000 Guinea Tournament]], before the Open at [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]] two weeks later. The team was chosen by the PGA of America's president and secretary, George Sargent and Alec Pirie, with the assistance of [[United States Golf Association]] Vice-president Robert Gardner.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll2/id/5448/rec/3 |magazine=Golf Illustrated |date=May 1921 |page=32 |title=Month at a Glance |access-date=6 August 2013 |via=LA84}}</ref> A team of 11 sailed with James Harnett from New York on the {{RMS|Aquitania}} on 24 May 1921.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/05/25/98695351.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/05/25/98695351.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |newspaper=The New York Times |date=25 May 1921 |title=Golf Stars Leave for British Links |access-date=6 August 2013}}</ref>

The idea for a 12-man international match between the American and Great Britain professionals was reported in ''[[The Times]]'' on 17 May, with [[James Douglas Edgar]] being reported as the probable 12th player.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=17 May 1921 |page=12 |title=The American Professionals}}</ref> The match would be played at Gleneagles on Monday 6 June, the day before the start of the 1000 Guinea Tournament. With Great Britain's [[Jim Barnes (golfer)|Jim Barnes]] indisposed, the match became a 10-man contest. The match consisted of five foursomes in the morning and 10 singles in the afternoon, played on the King's Course. The match was won by Great Britain by nine matches to three, with three matches halved.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r5ZAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5829%2C4051487 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=7 June 1921 |title=Gleneagles – International Golf |access-date=6 August 2013 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref>

The British team was: [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] (captain), [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]], [[Arthur Havers]], [[Abe Mitchell]], [[James Ockenden]], [[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]], [[James Sherlock (golfer)|James Sherlock]], [[John Henry Taylor|J.H. Taylor]], [[Josh Taylor (golfer)|Josh Taylor]], and [[Harry Vardon]]. The American team was: [[Emmet French]] (captain), [[Clarence Hackney]], [[Walter Hagen]], [[Charles Hoffner]], [[Jock Hutchison]], [[Tom Kerrigan (golfer)|Tom Kerrigan]], [[George McLean (golfer)|George McLean]], [[Fred McLeod (golfer)|Fred McLeod]], [[Bill Mehlhorn]] and [[Wilfrid Reid]]. Gold medals were presented by [[Katharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl]], to each member of the teams at the conclusion of the ''Glasgow Herald'' tournament on Saturday.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19210613&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=13 June 1921 |title=Mitchell's Win – "The Glasgow Herald" tournament |access-date=24 September 2014 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref>

===Wentworth 1926===
In 1926, American professional golfers traveled to Britain to compete in the [[1926 Open Championship|that year's Open]]. In February, it was announced that Hagen would select a team of four American professionals including himself to play four British professionals in a match before the Open Championship.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=20 February 1926 |page=5 |title=Professional International Match}}</ref> The match would be a stroke-play competition over 18 holes.<ref name=fry>{{cite book |title=Samuel Ryder: The Man Behind the Ryder Cup |last=Fry |first=Peter |publisher=Wright Press |date=July 2000 |isbn=978-0-9539087-0-7}}</ref> In April, [[Samuel Ryder]] would be presenting a trophy "for annual competition between British and American professionals." with the first match to be played on 4 and 5 June "but the details are not yet decided",<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=26 April 1926 |page=6 |title=The "Ryder" Trophy}}</ref> and then in May it was announced that the match would be a match-play competition, 8-a-side, foursomes on the first day, singles on the second.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=18 May 1926 |page=3 |title=Professional International Match}}</ref> Eventually, at Hagen's request, 10 players competed for each team.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=4 June 1926 |page=6 |title=The "Ryder" Cup – To-day's International Match}}</ref> Samuel Ryder (together with his brother James) had sponsored a number of British professional events starting in 1923.<ref name=fry/>

The match resulted in 13–1 victory for the British team (one match was halved). The American point was won by [[Bill Mehlhorn]] with [[Emmet French]] being all square. Medals were presented to the players by the American ambassador [[Alanson B. Houghton]].

The match was widely reported as being for the "Ryder Cup". However ''Golf Illustrated'' for 11 June states that because of uncertainty following the [[1926 United Kingdom general strike|general strike]] in May, which led to uncertainty about how many Americans would be visiting Britain, Samuel Ryder had decided to withhold the cup for a year. It has also been suggested that because Walter Hagen chose the American team rather than the American PGA, that only those Americans who had travelled to Britain to play in the Open were available for selection and that it contained a number of players born outside the United States, also contributed to the feeling that the match ought to be regarded as unofficial.<ref name=fry/> In addition the Americans "had only just landed in England and were not yet in full practice."<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=6 April 1927 |page=7 |title=The Ryder Cup}}</ref>

The British team was: [[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted Ray]] (Captain), [[Aubrey Boomer]], [[Archie Compston]], [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]], [[George Gadd]], [[Arthur Havers]], [[Herbert Jolly]], [[Abe Mitchell]], [[Fred Robson]] and [[Ernest Whitcombe]]. The American team was: [[Walter Hagen]] (Captain), [[Tommy Armour]], [[Jim Barnes (golfer)|Jim Barnes]], [[Emmet French]], [[Joe Kirkwood, Sr.|Joe Kirkwood]], [[Fred McLeod (golfer)|Fred McLeod]], [[Bill Mehlhorn]], [[Joe Stein]], [[Cyril Walker (golfer)|Cyril Walker]] and [[Al Watrous]]. While all ten of the British players subsequently played in the Ryder Cup only three of the Americans did (Hagen, Mehlhorn and Watrous). Armour, Barnes, Kirkwood, McLeod and Walker were excluded by the policy of requiring players to be born in the USA while French and Stein were never selected.

===Worcester 1927===
{{Main|1927 Ryder Cup}}
The 1927 competition was organized on a much more formal basis. A Ryder Cup "[[Trust instrument|Deed of Trust]]" was drawn up formalising the rules of the contest, while each of the PGA organisations had a selection process. In Britain, ''Golf Illustrated'' launched a fund to raise £3,000 to fund professional golfers to play in the [[1927 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] and the Ryder Cup. Ryder contributed £100 and, when the fund closed with a shortfall of £300, he made up the outstanding balance himself. Although not in the rules at that time, the American PGA restricted their team to those born in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2010/usa/history/index.cfm |title=The History of the Ryder Cup |publisher=Ryder Cup |access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>

In early 1928 it became clear that an annual contest was not practical and so it was decided that the second contest should be in 1929 and then every two years thereafter.<ref name=fry/>

==Eligibility==
The Deed of Trust allows each the respective PGAs to decide their teams and any questions of eligibility.

For the [[1929 Ryder Cup|1929 contest]] at [[Moortown Golf Club]], Leeds, UK, the American PGA again restricted their team to those born in the USA, but in late 1929 the Deed of Trust was revised requiring all players to be born and [[Residency (domicile)|resident]] in their respective countries, as well as being members of their respective Professional Golfers' Association.<ref name=fry/>

Although the initial Deed of Trust referred to the British PGA team as "representing Great Britain", members from outside [[Great Britain]] subsequently played: [[Aubrey Boomer]] from [[Jersey]] in [[1929 Ryder Cup|1929]], [[Herbert Jolly]] from [[Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey]] in [[1931 Ryder Cup|1931]], and players from [[Northern Ireland]] beginning with  [[Fred Daly (golfer)|Fred Daly]] in  [[1949 Ryder Cup|1949]]. In the early 1950s, the British PGA created a united division for players from the [[Ireland|island of Ireland]], and players from the [[Republic of Ireland]] became eligible, beginning [[1953 Ryder Cup|in 1953]] with [[Harry Bradshaw (golfer)|Harry Bradshaw]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vamplew |first1=Wray |last2=Kay |first2=Joyce |title=The Rough and the Fairway: Processes and Problems in Ryder Cup Team Selection 1927–2006 |journal=Studies in Physical Culture and Tourism |volume=14 |number=1 |pages=27–35 |access-date=10 October 2025 |date=2007 |via=[[ResearchGate]] |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330854295 }}</ref> The Deed of Trust changed the team name to "Great Britain and Ireland" [[1973 Ryder Cup|in 1973]] in recognition of the latter change.

Beginning [[1979 Ryder Cup|in 1979]], players from all of Europe have been eligible to play, representing "Team Europe". The change to include all Europeans arose from discussion in 1977 between [[Jack Nicklaus]] and [[Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby]], who was serving as the president of the [[Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland)|Professional Golfers' Association]], as a means to make the matches more competitive, since the Americans almost always won, and often by lopsided margins.<ref>{{cite book |title=Jack Nicklaus: My Story |first1=Jack |last1=Nicklaus |first2=Ken |last2=Bowden}}</ref> From the resumption of competition in 1947 to 1977, Great Britain and Ireland had only managed one win and one tie. The change worked, as the contests soon became much more competitive, with talented young Europeans such as [[Seve Ballesteros]] and [[Bernhard Langer]] bolstering the European side. The present-day popularity of the Ryder Cup, which now generates enormous media attention, can be said to date from that change in eligibility. 

Prior to the 2002 Ryder Cup, the PGA of America changed its eligibility rules, extending eligibility for Team USA to all individuals [[Birthright citizenship in the United States|born with U.S. citizenship]], plus those who [[United States nationality law#Naturalization|acquired U.S. citizenship]] before age 18.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/golf/sport/story/146498.html |title=Rules ravage Pettersson's Ryder bid – for both teams |first=Alex |last=Dimond |work=[[ESPN (UK)]] |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>

{{As of|2024|June}}, the [[International Golf Federation]]'s nationality policy recognises fifty countries whose golfers are eligible to compete for Europe at the Ryder Cup.<ref name="IGF-ED16">{{Cite web |title=IGF Policies & Charters |publisher=International Golf Federation |pages=66–67; ED16: IGF nationality policy |url=https://www.igfgolf.org/pdf/official-documents/igf-policies-charters-july-2024.pdf#page=66 |date=June 2024 }}</ref> This includes all members of the [[European Golf Association]] except Kosovo, plus non-members Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.<ref name="IGF-ED16"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Member Federations |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/member-federations |website=European Golf Association |access-date=10 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

==Format==
The Ryder Cup involves various [[match play]] competitions between players selected from two teams of 12. It takes place from a Friday to a Sunday with 28 matches being played over 18 holes. On Friday and Saturday, there are four fourball matches and four foursomes matches each day, four matches in the morning and four matches in the afternoon. On Sunday, there are 12 singles matches when all team members play. Not all players must play on Friday and Saturday. The captain can select any eight players for each of the sessions.

The winner of each match scores a point for his team, with half a point each for any match that is tied after the 18 holes. The winning team is determined by cumulative total points. In the event of a tie, the Ryder Cup is retained by the defending champion.

A [[foursomes]] match is a competition between two teams of two golfers. On each hole, the golfers on the same team alternate shots playing the same ball. One team member tees off on odd-numbered holes and the other on even-numbered holes. Each hole is won by the team that completes the hole in the fewest shots.

A [[Four-ball golf|fourball]] match is a competition between two teams of two golfers. Each golfer plays his own ball throughout the round. Each team's score is determined by the better score of the two golfers on the team. 

A singles match is a standard match play competition between two golfers.

The format of the Ryder Cup has changed over the years. From the inaugural event until [[1959 Ryder Cup|1959]], the Ryder Cup was a two-day competition with 36-hole matches. In [[1961 Ryder Cup|1961]], the matches were changed to 18 holes each and the number of matches doubled. The event was expanded to three days in [[1963 Ryder Cup|1963]], with fourball matches being played for the first time. This format remained until [[1977 Ryder Cup|1977]], when the number of matches was reduced to 20. In [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]], the first year [[continental Europe]]an players participated, the format was changed to the 28-match version in use today, with eight foursomes/four-ball matches on the first two days and 12 singles matches on the last day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishgolfguide.net/content.php?page=15 |title=Ryder Cup Match History |access-date=24 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008075706/http://www.irishgolfguide.net/content.php?page=15 |archive-date=8 October 2007}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2 | Year !! colspan=2 | Day 1 !! colspan=2 | Day 2 !! colspan=2 | Day 3 !! rowspan=2 | Total<br />points
|-
! Morning || Afternoon || Morning || Afternoon || Morning || Afternoon
|-
| [[1927 Ryder Cup|1927]]–59 || colspan="2" | four 36-hole foursomes || colspan="2" | eight 36-hole singles || colspan="2" | – || 12
|-
| 1961 || four foursomes || four foursomes || eight singles || eight singles || colspan="2" | – || 24
|-
| 1963–[[1971 Ryder Cup|71]] || four foursomes || four foursomes || four fourballs || four fourballs || eight singles || eight singles || 32
|-
| [[1973 Ryder Cup|1973]] || four foursomes || four fourballs || four foursomes || four fourballs || eight singles || eight singles || 32
|-
| [[1975 Ryder Cup|1975]] || four foursomes || four fourballs || four fourballs || four foursomes || eight singles || eight singles || 32
|-
| 1977|| colspan="2" | five foursomes || colspan="2" | five fourballs || colspan="2" | 10 singles || 20
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1979–<br />present || four foursomes || four fourballs || four foursomes || four fourballs || colspan="2" rowspan="3" | 12 singles || rowspan=3 | 28
|-
| colspan=2 | or || colspan=2 | or
|-
| four fourballs || four foursomes || four fourballs || four foursomes
|}
The team size was increased from 10 to 12 in [[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]].

There were two singles sessions, morning and afternoon, in 1979, but no player played in both sessions.

Since 1979, there have been four foursomes and four fourballs on each of the first two days. The home captain decides before the contest begins which matches will be played in the morning and which will be played in the afternoon. He may choose a different order for the two days. A player can play a maximum of five matches (two foursomes, two fourballs and a singles match). Between 1963 and 1975, it was possible to play two foursomes, two fourballs and two singles matches.

[[File:Valderrama Retro Golf scorecard.jpg|thumb|1993 scorecard of [[Valderrama Golf Club|Valderrama]], continental Europe's most renowned course. The Spanish club was the first outside the United Kingdom and United States to host the competition, in [[1997 Ryder Cup|1997]]]]
[[File:Ryder Cup and Lombardi Trophy.jpg|thumb|The Ryder Cup and The [[Vince Lombardi Trophy]] (awarded to the annual [[Super Bowl]] Champion of the [[National Football League|NFL]]) on display before a [[New York Giants]] [[American football|football]] game at [[MetLife Stadium]] a week before the [[2025 Ryder Cup]] was held at [[Bethpage Black Course|Bethpage Black]] golf course in [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]] on September 28, 2025.]]

==Team composition==

===Captains===
The [[coach (sports)|captains]] have always selected the players and chosen the playing order in each group of matches. When the contest involved 36-hole matches, it was usual for the captain to be one of the [[player-coach|players]]. The USA only had two non-playing captains in this period: [[Walter Hagen]] in [[1937 Ryder Cup|1937]] and [[Ben Hogan]] in [[1949 Ryder Cup|1949]] while Great Britain had non-playing captains in [[1933 Ryder Cup|1933]], [[1949 Ryder Cup|1949]], [[1951 Ryder Cup|1951]] and [[1953 Ryder Cup|1953]]. With the change to 18-hole matches and the extension to three days, it became more difficult to combine the roles of captain and player and [[Arnold Palmer]] in [[1963 Ryder Cup|1963]] was the last playing captain. The captains have always been [[professional golfer]]s and the only captain who never played in the Ryder Cup was [[John Henry Taylor|J. H. Taylor]], the 1933 British captain.

===Qualification and selection===
The selection process for the Ryder Cup players has varied over the years. In the early contests the teams were generally decided by a selection committee but later qualification based on performances was introduced. The current system by which most of the team is determined by performances with a small number of players selected by the captain (known as "[[Wild card (sports)|wild cards]]" or "captain's picks") gradually evolved and has been used by both sides since [[1989 Ryder Cup|1989]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_RyderCup.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_RyderCup.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=PGA Media Guide 2012 – How The Ryder Cup Teams Have Been Chosen |pages=21–22 |publisher=PGA |access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref>

For the [[2014 Ryder Cup]] both teams had 9 players qualifying based on performances with the remaining 3 players selected by the captain. For those players gaining automatic qualification the Europeans used a system, introduced in [[2004 Ryder Cup|2004]], using two tables; one using prize money won in official [[European Tour]] events and a second based on [[Official World Golf Ranking|World Ranking]] points gained anywhere in the world. Both tables used a 12-month qualifying period finishing at the end of August. The American system, introduced in [[2008 Ryder Cup|2008]], was based on prize money earned in official [[PGA Tour]] events during the current season and prize money earned in the [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]] in the previous season. The qualifying period ended after the [[PGA Championship]].

For the [[2016 Ryder Cup]] there were a number of changes from [[2014 Ryder Cup|2014]] in the American system. The number of captain's picks was increased from three to four with the selections being made later than previously, especially moving the fourth and last pick to less than a week before the Ryder Cup, right after the completion of the [[Tour Championship]]. The qualifying events now included both the 2015 [[World Golf Championships]] events and [[The Players Championship]], on top of the four major championships, but only included [[2016 PGA Tour]] events actually played in 2016, thus excluded any other event played in 2015. The qualifying period was also extended because the [[Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] had moved the timeslot for the [[2016 PGA Championship]] which took place already at the end of July. Team Europe retained its old system of qualification and wild cards.

==Notable Ryder Cups==
===1969: Nicklaus vs Jacklin===
{{Main|1969 Ryder Cup}}
[[File:Tony Jacklin's golf ball from Royal Birkdale, 1969.png|thumb|right|Tony Jacklin's golf ball used in the 1969 Ryder Cup held at Royal Birkdale Golf Club]]
The 1969 Cup held at [[Royal Birkdale Golf Club|Royal Birkdale]] was perhaps one of the best and most competitive contests in terms of play (18 of the 32 matches went to the last green). It was decided in its very last match, of which United States Captain [[Sam Snead]] later said "This is the greatest golf match you have ever seen in England".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I8paAAAAIBAJ&pg=1271,2026044&dq=tony+jacklin+sam+snead+ryder+cup&hl=en |title=Yanks' Great Golf Good For Tie |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |location=Florida |agency=Associated Press |date=22 September 1969 |page=4-C}}</ref>

With the United States and Great Britain tied at {{frac|15|1|2}} each, [[Jack Nicklaus]] led [[Tony Jacklin]] by the score of 1 up as they played the 17th hole. Jacklin made a 35-foot eagle putt and when Nicklaus missed his own eagle try from 12 feet, the match was all square.

At the par-5 finishing hole, both Jacklin and Nicklaus got on the green in two. Nicklaus ran his eagle putt five feet past the hole, while Jacklin left his two feet short. Nicklaus then sank his birdie putt, and with a crowd of 8,000 people watching, picked up Jacklin's marker, conceding the putt Jacklin needed to tie the matches. As the current holders, the rules meant that the United States retained the trophy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lZRAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1792,4042414&dq=ryder+cup+jacklin+conceded&hl=en |title=Ryder Cup Climax Of Breath-Taking Excitement |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |date=22 September 1969 |page=4 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1969/09/29/610801/a-tie-may-be-like-kissing-your-sister |title=A tie may be like kissing your sister... |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=29 September 1969 |first=Gwilym S. |last=Brown}}</ref> "I don't think you would have missed that putt", Nicklaus said to Jacklin afterwards, "but in these circumstances I would never give you the opportunity."

This gesture of sportsmanship by Nicklaus caused controversy on the American side, some of whom would have preferred to force Jacklin to attempt the putt for the small chance that he might miss, which would have given the United States team an outright win. "All the boys thought it was ridiculous to give him that putt", said Sam Snead. "We went over there to win, not to be good ol' boys."

===1989: Azinger and Ballesteros===
{{Main|1989 Ryder Cup}}
Held at The Belfry in England, the 1989 Ryder Cup saw the rising of tensions in the series. After holding the cup for more than two decades, the United States team lost both the [[1985 Ryder Cup|1985]] and [[1987 Ryder Cup|1987]] matches. At the 1989 matches, the pressure was on the United States team and its captain, Raymond Floyd. At a pre-match opening celebration, Floyd slighted the European team by introducing his United States team as "the 12 greatest players in the world."

The competition saw the beginnings of a feud between [[Seve Ballesteros]] and [[Paul Azinger]]. Early in their singles match, Ballesteros sought to change a scuffed ball for a new ball under Rule of Golf 5–3. Somewhat unusually, Azinger disputed whether the ball was unfit for play. A referee was called, and sided with Azinger in ruling the ball fit for play. Ballesteros reportedly said to Azinger, "Is this the way you want to play today?" The match continued in a contentious fashion, culminating in Ballesteros unusually contesting whether Azinger took a proper drop after hitting into the water on the 18th hole.

The American team's frustration grew as the matches ended in a tie, with the European team retaining the cup.

===1991: "The War on the Shore"===
{{Main|1991 Ryder Cup}}
The overall tension between the teams and the feud between Ballesteros and Azinger escalated at the [[Kiawah Island Golf Resort]] in 1991. At the ceremonial opening dinner, the PGA of America played two videos that were seen as less than hospitable by the European team. The first video was presented as a highlight reel of past Ryder Cups, but reportedly showed only Americans. The second video was a welcoming address by then-United States President [[George H. W. Bush]] in which he closed by cheering on the American side.

On the first morning of the competition, Azinger and [[Chip Beck]] were paired against Ballesteros and [[José María Olazábal]] in a foursomes match, an alternate shot event. Azinger and Beck accused Ballesteros of gamesmanship on account of his throat clearing during Beck's shots. Later in the same match, Azinger and Beck, who were playing the same brand and make of ball but each with a slightly different model, switched their balls. While this switching was unlikely to have resulted in an advantage or to have been intentional, it was in violation of the "one ball rule" which was in effect for the competition. Under that rule, a player is prohibited from changing the type of ball he uses during the course of a match.

A few holes after the switch had occurred, Ballesteros called the Americans for the violation. Azinger, seeming to feel that his integrity was being questioned, said "I can tell you we're not trying to cheat." Ballesteros responded, "Oh no. Breaking the rules and cheating are two different things." As the violation was called too long after it had occurred, no penalty was assessed against the American pair. The constant goading between Ballesteros and Azinger intensified their respective desires to win. Out of that intensity, they and their playing partners produced what may be regarded as one of the best pairs matches in history, with the Spaniards winning 2 & 1. After the matches concluded, Ballesteros reportedly said, "The American team has 11 nice guys. And Paul Azinger."

The 1991 matches received the sobriquet "the War on the Shore" after some excitable advertising in the American media, and intense home-team cheering by the American home crowds. For his part, [[Corey Pavin]] caused controversy by sporting a ''[[Desert Storm]]'' baseball cap during the event in support of the U.S. and coalition war effort in Iraq.

The matches culminated in one of the single most dramatic putts in the history of golf. With only one match remaining to be completed, between Hale Irwin for the United States and Bernhard Langer for the Europeans, the United States team led by one point. Irwin and Langer came to the last hole tied. To win the cup, the American team needed Irwin to win or tie the match by winning or tying the hole. The Europeans could keep the cup with a win by Langer. Both players struggled on the hole, and found themselves facing a pair of putts; Langer had a six-foot, side-hill par putt, and Irwin had a generally uphill, 18-inch putt for bogey. To the surprise of his teammates, Langer conceded Irwin's bogey putt, leaving himself in a must-make position. Langer missed his putt, the match was halved, and the U.S. team took back the cup.

Players on both sides were driven to public tears by the pressure of the matches on the final day. The intense competition of the 1991 Ryder Cup is widely regarded as having elevated public interest in the series.

===1999: Battle of Brookline===
{{Main|1999 Ryder Cup}}
The 1999 Ryder Cup held at [[The Country Club]] in [[Brookline, Massachusetts]], caused great controversy. A remarkable comeback by the American team helped propel the U.S. to a 14{{1/2}}–13{{1/2}} victory after trailing 10–6 at the start of the final day. The U.S. defeated Europe 8{{1/2}}–3{{1/2}} in the singles matches to seal the first American victory since [[1993 Ryder Cup|1993]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Sports Illustrated Sports Almanac |date=2000 |publisher=Little, Brown, and Company |isbn=978-1-892129-14-7 |page=396}}</ref>

The competition turned on the 17th hole of a match between American [[Justin Leonard]] and Spaniard [[José María Olazábal]]. With the match all square, Leonard needed to earn at least a half-point to seal an American victory. After Olazábal's second shot left him with a 22-foot putt on the par-4, Leonard hit his shot within 10 feet of the hole and then watched it roll away from the cup, leaving him with a 45-foot putt for birdie. Leonard had made putts of 25 and 35 feet earlier in the round. Leonard holed the putt, and a wild celebration followed with other U.S. players, their wives, and a few fans running onto the green. The putt did not guarantee a half-point for Leonard since Olazábal could still hole his putt and win the last hole. However, Olazábal missed his putt, and the American team celebrated once again, although the second celebration was more reserved than the first one.

There was considerable bad blood after the event, with some of the European players complaining about the behavior of the American galleries throughout the match. [[Sam Torrance]] branded it "disgusting", while European captain [[Mark James (golfer)|Mark James]] referred to it as a "bear pit" in a book recounting the event.<ref name="book">{{cite book |last=James |first=Mark |title=Into the Bear Pit: The Hard-Hitting Inside Story of the Brookline Ryder Cup |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_QFMGQAACAAJ |date= 2007 |publisher=Ebury Publishing |isbn=978-0-7535-1297-5}}</ref> There were also reports that a spectator spat at James' wife.<ref name="report">{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golf/1999/ryder_cup/news/1999/09/28/ryder_abuse_ap/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010610213948/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golf/1999/ryder_cup/news/1999/09/28/ryder_abuse_ap/ |archive-date=10 June 2001 |title='A mob demonstration' |magazine=Sports Illustrated |via=CNN |date=28 September 1999}}</ref> [[Payne Stewart]] had conceded his singles match to [[Colin Montgomerie]] with both players level and on the last green in 2 shots as a response to the abuse Montgomerie had received throughout the match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kingdom.golf/golf/a-champion-remembered/ |title=Payne Stewart: A Champion remembered |website=kingdom.golf |date=19 March 2015 |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref>

Following the 1999 Ryder Cup, many members of the U.S. team apologised for their behavior, and there were numerous attempts by both teams to calm the increasing nationalism of the event.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |first=David |last=Davies |title=Day of shame that refuses to die |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/sep/17/rydercup2004.rydercup3 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=17 September 2004 |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="balls">{{cite news |title="He Acted Like A Madman" - Balls Remembers The Most Controversial Ryder Cup Ever Played |url=https://www.balls.ie/golf/1999-ryder-cup-347531-347531 |work=Balls |date=26 September 2018 |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>

===2012: The Miracle at Medinah===
{{main|2012 Ryder Cup}}
The 39th Ryder Cup was held at the [[Medinah Country Club]] in [[Medinah, Illinois]]. Under captain [[José María Olazábal]] of Spain; the Europeans were down 10–4 after 14 matches, with two four-ball matches still on the course and 12 singles matches to be played the next day. At the end of day two, [[Ian Poulter]] made five birdies on the final five holes to give him and [[Rory McIlroy]] the point over [[Jason Dufner]] and [[Zach Johnson]]. Despite being down 10–6 going into the final day Europe came back to win by {{frac|14|1|2}} points to {{frac|13|1|2}}.<ref name="BBCresult2012">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/19780678 | title=Ryder Cup 2012: Europe beat USA after record comeback | date=30 September 2012 | agency=BBC | access-date=30 September 2012}}</ref> Out of the 12 points available on the final day Europe won {{frac|8|1|2}} points with the U.S. winning only {{frac|3|1|2}} points. In terms of points this feat matched the Americans' 1999 comeback at Brookline Country Club.

[[Martin Kaymer]] struck the putt that retained the cup for Europe. The putt was almost identical in length to the one  that fellow German [[Bernhard Langer]] missed at the [[1991 Ryder Cup]]. [[Francesco Molinari]] secured the final half-point to win the Ryder Cup outright by winning the 18th hole to halve his match against [[Tiger Woods]]. [[Ian Poulter]] of the European team finished this Ryder Cup with a perfect 4–0 record.

The event is often referred to as the "Meltdown at Medinah" in the United States or the "Miracle at Medinah" in Europe.

===Cancellations and postponements===
====1939 Ryder Cup====
The 1939 Ryder Cup was planned for 18–19 November at [[Ponte Vedra Inn and Club|Ponte Vedra Country Club]] in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]; [[Walter Hagen]] was chosen as non-playing captain of the U.S. team. The competition was cancelled shortly after the outbreak of World War II in Europe in September. It would have been the first Ryder Cup to be held in Florida; the competition was not held there until 1983.

In early April 1939, the [[Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland)|British P.G.A.]] chose a selection committee of six and selected [[Henry Cotton (golfer)|Henry Cotton]] as captain.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Ryder Cup |newspaper=The Times |date=5 April 1939 |page=6, column C |issue=48272}}</ref> In August, eight players were named in the team: Cotton, [[Jimmy Adams (golfer)|Jimmy Adams]], [[Dick Burton (golfer)|Dick Burton]], [[Sam King (golfer)|Sam King]], [[Alf Padgham]], [[Dai Rees]], [[Charles Whitcombe (golfer)|Charles Whitcombe]], and [[Reg Whitcombe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Ryder Cup Team |newspaper=The Times |date=22 August 1939 |page=6, column E |issue=48390}}</ref> Charles Whitcombe immediately withdrew from the team,<ref>{{cite news |title=C Whitcombe out of Ryder Cup Team |newspaper=The Times |date=23 August 1939 |page=6, column B |issue=48391}}</ref> not wishing to travel to the United States. With seven selected, three places were left to be filled. War was declared on 3 September and the British P.G.A. immediately cancelled the match: "The P.G.A. announce that the Ryder Cup match for this year has been cancelled by the state of war prevailing in this country. The P.G.A. of the United States is being informed."<ref>{{cite news |title=Ryder Cup Match Cancelled |newspaper=The Times |date=5 September 1939 |page=3, column C |issue=48402}}</ref><ref name=sdcbprct>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FtZXAAAAIBAJ&pg=3294%2C629729 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington, U.S. |agency=Associated Press |title=Britain postpones Ryder Cup tourney |date=4 September 1939 |page=11 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref>

====1941, 1943, and 1945 Ryder Cups====
The Ryder Cup was not played in these scheduled years due to [[World War II]]; by the autumn of 1945, many members of the British team were still in the military.<ref name=rcgsidbt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0dpXAAAAIBAJ&pg=3488%2C2465560 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington, U.S. |agency=Associated Press |title=Ryder Cup golf still in doubt |date=13 November 1945 |page=12 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> After a decade-long absence, it resumed in November 1947 at the [[Portland Golf Club]] in [[Portland, Oregon]].

====2001 Ryder Cup====
{{Main|2002 Ryder Cup}}
The competition, scheduled for 28–30 September at [[The Belfry]]'s Brabazon Course, was postponed a year because of the [[September 11 terrorist attacks]]. "The PGA of America has informed the European Ryder Cup Board that the scope of the last Tuesday's tragedy is so overwhelming that it would not be possible for the United States Ryder Cup team and officials to attend the match this month."<ref>{{cite news |title=Officials forced to postpone Ryder Cup for one year |newspaper=The Times |date=17 September 2001 |page=1[S]}}</ref> The manager of [[Phil Mickelson]] and [[Mark Calcavecchia]] had earlier announced that the two players would not travel to Europe. Other American players were said to be concerned about attending the event. It was played in [[2002 Ryder Cup|2002]] at the original venue with the same teams that had been selected to play a year earlier. The display boards at The Belfry still read "The 2001 Ryder Cup", and U.S. captain [[Curtis Strange]] deliberately referred to his team as "The 2001 Ryder Cup Team" in his speech at the closing ceremony.

It was later decided to hold the subsequent Ryder Cup in [[2004 Ryder Cup|2004]] (rather than 2003) and thereafter in even-numbered years. This change also affected the men's [[Presidents Cup]] and [[Seve Trophy]] and women's [[Solheim Cup]] competitions, as each switched from even to odd years.

====2020 Ryder Cup====
{{main|2021 Ryder Cup}}
In July 2020, the Ryder Cup, scheduled to be held at [[Whistling Straits]] in Wisconsin, was postponed for a year due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/53246674 |title=2020 Ryder Cup postponed until 2021 because of impact of coronavirus |work=BBC Sport |date=8 July 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> As a consequence, all future editions of the Ryder Cup are again taking place in odd-numbered years from 2021, as was the case up to 1999, and the Presidents Cup and Solheim Cup competitions reverted to even-numbered years from 2022 and 2024 respectively, as was the case up to 2000 and 2002, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/54964880 |title=Solheim Cup to move to even years from 2024 to avoid Ryder Cup clash |website=BBC Sport |date=16 November 2020}}</ref>

==Results==
{{main|List of Ryder Cup matches}}

===Summary===

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!scope=col| Team
!scope=col| From
!scope=col| To
!scope=col| Matches
!scope=col| Wins
!scope=col| Losses 
!scope=col| Ties
!scope=col| Win %
|-
!scope=row| {{flagu|United States}}
!1927
!2025
!45
!27
!16
!2
!{{#expr:27/45*100 round 2}}%
|-
!scope=row| {{nowrap|{{flagu|Great Britain}}, {{flagicon|Great Britain}}{{flagicon|Ireland}} Great Britain & Ireland}}
|1927
|1977
|22
|3
|18
|1
|{{#expr:3/22*100 round 2}}%
|-
!scope=row| {{flagu|Europe}}
|1979
|2025
|23
|13 
|9
|1
|{{#expr:13/23*100 round 2}}%
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|Europe}} Europe, {{flagicon|Great Britain}}{{flagicon|Ireland}} Great Britain & Ireland
!1927
!2025
!45
!16
!27
!2
!{{#expr:16/45*100 round 2}}%
|}
<small>Up to date as of 2025 Ryder Cup</small>

Although the team was referred to as "Great Britain" up to 1971, a number of golfers from [[Ireland]] and the [[Channel Islands]] had played for Great Britain before that date. In 1973, the official team name was changed to "Great Britain and Ireland.”

The team in place of the original "Great Britain" team has been referred to as "Europe" since [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]], when players from continental Europe were included. Since then, the "United States" team has won 9 matches and the "Europe" team has won 13 matches, while retaining the Ryder Cup once with a tie.

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===Editions===

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!# !! Year !! Dates<br />{{efn|Dates include all days on which play took place or was planned to take place.}} !! Winners !! Score !! Host<br />location !! Course !! U.S.<br />captain !! European<br />captain !! U.S. top<br />point scorer{{efn|name=Top Point|If more than one player ties for top points scorer, players with the highest win% are shown}} !! European top<br />point scorer{{efn|name=Top Point}}
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! colspan="11" |United States v Europe (1979 to present)
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|45th
|[[2025 Ryder Cup|2025]]
|25–28 Sep
|style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}
|15–<br />13
|align="left"|New York<br />United States
||[[Bethpage State Park]] ([[Black Course]]), [[Farmingdale, New York|Farmingdale]]
|[[Keegan Bradley|Keegan<br />Bradley]]
|[[Luke Donald|Luke<br />Donald]]
|[[Cameron Young|Young]]; [[Xander Schauffele|Schauffele]] <br /> 3 / 4
|[[Tommy Fleetwood|Fleetwood]] <br /> 4 / 5
|-
| 44th ||[[2023 Ryder Cup|2023]] || 29 Sep–<br />1 Oct || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}||16{{1/2}}–<br />11{{1/2}} ||align="left" |Italy<br />Europe || {{nowrap|[[Marco Simone Golf and Country Club]]}},<br />[[Guidonia Montecelio]], [[Lazio]]|| [[Zach Johnson|Zach<br />Johnson]] || [[Luke Donald|Luke<br />Donald]]{{efn|[[Henrik Stenson]] was originally named as captain of the European Team, but was removed from the role in July 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Henrik Stenson removed as Europe's Ryder Cup captain |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/62237705 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=20 July 2022 |date=20 July 2022}}</ref> Luke Donald was named as replacement 1 August 2022<ref>{{Cite news |title=Donald named European Ryder Cup captain |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/62378177 |first=Iain |last=Carter |date=1 August 2022 |access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref>}} || [[Max Homa|Homa]] <br />3.5 / 5 || [[Rory McIlroy|McIlroy]] <br />4 / 5
|-
| 43rd ||{{sort|2021|<s>2020</s>{{efn|Deferred due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]}}<br />[[2021 Ryder Cup|2021]]}} || 24–<br />26 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}} || 19–<br />9||align="left" |Wisconsin<br />United States || [[Whistling Straits]] (Straits),<br />[[Haven, Wisconsin|Haven]] || [[Steve Stricker|Steve<br />Stricker]] || [[Pádraig Harrington|Pádraig<br />Harrington]] || [[Dustin Johnson|Johnson]] <br />5 / 5 || [[Jon Rahm|Rahm]]<br /> 3.5 / 5
|-
| 42nd || [[2018 Ryder Cup|2018]]|| 28–<br />30 Sep ||style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}|| 17{{1/2}}–<br />10{{1/2}} ||align="left" |France<br />Europe || [[Le Golf National]] (Albatros),<br />[[Guyancourt]], [[Île-de-France]] || [[Jim Furyk|Jim<br />Furyk]] || [[Thomas Bjørn|Thomas<br />Bjørn]] || [[Justin Thomas|Thomas]]<br />4 / 5 ||[[Francesco Molinari|Molinari]]<br />5 / 5
|-
| 41st || [[2016 Ryder Cup|2016]]|| 30 Sep–<br />2 Oct ||style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 17–<br />11 ||align="left" |Minnesota<br />United States || [[Hazeltine National Golf Club]],<br />[[Chaska, Minnesota|Chaska]] || [[Davis Love III|Davis<br />Love III]]||[[Darren Clarke|Darren<br />Clarke]] || [[Patrick Reed|Reed]]<br />3.5 / 5 ||[[Thomas Pieters|Pieters]]<br />4 / 5
|-
| 40th || [[2014 Ryder Cup|2014]]|| 26–<br />28 Sep || style="background:lightblue" align="left"|{{EUR}}|| 16{{1/2}}–<br />11{{1/2}} || align="left"|Scotland<br />Europe ||[[Gleneagles Hotel]] (PGA Centenary),<br />[[Perthshire]]||[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom<br />Watson]]||[[Paul McGinley|Paul<br />McGinley]]||[[Patrick Reed|Reed]]<br />3.5 / 4 ||[[Justin Rose|Rose]]<br />4 / 5
|-
| 39th || |[[2012 Ryder Cup|2012]]|| 28–<br />30 Sep || style="background:lightblue" align="left"|{{EUR}}|| 14{{1/2}}–<br />13{{1/2}} || align="left"|Illinois<br />United States || [[Medinah Country Club]] (No. 3),<br />[[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage County]]|| [[Davis Love III|Davis<br />Love III]]||[[José María Olazábal|José María<br />Olazábal]]||[[Dustin Johnson|Johnson]]<br />3 / 3 ||[[Ian Poulter|Poulter]]<br />4 / 4
|-
| 38th || [[2010 Ryder Cup|2010]]|| 1–<br />4 Oct ||style="background:lightblue" align="left"|{{EUR}}|| 14{{1/2}}–<br />13{{1/2}} || align="left" |Wales<br />Europe ||[[Celtic Manor Resort]] (The Twenty Ten), [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]||[[Corey Pavin|Corey<br />Pavin]]||[[Colin Montgomerie|Colin<br />Montgomerie]]||[[Steve Stricker|Stricker]]; [[Tiger Woods|Woods]]<br />3 / 4 ||[[Luke Donald|Donald]]; [[Ian Poulter|Poulter]]<br />3 / 4
|-
| 37th || [[2008 Ryder Cup|2008]]|| 19–<br />21 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 16{{1/2}}–<br />11{{1/2}} ||align="left" |Kentucky<br />United States || [[Valhalla Golf Club]],<br />[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]|| [[Paul Azinger|Paul<br />Azinger]]||[[Nick Faldo|Nick<br />Faldo]]||[[Hunter Mahan|Mahan]]<br />3.5 / 5 || [[Ian Poulter|Poulter]]<br />4 / 5
|-
| 36th ||[[2006 Ryder Cup|2006]]|| 22–<br />24 Sep || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}|| 18{{1/2}}–<br />9{{1/2}} || align="left" |Ireland<br />Europe || [[K Club]] (Palmer North),<br />[[County Kildare]]||[[Tom Lehman|Tom<br />Lehman]]||[[Ian Woosnam|Ian<br />Woosnam]]||[[Tiger Woods|Woods]]<br />3 / 5 ||[[Sergio García|García]]; [[Lee Westwood|Westwood]]<br />4 / 5
|-
| 35th ||[[2004 Ryder Cup|2004]]|| 17–<br />19 Sep || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}|| 18{{1/2}}–<br />9{{1/2}} || align="left" |Michigan<br />United States ||[[Oakland Hills Country Club]] (South),<br />[[Oakland County, Michigan|Birmingham]]||[[Hal Sutton|Hal<br />Sutton]]||[[Bernhard Langer|Bernhard<br />Langer]]||[[Chris DiMarco|DiMarco]]<br />2.5 / 4 ||[[Sergio García|García]]; [[Lee Westwood|Westwood]]<br />4.5 / 5
|-
| 34th ||{{sort|2002|<s>2001</s>{{efn|Deferred due to the [[9/11 attacks]]}}<br />[[2002 Ryder Cup|2002]]}}
| 27–<br />29 Sep || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}|| 15{{1/2}}–<br />12{{1/2}} || align="left" |England<br />Europe ||[[The Belfry]] (Brabazon),<br />[[Warwickshire]]||[[Curtis Strange|Curtis<br />Strange]]||[[Sam Torrance|Sam<br />Torrance]]||[[David Toms|Toms]]<br />3.5 / 5 ||[[Colin Montgomerie|Montgomerie]]<br />4.5 / 5
|-
| 33rd || |[[1999 Ryder Cup|1999]] || 24–<br />26 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 14{{1/2}}–<br />13{{1/2}} || align="left"|Massachusetts<br />United States ||[[The Country Club]] (Championship),<br />[[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] || [[Ben Crenshaw|Ben<br />Crenshaw]]||[[Mark James (golfer)|Mark<br />James]]||[[Hal Sutton|Sutton]]<br />3.5 / 5 ||[[Sergio García|García]]; [[Paul Lawrie|Lawrie]];<br />[[Colin Montgomerie|Montgomerie]]; [[Jesper Parnevik|Parnevik]]<br />3.5 / 5
|-
| 32nd ||[[1997 Ryder Cup|1997]]|| 26–<br />28 Sep || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}|| 14{{1/2}}–<br />13{{1/2}} || align="left" |Spain<br />Europe || [[Valderrama Golf Club]],<br />[[Andalusia]]||[[Tom Kite|Tom<br />Kite]]||[[Seve Ballesteros|Seve<br />Ballesteros]]||[[Scott Hoch|Hoch]]<br />2.5 / 3 ||[[Colin Montgomerie|Montgomerie]]<br />3.5 / 5
|-
| 31st ||[[1995 Ryder Cup|1995]]|| 22–<br />24 Sep || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}|| 14{{1/2}}–<br />13{{1/2}} || align="left" |New York<br />United States || [[Oak Hill Country Club]] (East),<br />[[Monroe County, New York|Monroe County]]||[[Lanny Wadkins|Lanny<br />Wadkins]]||[[Bernard Gallacher|Bernard<br />Gallacher]]||[[Corey Pavin|Pavin]]<br />4 / 5 ||[[David Gilford|Gilford]]<br />3 / 4
|-
| 30th ||[[1993 Ryder Cup|1993]]|| 24–<br />26 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 15–<br />13 || align="left" |England<br />Europe ||[[The Belfry]] (Brabazon),<br />[[Warwickshire]]||[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom<br />Watson]]||[[Bernard Gallacher|Bernard<br />Gallacher]]||[[Raymond Floyd|Floyd]]; [[Payne Stewart|Stewart]]<br />3 / 4 ||[[Ian Woosnam|Woosnam]]<br />4.5 / 5
|-
| 29th ||[[1991 Ryder Cup|1991]]|| 27–<br />29 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 14{{1/2}}–<br />13{{1/2}} || align="left" |South Carolina<br />United States ||[[Kiawah Island Golf Resort]] (Ocean),<br />[[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston County]]||[[Dave Stockton|Dave<br />Stockton]]||[[Bernard Gallacher|Bernard<br />Gallacher]]||[[Fred Couples|Couples]]; [[Lanny Wadkins|Wadkins]]<br />3.5 / 5 ||[[Seve Ballesteros|Ballesteros]]<br />4.5 / 5
|-
| 28th ||[[1989 Ryder Cup|1989]]|| 22–<br />24 Sep || style="background:white" align="left" |Tied<br />{{EUR}} retains || 14–<br />14 || align="left" |England<br />Europe ||[[The Belfry]] (Brabazon),<br />[[Warwickshire]]||[[Raymond Floyd|Raymond<br />Floyd]]||[[Tony Jacklin|Tony<br />Jacklin]]||[[Chip Beck|Beck]]<br />3.5 / 4 ||[[José María Olazábal|Olazábal]]<br />4.5 / 5
|-
| 27th || |[[1987 Ryder Cup|1987]]|| 25–<br />27 Sep || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}|| 15–<br />13 || align="left" |Ohio<br />United States ||[[Muirfield Village]],<br />[[Dublin, Ohio|Dublin]]||[[Jack Nicklaus|Jack<br />Nicklaus]]||[[Tony Jacklin|Tony<br />Jacklin]]||[[Tom Kite|Kite]]; [[Hal Sutton|Sutton]]<br />3 / 5 ||[[Seve Ballesteros|Ballesteros]]<br />4 / 5
|-
| 26th ||[[1985 Ryder Cup|1985]]|| 13–<br />15 Sep || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{EUR}}|| 16{{1/2}}–<br />11{{1/2}} || align="left" |England<br />Europe ||[[The Belfry]] (Brabazon),<br />[[Warwickshire]]||[[Lee Trevino|Lee<br />Trevino]]||[[Tony Jacklin|Tony<br />Jacklin]]||[[Craig Stadler|Stadler]]; [[Lanny Wadkins|Wadkins]]<br />3 / 5 ||[[Manuel Piñero|Piñero]]<br />4 / 5
|-
| 25th ||[[1983 Ryder Cup|1983]]|| 14–<br />16 Oct || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 14{{1/2}}–<br />13{{1/2}} || align="left" |Florida<br />United States || [[PGA National Resort]] (Champion),<br />[[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida|Palm Beach Gardens]]||[[Jack Nicklaus|Jack<br />Nicklaus]]||[[Tony Jacklin|Tony<br />Jacklin]]||[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Watson]]<br />4 / 5 ||[[Nick Faldo|Faldo]]; [[Bernhard Langer|Langer]]<br />4 / 5
|-
| 24th ||[[1981 Ryder Cup|1981]]|| 18–<br />20 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 18{{1/2}}–<br />9{{1/2}} || align="left" |England<br />Europe || [[Walton Heath Golf Club]],<br />[[Surrey]]||[[Dave Marr|Dave<br />Marr]]||[[John Jacobs (English golfer)|John<br />Jacobs]]||[[Larry Nelson|Nelson]]; [[Jack Nicklaus|Nicklaus]]; <br />[[Lee Trevino|Trevino]]<br />4 / 4 ||[[Manuel Piñero|Piñero]]<br />2 / 4
|-
| 23rd ||[[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]]|| 14–<br />16 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 17–<br />11 || align="left" |West Virginia<br />United States || [[The Greenbrier]],<br />[[White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia|White Sulphur Springs]]||[[Billy Casper|Billy<br />Casper]]||[[John Jacobs (English golfer)|John<br />Jacobs]]||[[Larry Nelson|Nelson]]<br />5 / 5 ||[[Bernard Gallacher|Gallacher]]<br />4 / 5
|-
! colspan="11" |United States v Great Britain & Ireland (1973 to 1977)
|-
| 22nd ||[[1977 Ryder Cup|1977]]|| 15–<br />17 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 12{{1/2}}–<br />7{{1/2}} || align="left" |England<br />GB & Ireland || [[Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club|Royal Lytham & St Annes]],<br />[[Lancashire]]||[[Dow Finsterwald|Dow<br />Finsterwald]]||[[Brian Huggett|Brian<br />Huggett]]||[[Lanny Wadkins|Wadkins]]<br />3 / 3 ||[[Nick Faldo|Faldo]]<br />3 / 3
|-
| 21st ||[[1975 Ryder Cup|1975]]|| 19–<br />21 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 21–<br />11 || align="left" |Pennsylvania<br />United States || [[Laurel Valley Golf Club]],<br />[[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland County]]||[[Arnold Palmer|Arnold<br />Palmer]]||[[Bernard Hunt|Bernard<br />Hunt]]||[[Hale Irwin|Irwin]]<br />4.5 / 5 ||[[Peter Oosterhuis|Oosterhuis]]<br />3.5 / 6
|-
| 20th ||[[1973 Ryder Cup|1973]]|| 20–<br />22 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 19–<br />13 || align="left" |Scotland<br />GB & Ireland || [[Muirfield]],<br />[[East Lothian]]||[[Jack Burke Jr.|Jack<br />Burke Jr.]]||[[Bernard Hunt|Bernard<br />Hunt]]||[[Jack Nicklaus|Nicklaus]]<br />4.5 / 6 ||[[Peter Oosterhuis|Oosterhuis]]<br />4 / 6
|-
! colspan="11" |United States v Great Britain (1923 to 1971)
|-
| 19th || |[[1971 Ryder Cup|1971]]|| 16–<br />18 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 18{{1/2}}–<br />13{{1/2}} || align="left" |Missouri<br />United States ||[[Old Warson Country Club]],<br />[[St. Louis]]||[[Jay Hebert|Jay<br />Hebert]]||[[Eric Brown (golfer)|Eric<br />Brown]]||[[Arnold Palmer|Palmer]]<br />4.5 / 6 ||[[Bernard Gallacher|Gallacher]]<br />3.5 / 5
|-
| 18th || [[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]]|| 18–<br />20 Sep ||style="background:white" align="left" |Tied<br />{{USA}} retains || 16–<br />16 || align="left" |England<br />Great Britain ||[[Royal Birkdale Golf Club]],<br />[[Merseyside]]||[[Sam Snead|Sam<br />Snead]]||[[Eric Brown (golfer)|Eric<br />Brown]]||[[Dave Hill (golfer)|Hill]]<br />4 / 6 || [[Tony Jacklin|Jacklin]]<br />5 / 6
|-
| 17th || [[1967 Ryder Cup|1967]]|| 20–<br />22 Oct || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 23{{1/2}}–<br />8{{1/2}} ||align="left" |Texas<br />United States || [[Champions Golf Club]],<br />[[Houston]]|| [[Ben Hogan|Ben<br />Hogan]]||[[Dai Rees|Dai<br />Rees]]||[[Arnold Palmer|Palmer]]; [[Gardner Dickinson|Dickinson]]<br />5 / 5 ||[[Dave Thomas (golfer)|Thomas]]<br />3 / 5
|-
| 16th ||[[1965 Ryder Cup|1965]]|| 7–<br />9 Oct || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 19{{1/2}}–<br />12{{1/2}} || align="left" |England<br />Great Britain ||[[Royal Birkdale Golf Club]],<br />[[Merseyside]]||[[Byron Nelson|Byron<br />Nelson]]||[[Harry Weetman|Harry<br />Weetman]]||[[Tony Lema|Lema]]<br />5 / 6 ||[[Peter Alliss|Alliss]]<br />5 / 6
|-
| 15th || [[1963 Ryder Cup|1963]] || 11–<br />13 Oct || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 23–<br />9 || align="left" |Georgia<br />United States || [[East Lake Golf Club|Atlanta Athletic Club]],{{efn|This is the original course of the [[Atlanta Athletic Club]], not its current course in the suburb of [[Johns Creek, Georgia]]. The AAC sold its original course and its downtown Atlanta building in 1967 to finance its move to its current location. The original AAC course is now home to East Lake Golf Club.}}<br />[[Atlanta]]||[[Arnold Palmer|Arnold<br />Palmer]]||[[John Fallon (golfer)|John<br />Fallon]]||[[Billy Casper|Casper]]<br />4.5 / 5 ||[[Brian Huggett|Huggett]]<br />2.5 / 5
|-
| 14th ||[[1961 Ryder Cup|1961]]
| 13–<br />14 Oct || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 14{{1/2}}–<br />9{{1/2}} || align="left" |England<br />Great Britain ||[[Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club|Royal Lytham & St Annes]],<br />[[Lancashire]]||[[Jerry Barber|Jerry<br />Barber]]||[[Dai Rees|Dai<br />Rees]]||[[Arnold Palmer|Palmer]]<br />3.5 / 4 ||[[Dai Rees|Rees]]<br />3 / 4
|-
| 13th || |[[1959 Ryder Cup|1959]]|| 6–<br />7 Nov || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 8{{1/2}}–<br />3{{1/2}} || align="left" |California<br />United States ||[[Eldorado Country Club]]<br />[[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]]||[[Sam Snead|Sam<br />Snead]]||[[Dai Rees|Dai<br />Rees]]||[[Dow Finsterwald|Finsterwald]]; [[Bob Rosburg|Rosburg]]; <br />[[Mike Souchak|Souchak]]<br />2 / 2 ||[[Peter Alliss|Alliss]]<br />1.5 / 2
|-
| 12th ||[[1957 Ryder Cup|1957]]|| 4–<br />5 Oct || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Great Britain]]|| 7{{1/2}}–<br />4{{1/2}} || align="left" |England<br />Great Britain ||[[Lindrick Golf Club]],<br />[[Nottinghamshire]]||[[Jack Burke Jr.|Jack<br />Burke Jr.]]||[[Dai Rees|Dai<br />Rees]]||[[Dick Mayer|Mayer]]<br />1.5 / 2 ||[[Ken Bousfield|Bousfield]]; [[Dai Rees|Rees]]<br />2 / 2
|-
| 11th ||[[1955 Ryder Cup|1955]]|| 5–<br />6 Nov || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 8–<br />4 || align="left" |California<br />United States ||[[Thunderbird Country Club]],<br />[[Riverside County, California|Riverside County]]||[[Chick Harbert|Chick<br />Harbert]]||[[Dai Rees|Dai<br />Rees]]||[[Tommy Bolt|Bolt]]; [[Jack Burke Jr.|Burke Jr.]]; <br />[[Doug Ford (golfer)|Ford]]; [[Sam Snead|Snead]]<br />2 / 2 ||[[John Jacobs (English golfer)|Jacobs]]<br />2 / 2
|-
| 10th ||[[1953 Ryder Cup|1953]]|| 2–<br />3 Oct || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 6{{1/2}}–<br />5{{1/2}} || align="left" |England<br />Great Britain ||[[Wentworth Club]],<br />[[Surrey]]||[[Lloyd Mangrum|Lloyd<br />Mangrum]]||[[Henry Cotton (golfer)|Henry<br />Cotton]]||[[Jack Burke Jr.|Burke Jr.]]<br />2 / 2 ||[[Harry Bradshaw (golfer)|Bradshaw]]; [[Fred Daly (golfer)|Daly]]<br />2 / 2
|-
| 9th ||[[1951 Ryder Cup|1951]]|| 2–<br />4 Nov || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 9{{1/2}}–<br />2{{1/2}} || align="left" |North Carolina<br />United States ||[[Pinehurst Resort]] (No. 2),<br />[[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore County]]||[[Sam Snead|Sam<br />Snead]]||[[Arthur Lacey|Arthur<br />Lacey]]||[[Jack Burke Jr.|Burke Jr.]]; [[Jimmy Demaret|Demaret]]; <br />[[Ben Hogan|Hogan]]; [[Lloyd Mangrum|Mangrum]]; <br />[[Sam Snead|Snead]]<br />2 / 2 ||[[Arthur Lees|Lees]]<br />2 / 2
|-
| 8th ||[[1949 Ryder Cup|1949]]|| 16–<br />17 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 7–<br />5 || align="left" |England<br />Great Britain ||[[Ganton Golf Club]];<br />[[Yorkshire]]||[[Ben Hogan|Ben<br />Hogan]]||[[Charles Whitcombe (golfer)|Charles<br />Whitcombe]]||[[Jimmy Demaret|Demaret]]; [[Clayton Heafner|Heafner]]<br />2 / 2 ||[[Jimmy Adams (golfer)|Adams]]<br />2 / 2
|-
| 7th || |[[1947 Ryder Cup|1947]]|| 1–<br />2 Nov || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 11–<br />1 || align="left" |Oregon<br />United States ||[[Portland Golf Club]],<br />[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]||[[Ben Hogan|Ben<br />Hogan]]||[[Henry Cotton (golfer)|Henry<br />Cotton]]||[[Jimmy Demaret|Demaret]]; [[Lloyd Mangrum|Mangrum]]; <br />[[Byron Nelson|Nelson]]; [[Ed Oliver (golfer)|Oliver]]; <br />[[Sam Snead|Snead]]; [[Lew Worsham|Worsham]]<br />2 / 2 ||[[Sam King (golfer)|King]]<br />1 / 2
|-
| colspan="11" |1939, 1941, 1943, and 1945: No Ryder Cups because of [[World War II]]
|-
| 6th ||[[1937 Ryder Cup|1937]]|| 29–<br />30 Jun || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 8–<br />4 || align="left" |England<br />Great Britain ||[[Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club]],<br />[[Merseyside]]||[[Walter Hagen|Walter<br />Hagen]]||[[Charles Whitcombe (golfer)|Charles<br />Whitcombe]]||[[Ed Dudley|Dudley]]; [[Ralph Guldahl|Guldahl]]<br />2 / 2||[[Dai Rees|Rees]]<br />1.5 / 2
|-
| 5th ||[[1935 Ryder Cup|1935]]|| 28–<br />29 Sep || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 9–<br />3 || align="left" |New Jersey<br />United States ||[[Ridgewood Country Club]],<br />[[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]]||[[Walter Hagen|Walter<br />Hagen]]||[[Charles Whitcombe (golfer)|Charles<br />Whitcombe]]||[[Henry Picard|Picard]]; [[Johnny Revolta|Revolta]]; <br />[[Paul Runyan|Runyan]]; [[Gene Sarazen|Sarazen]]<br />2 / 2||[[Charles Whitcombe (golfer)|Whitcombe]]<br />1 / 1
|-
| 4th ||[[1933 Ryder Cup|1933]]|| 25–<br />26 Jun || style="background:lightblue" align="left" |{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Great Britain]]|| 6{{1/2}}–<br />5{{1/2}} || align="left" |England<br />Great Britain ||[[Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club]],<br />[[Merseyside]]||[[Walter Hagen|Walter<br />Hagen]]||[[John Henry Taylor|John Henry<br />Taylor]]||[[Walter Hagen|Hagen]]; [[Gene Sarazen|Sarazen]]<br />1.5 / 2||[[Syd Easterbrook|Easterbrook]]; [[Arthur Havers|Havers]]; <br />[[Abe Mitchell|Mitchell]]<br />2 / 2
|-
| 3rd ||[[1931 Ryder Cup|1931]]|| 26–<br />27 Jun || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 9–<br />3 || align="left" |Ohio<br />United States ||[[Scioto Country Club]],<br />[[Upper Arlington, Ohio|Upper Arlington]]||[[Walter Hagen|Walter<br />Hagen]]||[[Charles Whitcombe (golfer)|Charles<br />Whitcombe]]
|[[Billy Burke (golfer)|Burke]]; [[Wiffy Cox|Cox]]; [[Walter Hagen|Hagen]]; <br />[[Gene Sarazen|Sarazen]]; [[Denny Shute|Shute]]; <br />2 / 2
|[[Bill Davies (golfer)|Davies]]; [[Arthur Havers|Havers]]; <br />[[Abe Mitchell|Mitchell]]; [[Fred Robson|Robson]]<br />1 / 2
|-
| 2nd ||[[1929 Ryder Cup|1929]]|| 26–<br />27 Apr || style="background:lightblue" align="left"|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Great Britain]] || 7–<br />5 || align="left" |England<br />Great Britain ||[[Moortown Golf Club]],<br />[[Yorkshire]]||[[Walter Hagen|Walter<br />Hagen]]||[[George Duncan (golfer)|George<br />Duncan]]||[[Leo Diegel|Diegel]]<br />2 / 2||[[Archie Compston|Compston]]; [[Charles Whitcombe (golfer)|Whitcombe]]<br />1.5 / 2
|-
| 1st ||[[1927 Ryder Cup|1927]]|| 3–<br />4 Jun || style="background:pink" align="left" |{{USA}}|| 9{{1/2}}–<br />2{{1/2}} || align="left" |Massachusetts<br />United States ||[[Worcester Country Club]],<br />[[Worcester County, Massachusetts|Worcester County]]||[[Walter Hagen|Walter<br />Hagen]]||[[Ted Ray (golfer)|Ted<br />Ray]]||[[Johnny Farrell|Farrell]]; [[Johnny Golden|Golden]]; <br />[[Walter Hagen|Hagen]]; [[Al Watrous|Watrous]]<br />2 / 2||[[Charles Whitcombe (golfer)|Whitcombe]]<br />1.5 / 2
|}
Reference : 2014 Media Guide;<ref name="PGA_Media">{{Cite web |url=https://user-51738203812.cld.bz/2016-Ryder-Cup/3-RYDERCUP1/69#8/z |title=PGA Media Guide 2014 |website=PGA of America |access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> Ryder Cup website<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rydercup.com |title=RyderCup.com |website=Ryder Cup |access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>
{{notelist}}

==Future venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Year
!Edition
!Hosts
!Course
!Location
!Dates
!Last hosted
!Ref
|-
| align=center|2027
| align=center|46th
|{{EUR}}
|[[Adare Manor]]
|[[Adare]], [[County Limerick]], Ireland
|September 17–19
| align=center|n/a
| <ref name="dates for 2027">{{cite web |title=Dates announced for 2027 |date=28 May 2025 |url=https://www.rydercup.com/news-media/dates-announced-for-the-2027-ryder-cup |access-date=31 May 2025 |publisher= Ryder Cup}}</ref>
|-
| align=center|2029
| align=center|47th
|{{USA}}
|[[Hazeltine National Golf Club]]
|[[Chaska, Minnesota]], United States
|
| align=center|[[2016 Ryder Cup|2016]]
| <ref name="future Venues">{{cite web |title=Future Venues |date=8 July 2020 |url=https://www.pga.com/story/future-sites-of-the-ryder-cup |access-date=15 July 2022 |publisher= PGA of America}}</ref>
|-
| align=center|2031
| align=center|48th
|{{EUR}}
| Camiral Golf & Wellness
|[[Caldes de Malavella]], [[Catalonia]], Spain
| align=center|
| align="center" |n/a
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2031 Ryder Cup to be Played at Camiral in Costa Brava, Near Barcelona, Spain |url=https://www.rydercup.com/news-media/the-2031-ryder-cup-to-be-played-at-camiral-in-costa-brava,-near-barcelona,-spain |access-date=2025-07-22 |publisher=Ryder Cup |date=22 July 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center|2033
| align=center|49th
|{{USA}}
|[[Olympic Club]], Lake Course
|[[San Francisco]], [[California]], United States
|
| align=center|n/a
| <ref name="future Venues"/>
|-
| align=center|2035
| align=center|50th
|{{EUR}}
| ''Not yet awarded''
|
| align=center|
|
|
|-
| align=center|2037
| align=center|51st
|{{USA}}
|[[Congressional Country Club]], Blue Course
|[[Bethesda, Maryland]], United States
|
| align=center|n/a
| <ref name="future Venues"/>
|-
|}

In 2001, the [[PGA European Tour]] decided to put out the Ryder Cup hosting rights from [[2018 Ryder Cup|2018]] through 2030 to a competitive bid process throughout Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/ |title=Tour History – 2001 |publisher=PGA European Tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930222501/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/ |archive-date=30 September 2017 |url-status=dead|access-date=2023-10-03}}</ref>

==Television==
{{main|List of Ryder Cup broadcasters}}

The Ryder Cup matches were always covered by the [[BBC]], whether in Britain or in the United States, even prior to the British team's merger with Europe. But in the 1970s ITV gained the rights to the Ryder Cup showing the [[1973 Ryder Cup|1973]], [[1975 Ryder Cup|1975]] (in the US), and [[1977 Ryder Cup|1977]] cups. ITV had the [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]] rights (hosted in the US, and the first with a European team) but the [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]] Cup ended up not being televised in the UK due to the [[1979 ITV strike]]. In 1981 the [[BBC]] regained the rights, covering the [[1981 Ryder Cup|1981]], [[1983 Ryder Cup|1983]], [[1985 Ryder Cup|1985]], [[1987 Ryder Cup|1987]], [[1989 Ryder Cup|1989]], [[1991 Ryder Cup|1991]] and [[1993 Ryder Cup|1993]] cups. In the 1990s, [[Sky Sports]] became heavily involved in the Ryder Cup, and has been the exclusive live broadcaster of the event since [[1995 Ryder Cup|1995]], including temporarily rebranding their Sky Sports Golf channel  as 'Sky Sports Ryder Cup' for the tournament weekend (since 2014).<ref>{{Cite web |title=When is the Ryder Cup on Sky Sports? Key TV timings, schedule and the ways to watch this week |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12406751/when-is-the-ryder-cup-on-sky-sports |date=2021-09-24 |access-date=2021-09-27 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> The BBC still screens edited highlights each night, and has done so since [[1997 Ryder Cup|1997]].

In the United States,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classictvsports.com/2012/09/chronology-of-ryder-cup-coverage-on-us.html |title=Chronology of Ryder Cup coverage on US TV |last=Haggar |first=Jeff |date=25 September 2012 |website=Classic TV Sports}}</ref> the Ryder Cup was first televised live at the [[1983 Ryder Cup|1983]] matches in Florida, with [[PGA Tour on ABC|ABC Sports]] covering just the final four holes of the singles matches. A highlight package of the [[1985 Ryder Cup|1985]] singles matches was produced by [[Golf on ESPN|ESPN]], but no live coverage aired from England. In 1987, with the matches back in the United States, ABC covered both weekend days, but only in the late afternoon.

In 1989, [[PGA Tour on USA|USA Network]] began a long association with the Ryder Cup by televising all three days live from England, the first live coverage of a Ryder Cup from Europe. This led to a one-year deal for the [[1991 Ryder Cup|1991]] matches in South Carolina to be carried by [[Golf Channel on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcsports.com/our-history#decade_7 |title=The Ryder Cup returns to NBC |work=NBC Sports |access-date=6 August 2017 |archive-date=6 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806140431/http://www.nbcsports.com/our-history#decade_7 |url-status=dead }}</ref> live on the weekend, with USA Network continuing to provide live coverage of the first day. All five sessions were broadcast for the first time. The success of the [[1991 Ryder Cup|1991]] matches led to a contract extension with USA and NBC through [[1997 Ryder Cup|1997]], marking a turning point in the competition's popularity. For the European matches, the first two days were taped and aired on delay in the U.S. Another extension with USA and NBC covering the [[1999 Ryder Cup|1999]]–2003 (later moved to [[2004 Ryder Cup|2004]]) competitions increased the number of hours of coverage to include the entire first day and most of the second day. Tape delay was still employed for competitions from Europe.

The Ryder Cup's increased success led to a landmark contract with NBC (which had recently bought USA Network) to air the [[2006 Ryder Cup|2006]]–[[2014 Ryder Cup|14]] competitions on USA and NBC. It called for a record increase in coverage hours, with the second day now having near-complete coverage. Tape delay was last used for the [[2006 Ryder Cup|2006]] event in Ireland. In [[2006 Ryder Cup|2006]], ESPN was sub-licensed rights to Friday coverage, as part of a larger transaction between NBC and Disney that also resulted in ABC Sports personality [[Al Michaels]] moving to NBC to join their then-upcoming [[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday-night NFL games]], ESPN gaining expanded access to highlights from events whose rights are owned by NBC, and Disney acquiring the rights to the cartoon character [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]] (who was created by [[Walt Disney]] in 1927 for a series of animated shorts distributed by [[Universal Pictures]]).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2324417 |title=Stay 'tooned: Disney gets 'Oswald' for Al Michaels |date=9 February 2006 |work=ESPN |access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, NBC reached a deal to extend its rights to the Ryder Cup and [[Senior PGA Championship]] through 2030, with Friday coverage of the Ryder Cup being assumed by [[Golf Channel]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/nbc-extends-ryder-cup-rights-through-2030-1200712411/ |title=NBC Extends Ryder Cup Rights Through 2030 |last=Weisman |first=Jon |date=10 October 2013 |work=Variety |access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/story/golf-ryder-cup-nbc-pga-america-sirak |title=Perfect complements |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Ron |last=Sirak |date=October 10, 2013 |access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref>

For 2018, Golf Channel and NBC had a combined total of 30.5 hours of coverage; Golf Channel had 13.5 hours, and NBC had 17 hours. Ninety minutes of Golf Channel and NBC's time overlapped, amounting to a net total of 29 hours of real time coverage.

For 2021, Golf Channel and NBC had a combined total of 28 hours of coverage; Golf Channel had 12 hours, and NBC had 16 hours. All broadcasts were also shown on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], along with the websites and mobile apps of both [[NBC Sports]] and the Ryder Cup.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Ryder Cup 2021 TV coverage: How to watch the Ryder Cup on television and streaming online |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-cup-2021-television-schedule-times-and-live-streaming-guide |access-date=2021-09-27 |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Ryan |last=Herrington |date=September 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ryder Cup 2021 tee times, TV schedule, live streams & more to watch Day 3 coverage in USA |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/golf/news/ryder-cup-2021-tee-times-tv-coverage-streams/1s79itj6sm94z1wyfexo43f3t1 |access-date=2021-09-27 |work=Sporting News |first=Madison |last=Williams |date=September 26, 2021}}</ref>

==Records==
{{Main|List of Ryder Cup records}}
{{see also|List of American Ryder Cup golfers|List of European Ryder Cup golfers}}
*'''Most appearances: 12'''<br />° [[Phil Mickelson]] (USA), [[1995 Ryder Cup|1995]]–[[2018 Ryder Cup|2018]]
*'''Most points: {{frac|28|1|2}}'''<br />° [[Sergio García]] (Eur) (25–13–7 record)
*'''Most singles points won: 7'''<br />° [[Colin Montgomerie]] (Eur) (6–0–2 record)<br />° [[Billy Casper]] (USA) (6–2–2 record)<br />° [[Lee Trevino]] (USA) (6–2–2 record)<br />° [[Arnold Palmer]] (USA) (6–3–2 record)<br />° [[Neil Coles]] (GB, GB&I) (5–6–4 record)
*'''Most foursomes points won: {{frac|13|1|2}}'''<br />° [[Sergio García]] (Eur) (12–4–3 record)
*'''Most fourball points won: {{frac|10|1|2}}'''<br />° [[Ian Woosnam]] (Eur) (10–3–1 record)<br />° [[José María Olazábal]] (Eur) (9–2–3 record)<br />° [[Sergio García]] (Eur) (9–4–3 record)
*'''Most points won by a pairing: 12'''<br />° [[Seve Ballesteros]] and [[José María Olazábal]] (Eur) (11–2–2 record)
*'''Top point percentage''' (minimum of 3 Ryder Cup matches)<br />° [[Jimmy Demaret]] (USA) (6–0–0) {{Percentage|6|6|1|pad=yes}}<br />° [[Jack Burke Jr.]] (USA) (7–1–0) {{Percentage|7|8|1|pad=yes}}<br />° [[Horton Smith]] (USA) (3–0–1) {{Percentage|3.5|4|1|pad=yes}}<br />° [[Walter Hagen]] (USA) (7–1–1) {{Percentage|7.5|9|1|pad=yes}}<br />° [[J. C. Snead]] (USA) (9–2–0) {{Percentage|9|11|1|pad=yes}}<br />° [[Sam Snead]] (USA) (10–2–1) {{Percentage|10.5|13|1|pad=yes}}
*'''Most points in a single contest: 5'''<br />° [[Tony Lema]] (USA) (5–1–0) 1965<br />° [[Peter Alliss]] (GB) (5–1–0) 1965<br />° [[Gardner Dickinson]] (USA) (5–0–0) 1967<br />° [[Arnold Palmer]] (USA) (5–0–0) 1967<br />° [[Tony Jacklin]] (GB) (4–0–2) 1969<br />° [[Jack Nicklaus]] (USA) (5–1–0) 1971<br />° [[Larry Nelson]] (USA) (5–0–0) 1979<br />° [[Francesco Molinari]] (Eur) (5–0–0) 2018<br />° [[Dustin Johnson]] (USA) (5–0–0) 2021
*'''Youngest player: {{Age in years and days|1980|01|09|1999|09|24}}'''<br />° [[Sergio García]] (Eur) [[1999 Ryder Cup|1999]]
*'''Oldest player: {{Age in years and days|1942|09|04|1993|09|24}}'''<br />° [[Raymond Floyd]] (USA) [[1993 Ryder Cup|1993]]

Sources<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2010/europe/history/all_time_records.cfm |title=History – All-Time Team Europe Ryder Cup Records |publisher=Ryder Cup |access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2010/usa/history/all_time_records.cfm |title=History – All-Time Team USA Ryder Cup Records |publisher=Ryder Cup |access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golftoday.co.uk/tours/international_team/Ryder_Cup_records.html |title=The Ryder Cup – Match history & records 1927–2012 |publisher=Golf Today |access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>

==Traditions==
If one of the golfers is injured and cannot play his singles match, the opposing captain can select one player from his team that he would like to not compete. The nominated player is then matched up against the injured player and the match recorded as a half. There is one stipulation – each captain must place the name of their nominated player in an envelope prior to the start of the matches. The "envelope rule", as it has known, has come into play three times since 1979, including most recently in 2025 when Europe's [[Viktor Hovland]] injured his neck during Saturday's matches and was unable to compete in the Sunday singles. [[Harris English]] was the player that American captain Keegan Bradley placed in the envelope, and their match was recorded as halved.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://themirror.com/sport/golf/ryder-cup-envelope-rule-explained-1416010 |title=Ryder Cup envelope rule explained as Keegan Bradley hits out after Viktor Hovland withdrawal |first=Daniel |last=Blackham |date=28 September 2025|publisher=The Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/what-is-the-envelope-rule-at-the-ryder-cup |title=What is the "envelope rule" at the Ryder Cup? |magazine=bunkered |date=8 September 2021}}</ref>

Teams have also used the competition to pay tribute to recently deceased legends:

* In 2012 at Medinah, victorious captain Olazábal dedicated the victory to his countryman Ballesteros. The five-time major champion, who had scored 22{{1/2}} points in 37 matches and been part of four victorious European sides before captaining them to victory on home soil at Valderrama in 1997, had died of brain cancer in May 2011 at the age of 54, and in his memory, Team Europe wore navy blue and white garments – his traditional Sunday colors – on the final day, including during the comeback.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/25/ryder-cup-2012-europe-seve-ballesteros |title=Ryder Cup 2012: Europe prepare final-day tribute to Seve Ballesteros |last=Murray |first=Ewan |date=24 September 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref> Additionally, the European kit also bore the silhouette of Ballesteros famously pumping his fist after winning the [[1984 Open Championship]] at the [[Old Course at St Andrews]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/story/991472/europe-win-ryder-cup-in-comeback-sensation |title=Europe Win Ryder Cup In Comeback Sensation |date=1 October 2012 |work=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112021005/http://news.sky.com/story/991472/europe-win-ryder-cup-in-comeback-sensation |archive-date=12 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Skynews">{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/story/991472/europe-wins-golfs-ryder-cup |title=Europe Wins Golf's Ryder Cup |publisher=Sky News |date=October 1, 2012 |access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>
* In 2016 at Hazeltine, both teams paid tribute to Palmer after he died five days before the competition at the age of 85 while awaiting heart surgery. The seven-time major champion, who had won more than 22 Ryder Cup matches during five American victories (including one as Team USA's last playing captain) and been the non-playing captain during a sixth, had a video tribute and also opening ceremony tributes from both captains (Love and Clarke) and both honorary captains (Nicklaus and Jacklin), and his bag from the 1975 competition at Laurel Valley was placed on the first tee during Friday's opening foursomes in his honor. Team USA also swept the opening foursomes for the first time since 1975, and after Team USA regained the Cup, Love also dedicated the victory to Palmer. Two days after the competition, the majority of Team USA also attended Palmer's public memorial at [[St. Vincent College]] in his hometown of [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania]] and brought the Cup at the request of Palmer's daughter Amy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/look-rickie-fowler-takes-ryder-cup-trophy-to-arnold-palmers-memorial/ |title=Rickie Fowler takes Ryder Cup trophy to Arnold Palmer's memorial |first=Kyle |last=Porter |work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=4 October 2016 }}</ref>

==Similar golf events==
The [[Presidents Cup]] is similar to the Ryder Cup, except that the competing sides are a U.S. side and an International side from the rest of the world consisting of players who are ineligible for the Ryder Cup. It is held in years when there is no Ryder Cup.

Other important team golf events between U.S. and either Europe or Great Britain and Ireland include:

* [[Curtis Cup]] – Event for amateur women between a U.S. side and a team drawn from Great Britain and Ireland.
* [[Junior Ryder Cup]] – A match between U.S. and European juniors involving both boys and girls.
* [[Junior Solheim Cup]] – A match between U.S. and European junior girls.
* [[PGA Cup]] – A match between U.S. and Great Britain and Ireland club professionals.
* [[Solheim Cup]] – The women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup, featuring the same U.S. against Europe format.
* [[Walker Cup]] – Men's amateur event analogous to the Curtis Cup.

==See also==

*[[List of American Ryder Cup golfers]]
*[[List of European Ryder Cup golfers]]

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
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