Farmingdale hosts 45th Ryder Cup
SEPTEMBER 26-28, BETHPAGE BLACK COURSE, NEW YORK

The Ryder Cup, first held in 1927, is golf’s most electrifying stage –
delivering three days of unrivalled drama as the best players from Europe
and the United States clash, turning quietened greens into raucous battlegrounds.
In 2023, Europe regained the trophy on dramatic final day in Rome,
with Ireland’s Shane Lowry securing a 16½-11½ victory

Second time
New York has
staged Ryder Cup
– Europe winning
thrilling contest
at Oak Hill
in 1995

Ryder Cup trophy: Made of
gold, and stands 17 inches tall,
weighing four pounds. Commissioned
by English seed merchant
Samuel A. Ryder from
Mappin & Webb Co.
for £250

Course
Designed by legendary architect A.W. Tillinghast.
2025 course adjustments include relocation of
first tee – moving forward by 40 yards –
and repositioning fairway bunker
on 13th hole

Clubhouse
Course length
7,459yds

Hole	Par	Yards
1	4	430
2	4	389
3	3	230
4	5	517
5	4	478
6	4	408
7	4	524
8	3	210
9	4	460
10	4	502
11	4	435
12	4	515
13	5	608
14	3	161
15	4	484
16	4	490
17	3	207
18	4	411

Scottie
Scheffler
World No.1 enjoying
stellar 2025 season,
winning six titles including
major success at
PGA Championship
and The Open

Matchplay
Traditional Ryder Cup three-day tournament features three
different match formats: fourball, foursomes and singles matches

12
Players per team
28
Total matches

DAYS 1 AND 2: 16 matches
Four-ball: Each match has
two teams of two players, with
everyone playing their own ball
8 matches (four per day)

Foursomes: Two teams of two,
but each pair uses one ball and
players hit alternate shots
8 matches (four per day)

DAY 3: 12 matches
Singles: One player per team.
Team captains list their players
from 1-12 and each then plays
against his opposite number

SCORING
Match winner after 18 holes is awarded
one point for their team. Both teams
earn half-point if match is tied

Winner:
First team
to 14½ points.
If scores level at
14-14, defending
team retains
trophy

RYDER CUP ALL-TIME POINTS
(1927-2023)
*Europe team known as Great Britain until 1971, and as Great Britain and Ireland from
1973-1977. Team has included players from continental Europe since 1979

American Dream
United States lead series 27-15 – despite European revival
since 2000, each of last four contests have been won by host

1927: USA win first
Ryder Cup 9½-2½ 
in Massachusetts

1929
Great
Britain
win 7-5
in Yorkshire

1969: Jack
Nicklaus
concedes putt
on final hole –
first-ever tie

1959-83: American
domination, retaining
trophy 13 times

1985
Europe
ends
28-year
drought

1997: First
tournament
on mainland
Europe, in
Valderrama

1999: USA
stage inspired final
day comeback

2012
Miracle at
Medinah as
Europe win
from 10-6 down 

Recent Ryder Cup winners

2023	Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy		161/2	111/2
2021	Whistling Straits, Wisconsin				9	19
2018	Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France	171/2	101/2
2016	Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota		11	17
2014	Gleneagles Resort, Perth & Kinross, Scotland		161/2	111/2
2012	Medinah Country Club, Illinois				141/2	131/2
2010	Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales			141/2	131/2
2008	Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky			111/2	161/2
2006	The K Club, County Kildare, Ireland			181/2	91/2
2004	Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield, Michigan		181/2	91/2

Team Nominations
Captain’s picks
World ranking (Sep 22)
Ryder Cup record: Win-Loss-Half record of each player

United States	Captain: Keegan Bradley
Europe		Captain: Luke Donald

Scottie
Scheffler
1
Age: 29
Appearances*: 3
Record: 2-2-3

Xander
Schauffele
3
Age: 31
Appearances: 3
Record: 4-4-0

Russell
Henley
4
Age: 36
Debut

Justin
Thomas
5
Age: 32
Appearances: 4
Record: 7-4-2

J. J.
Spaun
7
Age: 35
Debut

Collin
Morikawa
8
Age: 28
Appearances: 3
Record: 4-3-1

Harris
English
10
Age: 36
Appearances: 2
Record: 1-2-0

Ben
Griffin
17
Age: 29
Debut

Bryson
DeChambeau
19
Age: 32
Appearances: 3
Record: 2-3-1

Cameron
Young
20
Age: 28
Debut

Patrick
Cantlay
21
Age: 33
Appearances: 3
Record: 5-2-1

Sam
Burns
22
Age: 29
Appearances: 2
Record: 1-2-0


Rory
McIlroy NIR
2
Age: 36
Appearances: 8
Record: 16-13-4

Tommy
Fleetwood ENG
6
Age: 34
Appearances: 4
Record: 7-3-2

Robert
MacIntyre SCO
9
Age: 29
Appearances: 2
Record: 2-0-1

Justin
Rose ENG
12
Age: 45
Appearances: 7
Record: 14-9-3

Sepp
Straka AUT
13
Age: 32
Appearances: 2
Record: 1-2-0

Ludvig
Åberg SWE
14
Age: 25
Appearances: 2
Record: 2-2-0

Viktor
Hovland NOR
15
Age: 28
Appearances: 3
Record: 3-4-3

Shane
Lowry IRE
23
Age: 38
Appearances: 3
Record: 2-3-1

Tyrrell
Hatton ENG
25
Age: 33
Appearances: 4
Record: 5-4-2

Matt
Fitzpatrick ENG
29
Age: 31
Appearances: 4
Record: 1-7-0

Rasmus
Højgaard DEN
53
Age: 24
Debut

Jon
Rahm ESP
80
Age: 30
Appearances: 4
Record: 6-3-3

Source: Ryder Cup
*Including 2025
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