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:

156 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 149 of these golfers have actually played in the Ryder Cup.

Players

PlayerEditions
Jimmy Adams1947, 1949, 1951, 1953
Percy Alliss1929[lower-alpha 1], 1933, 1935, 1937
Peter Alliss1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969
Laurie Ayton Jnr1949[lower-alpha 1]
Peter Baker1993
Seve Ballesteros1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Harry Bannerman1971
Brian Barnes1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979
Maurice Bembridge1969, 1971, 1973, 1975
Thomas Bjørn1997, 2002, 2014
Aubrey Boomer1927, 1929
Ken Bousfield1949, 1951, 1955[lower-alpha 1], 1957, 1959, 1961
Hugh Boyle1967
Harry Bradshaw1953, 1955, 1957
Gordon Brand Jnr1987, 1989
Gordon J. Brand1983
Paul Broadhurst1991
Eric Brown1953, 1955, 1957, 1959
Ken Brown1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987
Stewart Burns1929[lower-alpha 1]
Dick Burton1935, 1937, 1949
Jack Busson1935
Peter Butler1965, 1969, 1971, 1973
Rafael Cabrera-Bello2016
José Maria Cañizares1981, 1983, 1985, 1989
Paul Casey2004, 2006, 2008, 2018
Alex Caygill1969
Clive Clark1973
Howard Clark1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995
Darren Clarke1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006
Neil Coles1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977
Nicolas Colsaerts2012
Andrew Coltart1999
Archie Compston1927, 1929, 1931
Henry Cotton1929, 1937, 1947
Bill Cox1935, 1937
Allan Dailey1933[lower-alpha 1]
Fred Daly1947, 1949, 1951, 1953
Eamonn Darcy1975, 1977, 1981, 1987
Bill Davies1931, 1933
Peter Dawson1977
Luke Donald2004, 2006, 2010, 2012
Jamie Donaldson2014
Norman Drew1959
Victor Dubuisson2014
George Duncan1927, 1929, 1931
Syd Easterbrook1931, 1933
Nick Faldo1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
John Fallon1955
Niclas Fasth2002
Max Faulkner1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1957
David Feherty1991
Ross Fisher2010
Matthew Fitzpatrick2016
Tommy Fleetwood2018
Pierre Fulke2002
George Gadd1927[lower-alpha 1]
Bernard Gallacher1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983
Stephen Gallacher2014
Sergio García1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
John Garner1971, 1973[lower-alpha 1]
Antonio Garrido1979
Ignacio Garrido1997
David Gilford1991, 1995
Eric Green1947[lower-alpha 1]
Malcolm Gregson1967
Joakim Haeggman1993
Tom Haliburton1961, 1963
Søren Hansen2008
Peter Hanson2010, 2012
Jack Hargreaves1951[lower-alpha 1]
Pádraig Harrington1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
Tyrrell Hatton2018
Arthur Havers1927, 1931, 1933
Jimmy Hitchcock1965
Bert Hodson1931
Reg Horne1947[lower-alpha 1]
Tommy Horton1975, 1977
David Howell2004, 2006
Brian Huggett1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975
Bernard Hunt1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969
Geoffrey Hunt1963
Guy Hunt1975
Tony Jacklin1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979
John Jacobs1955
Mark James1977, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Ted Jarman1935
Miguel Ángel Jiménez1999, 2004, 2008, 2010
Per-Ulrik Johansson1995, 1997
Herbert Jolly1927, 1931[lower-alpha 2]
Robert Karlsson2006, 2008
Martin Kaymer2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Michael King1979
Sam King1937, 1947, 1949
Arthur Lacey1933, 1937
Barry Lane1993
Bernhard Langer1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002
Paul Lawrie1999, 2012
Arthur Lees1947, 1949, 1951, 1955
Thomas Levet2004
Sandy Lyle1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987
Miguel Ángel Martín1997[lower-alpha 2]
Jimmy Martin1965
Graeme McDowell2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Paul McGinley2002, 2004, 2006
Rory McIlroy2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
Peter Mills1957, 1959[lower-alpha 1]
Abe Mitchell1927[lower-alpha 2], 1929, 1931, 1933
Ralph Moffitt1961
Edoardo Molinari2010
Francesco Molinari2010, 2012, 2018
Colin Montgomerie1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006
Alex Norén2018
Christy O'Connor Jnr1975, 1989
Christy O'Connor Snr1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973
John O'Leary1975
José María Olazábal1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995[lower-alpha 2], 1997, 1999, 2006
Thorbjørn Olesen2018
Peter Oosterhuis1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981
Alf Padgham1933, 1935, 1937
John Panton1951, 1953, 1961
Jesper Parnevik1997, 1999, 2002
Alf Perry1933, 1935, 1937
Thomas Pieters2016
Manuel Piñero1981, 1985
Lionel Platts1965
Eddie Polland1973
Ian Poulter2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018
Phillip Price2002
Ronan Rafferty1989
Jon Rahm2018
Ted Ray1927
Dai Rees1937, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961
Steven Richardson1991
José Rivero1985, 1987
Fred Robson1927, 1929, 1931
Costantino Rocca1993, 1995, 1997
Justin Rose2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
Jarmo Sandelin1999
Syd Scott1955
Des Smyth1979, 1981
Henrik Stenson2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018
Andy Sullivan2016
Dave Thomas1959, 1963, 1965, 1967
Sam Torrance1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
Peter Townsend1969, 1971
Jean van de Velde1999
Brian Waites1983
Philip Walton1995
Charlie Ward1947, 1949, 1951
Paul Way1983, 1985
Harry Weetman1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963
Lee Westwood1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Charles Whitcombe1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937
Ernest Whitcombe1929, 1931, 1935
Reg Whitcombe1935
George Will1963, 1965, 1967
Danny Willett2016
Oliver Wilson2008
Chris Wood2016
Norman Wood1975
Ian Woosnam1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
  1. In the final team, but did not play any matches.
  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.

Playing record

Source: [1]

O = Overall, S = Singles matches, Fs = Foursome matches, Fb = Fourball matches
W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved

CtyPlayerFirst
year
Last
year
Ryder
Cups
MatchesPointsWinning
percentage
O
W
O
L
O
H
S
W
S
L
S
H
Fs
W
Fs
L
Fs
H
Fb
W
Fb
L
Fb
H
SCOJimmy Adams1947195347228.57%250120130000
ENGPercy Alliss19291937463.558.33%321210111000
ENGPeter Alliss1953196983012.541.67%10155543461151
SCOLaurie Ayton Jnr1949194910
ENGPeter Baker1993199314375.00%310100010200
SPASeve Ballesteros1979199583722.560.81%201252421031852
SCOHarry Bannerman19711971152.550.00%221101100020
SCOBrian Barnes1969197962510.542.00%10141550240351
ENGMaurice Bembridge196919754166.540.63%583131350102
DENThomas Bjørn1997201439444.44%342111020211
JERAubrey Boomer1927192924250.00%220110110000
ENGKen Bousfield19491961610550.00%550220330000
IRLHugh Boyle196719671300.00%030010010010
IRLHarry Bradshaw19531957352.550.00%221111110000
ENGGordon J. Brand198319831100.00%010010000000
SCOGordon Brand Jnr19871989272.535.71%241011020210
ENGPaul Broadhurst19911991122100.00%200100000100
SCOEric Brown1953195948450.00%440400040000
SCOKen Brown19771987513430.77%490220140130
SCOStewart Burns1929192910
ENGDick Burton1935194935240.00%230030200000
ENGJack Busson193519351200.00%020010010000
ENGPeter Butler19651973414428.57%392230140022
SPARafael Cabrera-Bello20162016132.583.33%201100001100
SPAJosé Maria Cañizares19811989411654.55%542211210121
ENGPaul Casey200420184126.554.17%435112110213
ENGAlex Caygill19691969110.550.00%001000000001
ENGClive Clark197319731100.00%010000000010
ENGHoward Clark197719956157.550.00%771420040311
NIRDarren Clarke1997200652011.557.50%1073122330621
ENGNeil Coles1961197784015.538.75%12217564481372
BELNicolas Colsaerts2012201214125.00%130010010110
SCOAndrew Coltart199919991100.00%010010000000
ENGArchie Compston19271931361.525.00%141120021000
ENGHenry Cotton1929194736233.33%240210030000
ENGBill Cox19351937230.516.67%021001020000
SCOAllan Dailey1933193310
NIRFred Daly19471953483.543.75%341121220000
IRLEamonn Darcy19751987411218.18%182130011041
ENGBill Davies1931193324250.00%220110110000
ENGPeter Dawson1977197713133.33%120100010010
ENGLuke Donald2004201241510.570.00%1041310620111
WALJamie Donaldson2014201414375.00%310100200010
NIRNorman Drew19591959110.550.00%001001000000
FRAVictor Dubuisson20142014132.583.33%201001200000
SCOGeorge Duncan1927193135240.00%230200030000
ENGSyd Easterbrook1931193323266.67%210100110000
ENGNick Faldo1977199711462554.35%231946411062791
SCOJohn Fallon19551955111100.00%100000100000
SWENiclas Fasth20022002130.516.67%021001000020
ENGMax Faulkner1947195758112.50%170040130000
NIRDavid Feherty19911991131.550.00%111100010001
ENGRoss Fisher2010201014250.00%220010100110
ENGMatthew Fitzpatrick201620161200.00%020010010000
ENGTommy Fleetwood2018201815480.00%410010200200
SWEPierre Fulke20022002120.525.00%011001010000
ENGGeorge Gadd1927192710
SCOBernard Gallacher1969198383115.550.00%13135434560441
SCOStephen Gallacher201420141200.00%020010000010
SPASergio García1999201894125.562.20%221274411043843
ENGJohn Garner197119732100.00%010000000010
SPAAntonio Garrido1979197915120.00%140010110020
SPAIgnacio Garrido19971997141.537.50%013010002001
ENGDavid Gilford19911995273.550.00%331101120110
ENGEric Green1947194710
ENGMalcolm Gregson196719671400.00%040020010010
SWEJoakim Haeggman1993199312150.00%110100000010
SCOTom Haliburton196119632600.00%060020030010
DENSøren Hansen20082008130.516.67%021010000011
SWEPeter Hanson2010201225120.00%140020010110
ENGJack Hargreaves1951195110
IRLPádraig Harrington1999201062510.542.00%9133330343360
ENGTyrrell Hatton2018201813133.33%120010000110
ENGArthur Havers1927193336350.00%330210120000
ENGJimmy Hitchcock196519651300.00%030020010000
WALBert Hodson193119311100.00%010010000000
ENGReg Horne1947194710
ENGTommy Horton19751977281.518.75%161111020030
ENGDavid Howell20042006253.570.00%311110101100
WALBrian Huggett196319756251248.00%9106331532143
ENGBernard Hunt19531969828932.14%6166433191142
ENGGeoffrey Hunt196319631300.00%030010010010
ENGGuy Hunt19751975130.516.67%021010010001
ENGTony Jacklin196719797351748.57%13148281814353
ENGJohn Jacobs19551955122100.00%200100100000
ENGMark James197719957248.535.42%8151241170540
ENGTed Jarman193519351100.00%010000010000
SPAMiguel Ángel Jiménez199920104155.536.67%483130042311
SWEPer-Ulrik Johansson1995199725360.00%320110100110
GUEHerbert Jolly192719271200.00%020010010000
SWERobert Karlsson2006200827342.86%124110011003
GERMartin Kaymer201020164146.546.43%563310012241
ENGMichael King197919791100.00%010010000000
ENGSam King19371949351.530.00%131111020000
ENGArthur Lacey193319372300.00%030020010000
ENGBarry Lane199319931300.00%030010010010
GERBernhard Langer1981200210422457.14%211564331161662
SCOPaul Lawrie19992012284.556.25%431200110121
ENGArthur Lees1947195548450.00%440220220000
FRAThomas Levet2004200413133.33%120100020000
SCOSandy Lyle19791987518844.44%792140331321
NIRGraeme McDowell20082014415960.00%852310421121
IRLPaul McGinley20022006394.550.00%225102121002
NIRRory McIlroy201020185241354.17%1194221541432
IRLJimmy Martin196519651100.00%010000010000
ENGPeter Mills19571959211100.00%100100000000
ENGAbe Mitchell1929193336466.67%420120300000
ENGRalph Moffitt196119611100.00%010010000000
ITAEdoardo Molinari2010201013133.33%012001010001
ITAFrancesco Molinari20102018311654.55%542111220211
SCOColin Montgomerie1991200683623.565.28%2097602833662
SWEAlex Norén2018201813266.67%210100110000
IRLChristy O'Connor Snr1955197310361336.11%112142102661351
IRLChristy O'Connor Jnr1975198924125.00%130100020010
SPAJosé María Olazábal1987200673120.566.13%1885241721923
IRLJohn O'Leary197519751400.00%040010020010
DENThorbjørn Olesen2018201812150.00%110100000010
ENGPeter Oosterhuis1971198162815.555.36%14113621361531
ENGAlf Padgham193319373600.00%060030030000
SCOJohn Panton195119613500.00%050010040000
SWEJesper Parnevik19972002311654.55%434021202211
ENGAlf Perry19331937340.512.50%031011020000
BELThomas Pieters2016201615480.00%410100110200
SPAManuel Piñero1981198529666.67%630200220210
ENGLionel Platts1965196515240.00%122110010002
NIREddie Polland197319731200.00%020000010010
ENGIan Poulter200420186221568.18%1462501520441
WALPhillip Price2002200212150.00%110100010000
NIRRonan Rafferty1989198913133.33%120100020000
SPAJon Rahm2018201813133.33%120100000020
JERTed Ray192719271200.00%020010010000
WALDai Rees193719619187.541.67%7101550251000
ENGSteven Richardson1991199114250.00%220010010200
SPAJosé Rivero1985198725240.00%230020110100
ENGFred Robson1927193136233.33%240030210000
ITACostantino Rocca19931997311654.55%650120310220
ENGJustin Rose200820185231460.87%1382221721440
SWEJarmo Sandelin199919991100.00%010010000000
ENGSyd Scott195519551200.00%020010010000
IRLDes Smyth1979198127228.57%250020120110
SWEHenrik Stenson200620185191157.89%1072320431321
ENGAndy Sullivan201620161200.00%020010010000
WALDave Thomas195919674185.530.56%3105041322042
SCOSam Torrance198119958281035.71%7156233370253
ENGPeter Townsend19691971211327.27%380030220130
FRAJean van de Velde199919991100.00%010010000000
ENGBrian Waites1983198314125.00%130010010110
IRLPhilip Walton1995199512150.00%110100010000
ENGCharlie Ward1947195136116.67%150030120000
ENGPaul Way19831985296.572.22%621200120301
ENGHarry Weetman19511963715320.00%2112260042010
ENGLee Westwood1997201610442352.27%20186370954862
ENGCharles Whitcombe1927193769555.56%324121203000
ENGErnest Whitcombe19291935361.525.00%141021120000
ENGReg Whitcombe193519351100.00%010010000000
SCOGeorge Will19631967315320.00%2112031231050
ENGDanny Willett201620161300.00%030010000020
ENGOliver Wilson2008200812150.00%110010100000
ENGChris Wood2016201612150.00%110010100000
SCONorman Wood1975197513133.33%120100010010
WALIan Woosnam1983199783116.553.23%141250624321031

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 Winning
percentage
1 Sergio García 22–12–7 25.5 62.20%
2 Nick Faldo 23–19–4 25 54.35%
3 Bernhard Langer 21–15–6 24 57.14%
4 Colin Montgomerie 20–9–7 23.5 65.28%
5 Lee Westwood 20–18–6 23 52.27%
6 Seve Ballasteros 20–12–5 22.5 60.81%
7 José María Olazábal 18–8–5 20.5 66.13%
8 Tony Jacklin 13–14–8 17 48.57%
9 Ian Woosnam 14–12–5 16.5 53.23%
10 Peter Oosterhuis 14–11–3 15.5 55.36%
Bernard Gallacher 13–13–5 15.5 50.00%
Neil Coles 12–21–7 15.5 38.75%

European country records

CountryAppearancesEventsPlayersYear rangeMost capped player (#)
 England 74 20 28 19792018 Nick Faldo (10)
Lee Westwood (10)
 Spain 40 20 11 19792018 Sergio García (9)
 Scotland 35 16 10 19792014 Sam Torrance (8)
Colin Montgomerie (8)
 Sweden 19 12 10 19932018 Henrik Stenson (5)
 Northern Ireland 16 13 5 19892018 Darren Clarke (5)
Rory McIlroy (5)
 Ireland 15 11 6 19792010 Pádraig Harrington (6)
 Germany 14 14 2 19812016 Bernhard Langer (10)
 Wales 10 10 3 19832014 Ian Woosnam (8)
 Italy 7 6 3 19932018 Costantino Rocca (3)
Francesco Molinari (3)
 Denmark 5 5 3 19972018 Thomas Bjørn (3)
 France 3 3 3 19992014 Jean van de Velde (1)
Thomas Levet (1)
Victor Dubuisson (1)
 Belgium 2 2 2 20122016 Nicolas Colsaerts (1)
Thomas Pieters (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. Faldo played in 11 Ryder Cups but made his debut in 1977 for Great Britain and Ireland.

In the 20 contests from 1979 to 2018 there have been 150 appearances by players from Great Britain and Ireland (an average of 7.5) and 90 by those from Continental Europe (an average of 4.5).

Family relationships

The following European Ryder Cup players are or have been related:[2]

See also

References

  1. "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. "PGA Media Guide 2012" (PDF). P.G.A. p. 74. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. "Brian Barnes to Play First Professional Tournament for Ten Years at 2012 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship". English Golf News. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. "Lee Westwood's wife Laurae Westwood". playerwives.com. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  5. "Johansson celebrates with course record". dawn.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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