List of European Ryder Cup golfers

This is a complete list of golfers who have played against the United States in the Ryder Cup for the following teams: Great Britain: 1927 to 1971 Great Britain and Ireland: 1973 to 1977 Europe: 1979 to 2025 160 golfers have been in the final teams. In addition the list below includes Miguel Ángel Martín who qualified for the European 1997 Ryder Cup team but withdrew due to injury. Seven of the golfers in the final teams were never chosen to play in any matches so that only 152 of these golfers have actually played in the Ryder Cup.

In 1973 the official title of the British Team had been changed from "Great Britain" to "Great Britain and Ireland", but this was simply a change of name to reflect the fact that golfers from the Republic of Ireland had been playing in the Great Britain Ryder Cup team since 1953, while Northern Irish players had competed since 1947. In addition, two golfers from Jersey and one from Guernsey (both British Crown Dependencies) played on the Great Britain team in the 1920s.

Players Player Country Editions Ludvig Åberg 2023, 2025 Jimmy Adams 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953 Percy Alliss 1929, 1933, 1935, 1937 Peter Alliss 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969 Laurie Ayton Jnr 1949 Peter Baker 1993 Seve Ballesteros 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 Harry Bannerman 1971 Brian Barnes 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 Maurice Bembridge 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 Thomas Bjørn 1997, 2002, 2014 Aubrey Boomer 1927, 1929 Ken Bousfield 1949, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 Hugh Boyle 1967 Harry Bradshaw 1953, 1955, 1957 Gordon Brand Jnr 1987, 1989 Gordon J. Brand 1983 Paul Broadhurst 1991 Eric Brown 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959 Ken Brown 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987 Stewart Burns 1929 Dick Burton 1935, 1937, 1949 Jack Busson 1935 Peter Butler 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 2016 José María Cañizares 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989 Paul Casey 2004, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021 Alex Caygill 1969 Clive Clark 1973 Howard Clark 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995 Darren Clarke 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 Neil Coles 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977 Nicolas Colsaerts 2012 Andrew Coltart 1999 Archie Compston 1927, 1929, 1931 Henry Cotton 1929, 1937, 1947 Bill Cox 1935, 1937 Allan Dailey 1933 Fred Daly 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953 Eamonn Darcy 1975, 1977, 1981, 1987 Bill Davies 1931, 1933 Peter Dawson 1977 Luke Donald 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012 Jamie Donaldson 2014 Norman Drew 1959 Victor Dubuisson 2014 George Duncan 1927, 1929, 1931 Syd Easterbrook 1931, 1933 Nick Faldo 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 John Fallon 1955 Niclas Fasth 2002 Max Faulkner 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1957 David Feherty 1991 Ross Fisher 2010 Matt Fitzpatrick 2016, 2021, 2023, 2025 Tommy Fleetwood 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025 Pierre Fulke 2002 George Gadd 1927 Bernard Gallacher 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983 Stephen Gallacher 2014 Sergio García 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021 John Garner 1971, 1973 Antonio Garrido 1979 Ignacio Garrido 1997 David Gilford 1991, 1995 Eric Green 1947 Malcolm Gregson 1967 Joakim Haeggman 1993 Tom Haliburton 1961, 1963 Søren Hansen 2008 Peter Hanson 2010, 2012 Jack Hargreaves 1951 Pádraig Harrington 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 Tyrrell Hatton 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025 Arthur Havers 1927, 1931, 1933 Jimmy Hitchcock 1965 Bert Hodson 1931 Nicolai Højgaard 2023 Rasmus Højgaard 2025 Reg Horne 1947 Tommy Horton 1975, 1977 Viktor Hovland 2021, 2023, 2025 David Howell 2004, 2006 Brian Huggett 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 Bernard Hunt 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969 Geoffrey Hunt 1963 Guy Hunt 1975 Tony Jacklin 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 John Jacobs 1955 Mark James 1977, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 Ted Jarman 1935 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1999, 2004, 2008, 2010 Per-Ulrik Johansson 1995, 1997 Herbert Jolly Guernsey 1927, 1931 Robert Karlsson 2006, 2008 Martin Kaymer 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 Michael King 1979 Sam King 1937, 1947, 1949 Arthur Lacey 1933, 1937 Barry Lane 1993 Bernhard Langer 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002 Paul Lawrie 1999, 2012 Arthur Lees 1947, 1949, 1951, 1955 Thomas Levet 2004 Shane Lowry 2021, 2023, 2025 Sandy Lyle 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987 Robert MacIntyre 2023, 2025 Miguel Ángel Martín 1997 Jimmy Martin 1965 Graeme McDowell 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 Paul McGinley 2002, 2004, 2006 Rory McIlroy 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025 Peter Mills 1957, 1959 Abe Mitchell 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933 Ralph Moffitt 1961 Edoardo Molinari 2010 Francesco Molinari 2010, 2012, 2018 Colin Montgomerie 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 Alex Norén 2018 Christy O'Connor Jnr 1975, 1989 Christy O'Connor Snr 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973 John O'Leary 1975 José María Olazábal 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006 Thorbjørn Olesen 2018 Peter Oosterhuis 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981 Alf Padgham 1933, 1935, 1937 John Panton 1951, 1953, 1961 Jesper Parnevik 1997, 1999, 2002 Alf Perry 1933, 1935, 1937 Thomas Pieters 2016 Manuel Piñero 1981, 1985 Lionel Platts 1965 Eddie Polland 1973 Ian Poulter 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021 Phillip Price 2002 Ronan Rafferty 1989 Jon Rahm 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025 Ted Ray 1927 Dai Rees 1937, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 Steven Richardson 1991 José Rivero 1985, 1987 Fred Robson 1927, 1929, 1931 Costantino Rocca 1993, 1995, 1997 Justin Rose 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025 Jarmo Sandelin 1999 Syd Scott 1955 Des Smyth 1979, 1981 Henrik Stenson 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018 Sepp Straka 2023, 2025 Andy Sullivan 2016 Dave Thomas 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967 Sam Torrance 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 Peter Townsend 1969, 1971 Jean van de Velde 1999 Brian Waites 1983 Philip Walton 1995 Charlie Ward 1947, 1949, 1951 Paul Way 1983, 1985 Harry Weetman 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963 Lee Westwood 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021 Charles Whitcombe 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937 Ernest Whitcombe 1929, 1931, 1935 Reg Whitcombe 1935 Bernd Wiesberger 2021 George Will 1963, 1965, 1967 Danny Willett 2016 Oliver Wilson 2008 Chris Wood 2016 Norman Wood 1975 Ian Woosnam 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997

Playing record Source:

W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved