List of Ryder Cup players in Europe
This is a list of all European golfers who have received a nomination as a team member in the history of the Ryder Cup . Nominations as "Non-Playing" Captain / Vice Captain are not counted.
Stand including Ryder Cup 2018 .
For game results, see main article: Ryder Cup
Eligible nations of Europe
Player / year table
(Status incl. 2018 )
(*) = not used in team
1 = qualified / selected Cup participation withdrawn (injury etc.)> substitute player
- 1927 Abe Mitchell → Herbert Jolly
- 1931 Herbert Jolly → Arthur Havers
- 1995 José María Olazábal → Ian Woosnam
- 1997 Miguel Ángel Martín → José María Olazábal
Games / points total
(As of 2016 )
Total S = win, N = defeat, T = shared
country | player | 1st mission |
last. commitment |
Ryder Cups |
Matches | Points | By. nice. |
Ges. S |
Ges. N |
Ges. T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Adams | 1947 | 1953 | 4th | 7th | 2.0 | 0.286 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
Percy Alliss | 1929 | 1937 | 4th | 6th | 3.5 | 0.583 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Peter Alliss | 1953 | 1969 | 8th | 30th | 12.5 | 0.417 | 10 | 15th | 5 | |
Laurie Ayton | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peter Baker | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 4th | 3.0 | 0.750 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Seve Ballesteros | 1979 | 1995 | 8th | 37 | 22.5 | 0.608 | 20th | 12 | 5 | |
Harry Bannerman | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Brian Barnes | 1969 | 1979 | 6th | 25th | 10.5 | 0.420 | 10 | 14th | 1 | |
Maurice Bembridge | 1969 | 1975 | 4th | 16 | 6.5 | 0.406 | 5 | 8th | 3 | |
Thomas Bjørn | 1997 | 2014 | 3 | 9 | 4.0 | 0.444 | 3 | 4th | 2 | |
Aubrey Boomer | 1927 | 1929 | 2 | 4th | 2.0 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Ken Bousfield | 1949 | 1961 | 6th | 10 | 5.0 | 0.500 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
Hugh Boyle | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Harry Bradshaw | 1953 | 1957 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Gordon J. Brand | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Gordon Brand, Jnr | 1987 | 1989 | 2 | 7th | 2.5 | 0.357 | 2 | 4th | 1 | |
Paul Broadhurst | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Eric Brown | 1953 | 1959 | 4th | 8th | 4.0 | 0.500 | 4th | 4th | 0 | |
Ken Brown | 1977 | 1987 | 5 | 13 | 4.0 | 0.308 | 4th | 9 | 0 | |
Stewart Burns | 1929 | 1929 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dick Burton | 1935 | 1949 | 3 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.400 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Jack Busson | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Peter Butler | 1965 | 1973 | 4th | 14th | 4.0 | 0.286 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.833 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
José Maria Cañizares | 1981 | 1989 | 4th | 11 | 6.0 | 0.545 | 5 | 4th | 2 | |
Paul Casey | 2004 | 2008 | 3 | 9 | 5.0 | 0.556 | 3 | 2 | 4th | |
Alex Caygill | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Clive Clark | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Howard Clark | 1977 | 1995 | 6th | 15th | 7.5 | 0.500 | 7th | 7th | 1 | |
Darren Clarke | 1997 | 2006 | 5 | 20th | 11.5 | 0.575 | 10 | 7th | 3 | |
Neil Coles | 1961 | 1977 | 8th | 40 | 15.5 | 0.388 | 12 | 21st | 7th | |
Andrew Coltart | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Nicolas Colsaerts | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 4th | 1.0 | 0.250 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Archie Compston | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 6th | 1.5 | 0.250 | 1 | 4th | 1 | |
Henry Cotton | 1929 | 1947 | 3 | 6th | 2.0 | 0.333 | 2 | 4th | 0 | |
Bill Cox | 1935 | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.167 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Allan Dailey | 1933 | 1933 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fred Daly | 1947 | 1953 | 4th | 8th | 3.5 | 0.438 | 3 | 4th | 1 | |
Eamonn Darcy | 1975 | 1987 | 4th | 11 | 2.0 | 0.182 | 1 | 8th | 2 | |
William Davies | 1931 | 1933 | 2 | 4th | 2.0 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Peter Dawson | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.333 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Luke Donald | 2004 | 2012 | 4th | 15th | 10.5 | 0.700 | 10 | 4th | 1 | |
Jamie Donaldson | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 4th | 3.0 | 0.875 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Norman Drew | 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Victor Dubuisson | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.833 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
George Duncan | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.400 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Syd Easterbrook | 1931 | 1933 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.667 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Nick Faldo | 1977 | 1997 | 11 | 46 | 25.0 | 0.543 | 23 | 19th | 4th | |
John Fallon | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Niclas Fasth | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.167 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Max Faulkner | 1947 | 1957 | 5 | 8th | 1.0 | 0.125 | 1 | 7th | 0 | |
David Feherty | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Ross Fisher | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 4th | 2.0 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Pierre Fulke | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.250 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
George Gadd | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bernard Gallacher | 1969 | 1983 | 8th | 31 | 15.5 | 0.500 | 13 | 13 | 5 | |
Stephen Gallacher | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Sergio García | 1999 | 2016 | 8th | 37 | 22.5 | 0.608 | 19th | 11 | 7th | |
John Garner | 1971 | 1973 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Antonio Garrido | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.200 | 1 | 4th | 0 | |
Ignacio Garrido | 1997 | 1997 | 1 | 4th | 1.5 | 0.375 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
David Gilford | 1991 | 1995 | 2 | 7th | 3.5 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Eric Green | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Malcolm Gregson | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 4th | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 0 | |
Joakim Haeggman | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Tom Haliburton | 1961 | 1963 | 2 | 6th | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | 0 | |
Søren Hansen | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.167 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Peter Hanson | 2010 | 2012 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.200 | 1 | 4th | 0 | |
Jack Hargreaves | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pádraig Harrington | 1999 | 2010 | 6th | 25th | 10.5 | 0.420 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |
Arthur Havers | 1927 | 1933 | 3 | 6th | 3.0 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Jimmy Hitchcock | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Bert Hodson | 1931 | 1931 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Reg Horne | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tommy Horton | 1975 | 1977 | 2 | 8th | 1.5 | 0.188 | 1 | 6th | 1 | |
David Howell | 2004 | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 0.700 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Brian Huggett | 1963 | 1975 | 6th | 25th | 12.0 | 0.480 | 9 | 10 | 6th | |
Bernard Hunt | 1953 | 1969 | 8th | 28 | 9.0 | 0.321 | 6th | 16 | 6th | |
Geoffrey Hunt | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Guy Hunt | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.167 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Tony Jacklin | 1967 | 1979 | 7th | 35 | 17.0 | 0.486 | 13 | 14th | 8th | |
John Jacobs | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Mark James | 1977 | 1995 | 7th | 24 | 8.5 | 0.354 | 8th | 15th | 1 | |
Edward Jarman | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1999 | 2010 | 4th | 15th | 5.5 | 0.367 | 4th | 8th | 3 | |
Per-Ulrik Johansson | 1995 | 1997 | 2 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.600 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Herbert Jolly | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Robert Karlsson | 2006 | 2008 | 2 | 7th | 3.0 | 0.429 | 1 | 2 | 4th | |
Martin Kaymer | 2010 | 2016 | 4th | 14th | 6.5 | 0.464 | 5 | 6th | 3 | |
Michael King | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Sam King | 1937 | 1949 | 3 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.300 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Arthur Lacey | 1933 | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Barry Lane | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Bernhard Langer | 1981 | 2002 | 10 | 42 | 24.0 | 0.571 | 21st | 15th | 6th | |
Paul Lawrie | 1999 | 2012 | 2 | 8th | 4.5 | 0.563 | 4th | 3 | 1 | |
Arthur Lees | 1947 | 1955 | 4th | 8th | 4.0 | 0.500 | 4th | 4th | 0 | |
Thomas Levet | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.333 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Sandy Lyle | 1979 | 1987 | 5 | 18th | 8.0 | 0.444 | 7th | 9 | 2 | |
Graeme McDowell | 2008 | 2014 | 4th | 15th | 9.0 | 0.600 | 8th | 5 | 2 | |
Paul McGinley | 2002 | 2006 | 3 | 9 | 4.5 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Rory McIlroy | 2010 | 2016 | 4th | 19th | 11.0 | 0.579 | 9 | 6th | 4th | |
Jimmy Martin | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Peter Mills | 1957 | 1959 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Abe Mitchell | 1929 | 1933 | 3 | 6th | 4.0 | 0.667 | 4th | 2 | 0 | |
Ralph Moffitt | 1961 | 1961 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Edoardo Molinari | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.333 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Francesco Molinari | 2010 | 2012 | 2 | 6th | 1.0 | 0.166 | 0 | 4th | 2 | |
Colin Montgomerie | 1991 | 2006 | 8th | 36 | 23.5 | 0.653 | 20th | 9 | 7th | |
Christy O'Connor Sr. | 1955 | 1973 | 10 | 36 | 13.0 | 0.361 | 11 | 21st | 4th | |
Christy O'Connor Jr. | 1975 | 1989 | 2 | 4th | 1.0 | 0.250 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
José María Olazábal | 1987 | 2006 | 7th | 31 | 20.5 | 0.661 | 18th | 8th | 5 | |
John O'Leary | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 4th | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 0 | |
Peter Oosterhuis | 1971 | 1981 | 6th | 28 | 15.5 | 0.554 | 14th | 11 | 3 | |
Alf Padgham | 1933 | 1937 | 3 | 6th | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | 0 | |
John Panton | 1951 | 1961 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Jesper Parnevik | 1997 | 2002 | 3 | 11 | 6.0 | 0.545 | 4th | 3 | 4th | |
Alf Perry | 1933 | 1937 | 3 | 4th | 0.5 | 0.125 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Thomas Pieters | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 5 | 4th | 0.8 | 4th | 1 | 0 | |
Manuel Piñero | 1981 | 1985 | 2 | 9 | 6.0 | 0.667 | 6th | 3 | 0 | |
Lionel Platts | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.400 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Eddie Polland | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Ian Poulter | 2004 | 2014 | 5 | 18th | 13 | 0.722 | 12 | 4th | 2 | |
Phillip Price | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Ronan Rafferty | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.333 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Ted Ray | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Dai Rees | 1937 | 1961 | 9 | 18th | 7.5 | 0.417 | 7th | 10 | 1 | |
Steven Richardson | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 4th | 2.0 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
José Rivero | 1985 | 1987 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.400 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Fred Robson | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 6th | 2.0 | 0.333 | 2 | 4th | 0 | |
Costantino Rocca | 1993 | 1997 | 3 | 11 | 6.0 | 0.545 | 6th | 5 | 0 | |
Justin Rose | 2008 | 2016 | 4th | 18th | 12 | 0.666 | 11 | 5 | 2 | |
Jarmo Sandelin | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Syd Scott | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Des Smyth | 1979 | 1981 | 2 | 7th | 2.0 | 0.286 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
Henrik Stenson | 2006 | 2016 | 4th | 16 | 8.5 | 0.531 | 7th | 7th | 2 | |
Andy Sullivan | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Dave Thomas | 1959 | 1967 | 4th | 18th | 5.5 | 0.306 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |
Sam Torrance | 1981 | 1995 | 8th | 28 | 10.0 | 0.357 | 7th | 15th | 6th | |
Peter Townsend | 1969 | 1971 | 2 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.273 | 3 | 8th | 0 | |
Jean Van de Velde | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Brian Waites | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 4th | 1.0 | 0.250 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Philip Walton | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Charlie Ward | 1947 | 1951 | 3 | 6th | 1.0 | 0.167 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Paul Way | 1983 | 1985 | 2 | 9 | 6.5 | 0.722 | 6th | 2 | 1 | |
Harry Weetman | 1951 | 1963 | 7th | 15th | 3.0 | 0.200 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
Lee Westwood | 1997 | 2016 | 10 | 44 | 23.0 | 0.522 | 20th | 18th | 6th | |
Charles Whitcombe | 1927 | 1937 | 6th | 9 | 5.0 | 0.556 | 3 | 2 | 4th | |
Ernest Whitcombe | 1929 | 1935 | 3 | 6th | 1.5 | 0.250 | 1 | 4th | 1 | |
Reg Whitcombe | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
George Will | 1963 | 1967 | 3 | 15th | 3.0 | 0.200 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
Danny Willett | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Oliver Wilson | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Chris Wood | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Norman Wood | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.333 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Ian Woosnam | 1983 | 1997 | 8th | 31 | 16.5 | 0.532 | 14th | 12 | 5 |
The actual participating team members are listed (also with "0" stakes)
Country table
- Participation = number of players participating
- Events = number of events attended
- Players = number of players used
+ Period from 1973 to 2016
country | Participate | Occasions | player | Record player |
---|---|---|---|---|
England | 94 | 23 | 35 | Nick Faldo (11) |
Spain | 40 | 20th | 11 |
Seve Ballesteros (8) Sergio García (9) |
Scotland | 43 | 19th | 11 |
Sam Torrance (8) Colin Montgomerie (8) |
Ireland | 20th | 11 | 8th | Pádraig Harrington (6) |
Sweden | 19th | 12 | 10 | Henrik Stenson (4) |
Germany | 14th | 14th | 2 | Bernhard Langer (10) |
Northern Ireland | 16 | 13 | 6th | Darren Clarke (5) |
Wales | 12 | 12 | 4th | Ian Woosnam (8) |
Italy | 7th | 6th | 3 |
Costantino Rocca (3) Francesco Molinari (3) |
Denmark | 5 | 5 | 3 | Thomas Bjørn (3) |
France | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jean Van de Velde (1) Thomas Levet (1) Victor Dubuisson (1) |
Belgium | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nicolas Colsaerts (1) Thomas Pieters (1) |
Status: including 2018
Player Relationships
Ryder Cup events played together in brackets
Father son
- Peter Alliss is the son of Percy Alliss .
- Ignacio Garrido is the son of Antonio Garrido
brothers
- Ernest Whitcombe , Charles Whitcombe (1931 + 1935) & Reg Whitcombe (1935)
- Bernard Hunt and Geoffrey Hunt (1963)
- Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari (2010)
Others
- Christy O'Connor senior is the uncle of Christy O'Connor junior
- Brian Barnes is the son-in-law of Max Faulkner .
- Lee Westwood is Andrew Coltart's brother-in-law . (1999)