We now know the 24 players who will participate in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black from Friday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Sept. 28.
All players selected were deserving of a spot on each respective team, although there are a few others that will be watching from the couch who probably felt like they had done enough to earn a spot.
Without further ado, I will be ranking all 24 players that make up this year's Ryder Cup teams based on their current form, previous record in team events, course fit and anything else they might bring to the team room.
Ryder Cup 2025 Power Rankings
24. Sepp Straka
Team Europe
Straka has been tending to a personal matter in recent weeks, and he skipped the BMW Championship, finished last at the TOUR Championship and then again skipped last week's BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour. He has won twice this year on the PGA Tour -- The American Express and the Truist Championship -- but Captain Luke Donald, via Golfweek, revealed Straka's second child was born prematurely a few weeks ago, and his attention has deservedly gone to his family. Although Straka won a couple times in 2025, he had a rough go of it in this year's majors, missing the cut in three of them. This will be his second Ryder Cup appearance after going 1-2-0 at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. Straka is a tremendous iron player when he's locked in.
23. Collin Morikawa
U.S. Team
There was honestly a decent case to leave Morikawa off the American team considering how far off he seemed to be in the second half of the season. Morikawa has been by far the worst American Ryder Cup member in terms of strokes gained over the last three months. It's almost unfathomable that a player of Morikawa's talent could have just one top-10 finish over his last 15 starts, which was a T8 at the Rocket Classic. Nevertheless, Morikawa has been solid in team competitions throughout his career and holds a 4-3-1 record at the Ryder Cup. The ball striking is still very solid, but the putting and short game of late have been extremely poor.
22. Shane Lowry
Team Europe
Lowry has been the second worst Ryder Cup player in terms of strokes gained over the last three months. He hasn't finished top-10 since the Truist Championship back in mid-May. Still, Lowry is a great guy to have in the team room and you can typically count on him to put the ball in the fairway and be strong with the irons. Lowry will probably be used like he was in Rome, only playing in foursomes. He went 1-1 in the two alternate shot matches alongside Straka before tying his singles match Sunday. You just worry whether Lowry's game is optimized for a big ballpark like Bethpage, which is kind of the same issue for the two players already mentioned above.
21. Rasmus Hojgaard
Team Europe
One player who is absolutely built for a test like Bethpage is the only European team member that did not participate in 2023. You can't really spot the difference at first glance, as it was Rasmus' twin brother Nicolai who went 0-2-1 in Rome. Now it's Rasmus' turn to show what he can do after automatically qualifying for this team on points. Hojgaard struggled throughout most of 2025 but is starting to play some strong golf, with four top-16 finishes in his last six starts -- including a pair of runners-up. The iron play and putting have been much better over that stretch. Much like Nicolai was, you'd expect Rasmus to only be used in the four-ball sessions, but that could change if distance plays as that much of an advantage at Bethpage.
20. Tyrrell Hatton
Team Europe
It's been a bit of a weird 2025 for Hatton, who began by winning the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. He followed that up with a decent major season with three top-20 finishes, including a T4 at the U.S. Open. Hatton really struggled down the stretch of the LIV Golf season, however. The good news for Team Europe is that he found something at the BMW PGA Championship and parlayed that into a T5 finish. Hatton has a 5-4-2 record in three previous trips to the Ryder Cup. After an exceptional close to 2024, the Europeans were likely counting on him to be one of their key pieces, but his play of late has probably lessened those expectations a bit. Hatton really feels like a swing player for this Ryder Cup -- if he plays at the level he's capable of it could certainly push things in Europe's favor.
19. Justin Rose
Team Europe
Easily the oldest Ryder Cup player this year at age 45, Rose is back on Team Europe for a seventh time after a season with some notable highlights. He finished top-8 at two Signature Events early in the season before a stunning performance at The Masters where he was able to take Rory McIlroy to a playoff. Unfortunately, Rose again fell at Augusta in extra holes. It was a big struggle after The Masters for the Englishman, but he found his game again late in the season. Rose finished 6th at the Scottish Open, T16 at The Open and then turned in an incredible back nine on Sunday to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship in a playoff. Rose has a stellar 14-9-3 career record at the Ryder Cup and his experience will be leaned on again, especially with Europe being on the road. Rose played in just the two four-ball sessions in Rom,e going 1-0-1 alongside Robert MacIntyre.
18. Harris English
U.S. Team
English earned his spot on the team on points mostly due to his exceptional performance at the majors in 2025. He started off with a T12 at The Masters before finishing runner-up to Scottie Scheffler at both the PGA Championship and Open Championship. English also picked up his fifth career PGA Tour win early in the season at Torrey Pines. His driving and putting all year have been consistently strong, and those are typically two big keys for these type of competitions. English has one prior Ryder Cup appearance in 2021 and went 1-2-0 while being used only in four-ball matches. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a shot in foursomes this time around.
17. Xander Schauffele
U.S. Team
Schauffele made the U.S. Ryder Cup Team on points, in large part due to the two majors he won in 2024. This season was a much different story, though, as Schauffele played through a rib injury. That limited his ability to practice and led to a lot of frustration. While it was a poor season by Schauffele's standards, he still made every cut and racked up a trio of top-12 finishes at the majors. That said, Schauffele also failed to make the TOUR Championship for the first time in his career. He also did not play with his American teammates at the Procore Championship as he was celebrating the birth of his first child. Rust in the biggest concern here for Schauffele, but he's built for these types of competitions with a 14-8-0 career record at the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. He did, though, drop all three of his partner sessions in Rome last time before winning his singles match. Captain Keegan Bradley will have some decisions to make about Schauffele at Bethpage given his lack of recent play but incredibly high upside.
16. Robert MacIntyre
Team Europe
MacIntyre has done just about everything but win in 2025. He owns seven top-10s and 12 top-25s this year, including runner-up finishes at the U.S. Open and BMW Championship. The putter became a huge factor down the stretch of the FedExCup season and led to some big results. When you look at his PGA Tour stats this season, MacIntyre ranked top-60 in all strokes gained categories, showing that he is a very well-rounded player. The Scot impressed as a rookie at the Ryder Cup in 2023, going 2-0-1. Captain Donald probably is going to continue to ride with MacIntyre in four-ball, but if the putter stays red-hot he could plug him in for a foursomes match as well.
15. Sam Burns
U.S. Team
A lot of times in these team competitions it comes down to which team makes the most putts. If that's the case at Bethpage, the U.S. Team can say that they have the best putter in the world in Burns, who is leading the PGA Tour in SG: Putting. Burns also has the power to take on a beefy golf course like Bethpage, and his iron play has taken big strides the second half of the year. Burns will go into the Ryder Cup having finished T4-T7-T13 in his last three starts and totaling 10 top-20 finishes over his last 15 starts. This will be Burns' fourth consecutive U.S. Team made between the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. He has a 4-5-3 combined record. Burns played one session of foursomes with good friend Scheffler and lost, then won a four-ball match with Collin Morikawa at the previous Ryder Cup. Much like Schauffele, it will be interesting to see how Bradley deploys Burns over the course of the weekend.
14. J.J. Spaun
U.S. Team
Spaun has been the eighth best Ryder Cup player by strokes gained over the last three months. Really the only reason he's down this far is because this will be his first appearance in either the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup. Spaun does have a ton of experience this year in high-pressure situations, taking part in but losing a three-hole playoff at THE PLAYERS against McIlroy, to another playoff defeat in a FedExCup Playoff event to outlasting everyone at the most difficult golf course in the world at the U.S. Open. Spaun should be able to handle himself just fine at Bethpage. It's hard to find any real problem spots in his game, and his consistent ball striking should make him a trustworthy option in the foursome sessions.
13. Matt Fitzpatrick
Team Europe
Had this power ranking just been based off current form, Fitzpatrick would be well inside the top 10 -- if not the top five. He finished outside the top 20 just once over his last 10 starts and posted four top-5s and seven top-8s over that stretch. That comes after an incredibly disappointing start to 2025 with four missed cuts and a best finish of T22 over his first 10 starts. Over this recent hot streak Fitzpatrick consistently gained strokes across the board. The only issue here is the fact that he has a 1-7-0 record in three previous Ryder Cup appearances. It's very strange that he hasn't had more success considering how strong his short game and putting have always been. In 2023 he played alongside McIlroy in each of the four-ball sessions and they went 1-1-0 together. Fitzpatrick has played well enough recently to warrant more than just two of the partner sessions, but he needs to bring it at Bethpage.
12. Viktor Hovland
Team Europe
Hovland has constantly tinkered with his swing over the last couple years after winning the FedEx Cup in 2023, and it's really stunted his development. It was a terrible start to 2025 for Hovland, who missed four of his first six cuts. He then caught fire on the greens to win the Valspar Championship, added a third at the U.S. Open, a T7 at the BMW Championship and then a T5 last week at the BMW PGA Championship. Along with that early win, those were his only top-10s in 2025, however. Hovland was a distant second to Scheffler in SG: Approach this season, but also comfortably ahead of third in that department. Really for the 27-year-old it just comes down to whether or not his short game and putting can hold up at Bethpage. Hovland has a 3-4-3 record in two previous Ryder Cup appearances, but he went 3-1-1 last time in Rome.
11. Ludvig Aberg
Team Europe
The man Hovland partnered with three times in 2023 was Aberg, who at the time was a Ryder Cup rookie that had not won on the PGA Tour. Two years later and Aberg has two wins on the world's top tour, including a Signature Event this year at The Genesis Invitational. There were some struggles for the Swede throughout the middle of 2025, but he's in good form coming into the Ryder Cup having finished top-25 in his last six starts. Aberg has gained strokes both off the tee and on approach in nine of his last 10 and both around the green and on the greens in his last six. His game should be perfectly suited to attack Bethpage, and Team Europe needs him to be at his best if they are going to win on the road.
10. Patrick Cantlay
U.S. Team
2025 was not a great season by Cantlay's standards, but even with that he nearly won a second FedEx Cup. The T2 finish at East Lake was one of four top-5s and nine top-15s on the PGA Tour. Cantlay did miss the cut in three of the four majors, however. When you look at the stats it was a pretty solid campaign, as he was ninth in SG: Total, excelling mostly in the driving and approach game. The reason Cantlay is this high on the list is mostly due to his incredible record in team competitions. This will be his sixth straight U.S. team made and he boasts a 15-6-1 career record. Cantlay and Schauffele have proven to be a formidable duo over the years, but they lost both matches shen paired together in Rome. At the Presidents Cup last fall Cantlay played with Burns in four-ball and Schauffele in foursomes.
9. Justin Thomas
U.S. Team
After being selected as a captain's pick, Thomas was referred to by Bradley as "the heartbeat" of the American team. That's a pretty accurate statement, as Thomas has always been able to fire up his teammates, and his record more than backs that up. Between six prior starts on Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams, Thomas owns a combined 17-7-4 record. He had a chip on his shoulder this season after not being selected to the Presidents Cup last year in Montreal. He parlayed that into his first victory in three years at The RBC Heritage, which was one of eight top-10s on the season. The only question with Thomas is that his best golf was played in the first half of the season. Only two of those top-10s were recorded over his last 10 starts and he nearly finished last among those who made the cut at the Procore Championship. This has also been the worst driving year of Thomas' career, and because of that might only be used in four-ball. It'll also be interesting to see who Captain Bradley decides to partner Thomas up with considering Jordan Spieth is not on this team.
8. Bryson DeChambeau
U.S. Team
The fact that DeChambeau was able to make the Ryder Cup team on points while playing in only eight events is not being talked about enough. Outside of Scheffler, nobody has been better in majors over the last couple years. DeChambeau finished top-6 in five of the last eight majors, including a win at the 2024 U.S. Open. He also finished third in the 2025 LIV Golf Individual Standings while notching his third career LIV Golf title in Korea. DeChambeau did fade a bit down the stretch, but he will be ready to go at Bethpage. He has a 2-3-1 record in two previous starts at the Ryder Cup and should be able to take some very aggressive lines around this course. The questions are, where do you use DeChambeau and who would be best to partner him up with? He and Scheffler went 1-0-1 together back in 2021 at Whistling Straits in the two four-ball sessions.
7. Cameron Young
U.S. Team
Young has been arguably the hottest player in the world not named Scheffler over the last seven weeks. He finished 11th or better in his last five starts, including his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship. Young also scored his sixth career top-10 at a major with a T4 finish at the U.S. Open in June. The 28-year-old has been one of the best putters on Tour this season while also being one of the longest hitters. The New York native should thrive at Bethpage, where he has plenty of experience. Young will be making his Ryder Cup debut but did play on a Presidents Cup team in 2022 and went 1-2-1. He will almost certainly be used in both four-ball sessions, but he also has to be considered for foursomes given his stellar recent play.
6. Ben Griffin
U.S. Team
Nobody in 2025 has had a bigger rise than Griffin. He had a very solid season in 2024, but it would be nothing compared to to what he was about to do. Griffin won his first PGA Tour event alongside Andrew Novak at the Zurich Classic in late April. He then used that to springboard an incredible second half of the season that saw him rack up 11 top-15s in a 13-start stretch. Griffin added another win at the Charles Schwab Challenge and finished runner-up to Scheffler at both the Memorial and last week's Procore Championship. The 29-year-old ranks fifth in SG: Total on the PGA Tour and is 57th or better in every strokes gained category. Griffin is also fifth in the DataGolf rankings. He's got a tremendous amount of confidence and all the recent high finishes should really help him in his first team competition. You can put him with anyone in four-ball or foursomes.
5. Russell Henley
U.S. Team
Henley still somehow feels underrated even at No. 4 in the OWGR and sixth in the DataGolf rankings. He's been the fourth best player in the world by strokes gained over the last three months and hasn't finished outside the top 20 in eight straight starts. Henley won his fifth PGA Tour title earlier this season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which was one of 10 top-10 finishes in 2025. The only hole you can poke in Henley's game is that he is not a long hitter, but he's one of the most accurate players on Tour, exceptional on approach and around the greens, and can heat up with the best of them with the putter. Henley will be making his Ryder Cup debut, but he fared well in his first Presidents Cup last fall, going 3-1-0. He went 2-1-0 alongside Scheffler and will likely partner with the top-ranked player again at Bethpage -- especially in foursomes.
4. Jon Rahm
Team Europe
Rahm didn't make the Ryder Cup team on points, but he will be counted on to shoulder a lot of the load for Team Europe at Bethpage. Rahm made 19 starts across the majors, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour in 2025. He finished outside the top 15 just twice. Rahm collected the LIV Golf Individual Title for the second consecutive year despite not winning a single event. His remarkable consistency has to be admired and there's really nothing you can point to in his game that can be considered a weakness. Rahm has a 6-3-3 record in three previous Ryder Cup appearances. In Rome he played four sessions and went 2-0-2. Rahm played both the foursomes sessions alongside another fiery player in Hatton, and I wouldn't be surprised to see that duo again at Bethpage.
3. Rory McIlroy
Team Europe
2025 was a tremendous year for McIlroy. He won four times around the globe, starting with a Signature Event, then taking THE PLAYERS Championship before finally winning The Masters to become only the sixth man to complete the career Grand Slam. McIlroy was once again among the leaders on Tour in SG: Off-the-Tee and had one of the best putting seasons of his career. That confidence on the greens certainly has to have him feeling great going into his eighth Ryder Cup at age 36. McIlroy has a 16-13-4 career record and more than likely will once again be out in all five sessions at Bethpage, a course he is perfectly suited to attack. Last time McIlroy played the foursomes sessions with Tommy Fleetwood and the four-ball sessions with Fitzpatrick.
2. Tommy Fleetwood
Team Europe
Fleetwood has been the second best player in golf by strokes gained over the last three months. A lot of that was thanks to his incredible FedExCup Playoffs run in which he finished T3 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, T4 at the BMW Championship and then finally got that elusive first PGA Tour victory at the TOUR Championship to win the 2025 FedEx Cup. While he's won seven times previously on the DP World Tour, getting that first win in America should take some pressure off and open things up for a strong second half of his career at age 34. Fleetwood will be making his fourth consecutive Ryder Cup appearance and owns an impressive 7-3-2 record in this competition. The Englishman is such an easy player to pair with anyone. Fleetwood is almost always playing out of the fairway, his iron play is elite and he's putting it better than he ever has.
1. Scottie Scheffler
U.S. Team
Scheffler is the best player in golf and it's not even remotely close. Even with a slow start to 2025 while overcoming a hand injury stemming from a Christmas cooking accident he put together one of the best seasons anyone has seen. Scheffler scored six victories, including the PGA Championship and Open Championship. For good measure, he won last week's Procore Championship to show he's locked-in heading to Bethpage. Scheffler finished T8 or better in his last 15 starts, which is hard to even comprehend. If there's a stat you want to look up he probably leads in it. All that said, his combined record between the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup is just 5-7-4. He has to show up and take care of business at Bethpage.
Ryder Cup 2025 Analysis
The home team has dominated recent Ryder Cups, so much so that it hasn't really been all that much of a contest going into the singles sessions. The last time a team won on foreign soil was in 2012 at Medinah, when the European Team needed a miracle comeback on Sunday to win by a single point. A lot of that is due to the fact that the home team basically gets to decide how the golf course will be set up. Typical U.S. venues are more wide open with less penal rough, while the European venues tend to be more narrow with a larger penalty for missing the fairway. That said, the majority of this European Team has played very well on U.S. tracks, and the home-field advantage will likely be neutralized.
Both teams should be very sharp for this Ryder Cup, as the majority of the U.S. Team played at the Procore Championship while most of the European Team teed it up across the pond at the BMW PGA Championship. Team Europe was so happy with how things went in Rome that they have basically kept everything the same. A total of 11 of the 12 players from the 2023 team are back, and Donald will once again captain the 2025 squad at Bethpage. The U.S., on the other hand, will have four rookies and six different players in total from the team they took to Rome. They will also have a fiery captain in Bradley, who has played a lot of high-level golf this season alongside the players on his team.
Given the rosters of both sides, it really is incredibly even. As usual, the U.S. side is a little deeper based on their play recently, but I think Europe holds an advantage at the top of the lineup. The McIlroy-Rahm-Fleetwood trio is playing so well and has great history at the Ryder Cup. While Scheffler is unbelievable he hasn't played great in these team competitions. My next two highest players in the rankings for the U.S. side are Henley and Griffin, who are playing brilliantly but are also both Ryder Cup rookies.
For Team Europe it comes down to the play of Aberg, Hovland and Hatton. All three are supremely talented and capable of winning majors in the future. Each has the ability to spark something for the Europeans as they try to gather momentum and quiet the crowd of passionate New Yorkers. All of them are swinging it very well, but they need to find a little extra on the greens to be able to support Europe's Big 3.
For the U.S. it comes down to the play of Thomas, Cantlay, Schauffele and Morikawa. All four have very strong records in team competitions, but all four also have to be somewhat disappointed with how their 2025 seasons turned out. If the U.S. gets the best out of those players at Bethpage, I don't see them losing at home. At each of their best, they are fully capable of taking on and beating anyone Team Europe trots out against them.
I've got this as an incredibly close battle for three days that has the potential to be one of the most memorable Ryder Cup's we've ever seen.
Ryder Cup 2025 Prediction
U.S. Team Wins 15-13 over Team Europe
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