{"id":160721,"date":"2025-09-22T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/160721\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T05:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T05:00:09","slug":"by-the-numbers-2025-ryder-cup-at-bethpage-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/160721\/","title":{"rendered":"By the numbers: 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 45th Ryder Cup begins Friday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. Here is a look at some important numbers heading into this year\u2019s matches:<\/p>\n<p>0.74 \u2013 Most points per match by rookies since 1979 (U.S., 14-4-3, 2021).<\/p>\n<p>1 \u2013 Number of rookies on this year\u2019s European team (Rasmus Hojgaard).<\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 Number of partnerships to go 4-0 in Ryder Cup history (Larry Nelson and Lanny Wadkins, U.S., 1979; Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari, Europe, 2018).<\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 Since 1979, just three players have gone 5-0 in a single Ryder Cup (Larry Nelson, U.S., 1979; Francesco Molinari, Europe, 2018; Dustin Johnson, U.S., 2021).<\/p>\n<p>4 \u2013 Number of rookies on this year\u2019s U.S. team (Ben Griffin, Russell Henley, J.J. Spaun, Cameron Young).<\/p>\n<p>4 \u2013 Most points ever won by a captain\u2019s pick in a single Ryder Cup (Lee Westwood, 3-0-2, 2006; Ian Poulter, 4-1, 2008, and 4-0, 2012; Thomas Pieters, 4-1, 2016).<\/p>\n<p>5 \u2013 Fan of close Ryder Cups? Well, you\u2019ve been disappointed in recent years as eight of the last 10 \u2013 and five straight \u2013 have been decided by five or more points.<\/p>\n<p>6 \u2013 The six returning American players from the last U.S. team went a combined 6-14-3 in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>7 \u2013 While the U.S. has the advantage in four-balls and singles in the last eight Ryder Cups, Europe has been seven points better in foursomes during that span. However, the home side has won the foursomes in each of the last nine Ryder Cups.<\/p>\n<p>7 \u2013 Number of courses to have hosted a Ryder Cup, U.S. Open and PGA Championship (Bethpage Black, Scioto CC, Pinehurst No. 2, Oak Hill CC, Oakland Hills CC, Medinah CC and Hazeltine National GC).<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-ea0000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Medinah mismatch: How Poulter schooled Jordan\"  width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758517208_746_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Medinah mismatch: How Poulter schooled Jordan<\/p>\n<p>8 \u2013 Home Ryder Cup teams have won eight of the last nine editions, with the only exception being 2012 at Medinah.<\/p>\n<p>8 \u2013 Number of Ryder Cup teams that Rory McIlroy has now been a part of, most on either side.<\/p>\n<p>9 \u2013 Since 1979, when the format changed to five sessions, the leader after the first session is 9-5-1.<\/p>\n<p>10 \u2013 Consecutive sessions on American soil in which the U.S. has led after; the last such session in which the U.S. trailed was following Sunday singles in 2012 at Medinah, where Europe pulled off a comeback victory.<\/p>\n<p>10 \u2013 Largest margin on victory since 1979 (U.S., 19-9, 2021).<\/p>\n<p>11 \u2013 Number of matches won by a sitting world No. 1. Tiger Woods played four Ryder Cups as world No. 1, going 10-8-1. Dustin Johnson went 1-4 in 2018 while Scottie Scheffler went 0-2-2 in 2023. Scheffler is again No. 1 in the world this week.<\/p>\n<p>14 \u2013 Since 1979, when the format changed to five sessions, the leader after the second session is 13-8-1.<\/p>\n<p>15 \u2013 Number of combined Ryder Cup appearances for the 12 American player before this year. That group is a combined 26-22-8.<\/p>\n<p>16 \u2013 Number of career Ryder Cup points won by Rory McIlroy, the most on either team this year; McIlroy is still 12.5 points from tying the all-time points leader, Sergio Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>18 \u2013 Number of Ryder Cup victories by the U.S. at home, compared to just four losses, all of which have come after 1979, when Great Britain and Ireland absorbed continental Europe into its team selection.<\/p>\n<p>27 \u2013 All-time wins by the U.S. in Ryder Cup history, part of the Americans\u2019 27-15-2 record.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-890000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Thumbnail\"  width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758517209_736_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>33 \u2013 Number of career Ryder Cup matches played by Rory McIlroy, the most on either team this year; Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood share the all-time record with 47 each.<\/p>\n<p>36 \u2013 Age of Russell Henley, who is tied for the youngest oldest player on any U.S. team along with Brian Harman (2023), Ed Dudley (1937) and Al Espinosa (1927).<\/p>\n<p>45 \u2013 Age of the oldest player in this year\u2019s Ryder Cup, Justin Rose, who is nine years older than the oldest U.S. player, Russell Henley.<\/p>\n<p>59 \u2013 Number of combined points won by Europe\u2019s players in 32 combined Ryder Cup starts. That group is 59-50-19.<\/p>\n<p>76 \u2013 Number of bunkers on the Black Course.<\/p>\n<p>113 \u2013 The number of points won by the U.S. in the last eight Ryder Cups combined, compared to 111 for Europe.<\/p>\n<p>1,477 \u2013 Size, in acres, of Bethpage State Park, which consists of five golf courses, tennis courts, hiking and biking trails, and more.<\/p>\n<p>2006 \u2013 The last \u2013 and only \u2013 time a team has won all five sessions. That year, Europe won each of the four team sessions by a point before taking the singles by five.<\/p>\n<p>1983 \u2013 The last time that the U.S. has won three straight home Ryder Cups.<\/p>\n<p>1995 \u2013 The last and only other time that the Ryder Cup has been contested in the state of New York. That year, at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, Europe won by a single point, 14.5-13.5.<\/p>\n<p>7,352 \u2013 Yardage of Bethpage Black for the 2025 Ryder Cup. That\u2019s 107 yards shorter than the layout played for the 2019 PGA Championship.<\/p>\n<p>300,000 \u2013 The estimated number of rounds played on Bethpage\u2019s five golf courses each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 45th Ryder Cup begins Friday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. 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