Which players made it through automatically in the Ryder Cup standings? Here’s who will tee up for the US and European teams in September…
The Ryder Cup standings will determine 12 of the 24 players who will do battle over the infamous Black course at Bethpage State Park in September.
So who’s made it? We’ll get there, but first let’s find out how they got there…
How to qualify for the 2025 Ryder Cup
All eligible American players were able to earn Ryder Cup points through the 2024 and 2025 PGA Tour season. These are broken down as follows:
2024: 1 point per $1,000 earned for all players making the cut at The Players and the four majors
2025 regular PGA Tour events: 1 point per $1,000 earned for all players making the cut at events from January 1 through to the conclusion of the BMW Championship
2025 majors: 1.5 points per $1,000 earned for all players making the cut
No points were awarded for opposite-field events.
All eligible European players earned Ryder Cup points across five different bands in the 2025 DP World Tour season. These are:
Band 5: Major championships – 5,000 points
Band 4: PGA Tour Signature Events/The Players/FedEx Cup Playoff events – 3,000 points
Band 3: DP World Tour Rolex Series events and regular PGA Tour FedEx Cup events – 2,000 points
Band 2: DP World Tour Back 9 events – 1,500 points
Band 1: DP World Tour Global Series events and PGA Tour opposite-field events – 1,000 points
The qualifying period for each team ended in August.
For Team USA, the top six eligible players following the BMW Championship made the team.
For Team Europe, the top six ranked players following the Betfred British Masters qualified automatically for Luke Donald’s side.
Each captain will then have six wildcard picks.
2025 Ryder Cup standings
Right, who’s on their way to New York? Let’s dive in…
Team USA Ryder Cup rankings
The likes of Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay will require on a captain’s pick from Keegan Bradley, who himself finished 11th in the standings. Bradley will select the remainder of his team on Wednesday August 27 at 10am ET.
Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau’s major form was enough to see him sneak into the final automatic spot – though he now has another dilemma to deal with.
The top 20 in the American Ryder Cup standings at the end of the qualifying period are:
Scottie Scheffler (Q)
JJ Spaun (Q)
Xander Schauffele (Q)
Russell Henley (Q)
Harris English (Q)
Bryson DeChambeau (Q)
Justin Thomas
Collin Morikawa
Ben Griffin
Maverick McNealy
Keegan Bradley
Brian Harman
Andrew Novak
Cameron Young
Patrick Cantlay
Sam Burns
Wyndham Clark
Lucas Glover
Akshay Bhatia
Chris Gotterup
Captain: Keegan Bradley
Vice-captains: Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Gary Woodland
Team Europe Ryder Cup rankings
Rasmus Hojgaard needed a top-30 finish at the Betfred British Masters in order to qualify for his Ryder Cup debut. A tie for 14th was enough to see him leapfrog Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka for the crucial sixth spot.
“I’ve been so stressed out on the course and I was telling my caddie I don’t know how I’m going to be able to do this,” Hojgaard said after his final round at The Belfry.
“I’m over the moon.”
The Dane will join Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton in the side. Donald will name his six wildcard picks on Monday September 1.
With one DP World Tour event left for players to impress Donald before he names his six picks, the top 20 in the European Ryder Cup standings are:
Rory McIlroy (Q)
Robert MacIntyre (Q)
Justin Rose (Q)
Tommy Fleetwood (Q)
Tyrrell Hatton (Q)
Rasmus Hojgaard (Q)
Shane Lowry
Sepp Straka
Ludvig Aberg
Viktor Hovland
Matt Fitzpatrick
Matt Wallace
Thomas Detry
Marco Penge
Aaron Rai
Jordan Smith
Harry Hall
Nicolai Hojgaard
Niklas Norgaard
John Parry
Captain: Luke Donald
Vice-captains: Edoardo Molinari, Thomas Bjorn, Jose Maria Olazabal, Francesco Molinari
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