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 2016

A total of 156 different 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 149 of these golfers have actually played in the Ryder Cup.

Players

Player	Editions
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
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	2016
José Maria Cañizares	1981, 1983, 1985, 1989
Paul Casey	2004, 2006, 2008
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
Matthew Fitzpatrick	2016
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
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
Arthur Havers	1927, 1931, 1933
Jimmy Hitchcock	1965
Bert Hodson	1931
Reg Horne	1947^
Tommy Horton	1975, 1977
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	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
Sandy Lyle	1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987
Miguel Ángel Martín	1997+
Jimmy Martin	1965
Graeme McDowell	2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Paul McGinley	2002, 2004, 2006
Rory McIlroy	2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Peter Mills	1957, 1959^
Abe Mitchell	1927+, 1929, 1931, 1933
Ralph Moffitt	1961
Edoardo Molinari	2010
Francesco Molinari	2010, 2012
Colin Montgomerie	1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006
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
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
Phillip Price	2002
Ronan Rafferty	1989
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
Jarmo Sandelin	1999
Syd Scott	1955
Des Smyth	1979, 1981
Henrik Stenson	2006, 2008, 2014, 2016
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
Charles Whitcombe	1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937
Ernest Whitcombe	1929, 1931, 1935
Reg Whitcombe	1935
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

^ In the final team but did not play in any matches.

+ Selected or qualified for the team but withdrew and was replaced. Abe Mitchell (in 1927) was ill and was replaced by Herbert Jolly; Herbert Jolly (in 1931) withdrew due to lack of form and was replaced by Arthur Havers; José María Olazábal (in 1995) withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Ian Woosnam; and Miguel Ángel Martín (in 1997) withdrew due to injury and was replaced by José María Olazábal.

Playing record

Source: ^[1]

O = Overall, S = Singles matches, Fs = Foursome matches, Fb = Fourball matches
W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved

Cty	Player	First year	Last year	Ryder Cups	Matches	Points	Winning percentage	O W	O L	O H	S W	S L	S H	Fs W	Fs L	Fs H	Fb W	Fb L	Fb H
	Jimmy Adams	1947	1953	4	7	2	28.57%	2	5	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0
	Percy Alliss	1929	1937	4	6	3.5	58.33%	3	2	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
	Peter Alliss	1953	1969	8	30	12.5	41.67%	10	15	5	5	4	3	4	6	1	1	5	1
	Laurie Ayton, Jnr	1949	1949	1	0
	Peter Baker	1993	1993	1	4	3	75.00%	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
	Seve Ballesteros	1979	1995	8	37	22.5	60.81%	20	12	5	2	4	2	10	3	1	8	5	2
	Harry Bannerman	1971	1971	1	5	2.5	50.00%	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Brian Barnes	1969	1979	6	25	10.5	42.00%	10	14	1	5	5	0	2	4	0	3	5	1
	Maurice Bembridge	1969	1975	4	16	6.5	40.63%	5	8	3	1	3	1	3	5	0	1	0	2
	Thomas Bjørn	1997	2014	3	9	4	44.44%	3	4	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	1
	Aubrey Boomer	1927	1929	2	4	2	50.00%	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Ken Bousfield	1949	1961	6	10	5	50.00%	5	5	0	2	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Hugh Boyle	1967	1967	1	3	0	0.00%	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Harry Bradshaw	1953	1957	3	5	2.5	50.00%	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Gordon J. Brand	1983	1983	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gordon Brand, Jnr	1987	1989	2	7	2.5	35.71%	2	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	0
	Paul Broadhurst	1991	1991	1	2	2	100.00%	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Eric Brown	1953	1959	4	8	4	50.00%	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
	Ken Brown	1977	1987	5	13	4	30.77%	4	9	0	2	2	0	1	4	0	1	3	0
	Stewart Burns	1929	1929	1	0
	Dick Burton	1935	1949	3	5	2	40.00%	2	3	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Jack Busson	1935	1935	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Peter Butler	1965	1973	4	14	4	28.57%	3	9	2	2	3	0	1	4	0	0	2	2
	Rafael Cabrera-Bello	2016	2016	1	3	2.5	83.33%	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
	José Maria Cañizares	1981	1989	4	11	6	54.55%	5	4	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	1
	Paul Casey	2004	2008	3	9	5	55.56%	3	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	3
	Alex Caygill	1969	1969	1	1	0.5	50.00%	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Clive Clark	1973	1973	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Howard Clark	1977	1995	6	15	7.5	50.00%	7	7	1	4	2	0	0	4	0	3	1	1
	Darren Clarke	1997	2006	5	20	11.5	57.50%	10	7	3	1	2	2	3	3	0	6	2	1
	Neil Coles	1961	1977	8	40	15.5	38.75%	12	21	7	5	6	4	4	8	1	3	7	2
	Nicolas Colsaerts	2012	2012	1	4	1	25.00%	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
	Andrew Coltart	1999	1999	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Archie Compston	1927	1931	3	6	1.5	25.00%	1	4	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
	Henry Cotton	1929	1947	3	6	2	33.33%	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
	Bill Cox	1935	1937	2	3	0.5	16.67%	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
	Allan Dailey	1933	1933	1	0
	Fred Daly	1947	1953	4	8	3.5	43.75%	3	4	1	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Eamonn Darcy	1975	1987	4	11	2	18.18%	1	8	2	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	4	1
	Bill Davies	1931	1933	2	4	2	50.00%	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Peter Dawson	1977	1977	1	3	1	33.33%	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Luke Donald	2004	2012	4	15	10.5	70.00%	10	4	1	3	1	0	6	2	0	1	1	1
	Jamie Donaldson	2014	2014	1	4	3	75.00%	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
	Norman Drew	1959	1959	1	1	0.5	50.00%	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Victor Dubuisson	2014	2014	1	3	2.5	83.33%	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
	George Duncan	1927	1931	3	5	2	40.00%	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
	Syd Easterbrook	1931	1933	2	3	2	66.67%	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Nick Faldo	1977	1997	11	46	25	54.35%	23	19	4	6	4	1	10	6	2	7	9	1
	John Fallon	1955	1955	1	1	1	100.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Niclas Fasth	2002	2002	1	3	0.5	16.67%	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Max Faulkner	1947	1957	5	8	1	12.50%	1	7	0	0	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	0
	David Feherty	1991	1991	1	3	1.5	50.00%	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	Ross Fisher	2010	2010	1	4	2	50.00%	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
	Matthew Fitzpatrick	2016	2016	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Pierre Fulke	2002	2002	1	2	0.5	25.00%	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
	George Gadd	1927	1927	1	0
	Bernard Gallacher	1969	1983	8	31	15.5	50.00%	13	13	5	4	3	4	5	6	0	4	4	1
	Stephen Gallacher	2014	2014	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Sergio García	1999	2016	8	37	22.5	60.81%	19	11	7	3	4	1	9	3	3	7	4	3
	John Garner	1971	1973	2	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Antonio Garrido	1979	1979	1	5	1	20.00%	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
	Ignacio Garrido	1997	1997	1	4	1.5	37.50%	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
	David Gilford	1991	1995	2	7	3.5	50.00%	3	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0
	Eric Green	1947	1947	1	0
	Malcolm Gregson	1967	1967	1	4	0	0.00%	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Joakim Haeggman	1993	1993	1	2	1	50.00%	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Tom Haliburton	1961	1963	2	6	0	0.00%	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0
	Søren Hansen	2008	2008	1	3	0.5	16.67%	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Peter Hanson	2010	2012	2	5	1	20.00%	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
	Jack Hargreaves	1951	1951	1	0
	Pádraig Harrington	1999	2010	6	25	10.5	42.00%	9	13	3	3	3	0	3	4	3	3	6	0
	Arthur Havers	1927	1933	3	6	3	50.00%	3	3	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
	Jimmy Hitchcock	1965	1965	1	3	0	0.00%	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Bert Hodson	1931	1931	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reg Horne	1947	1947	1	0
	Tommy Horton	1975	1977	2	8	1.5	18.75%	1	6	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0
	David Howell	2004	2006	2	5	3.5	70.00%	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
	Brian Huggett	1963	1975	6	25	12	48.00%	9	10	6	3	3	1	5	3	2	1	4	3
	Bernard Hunt	1953	1969	8	28	9	32.14%	6	16	6	4	3	3	1	9	1	1	4	2
	Geoffrey Hunt	1963	1963	1	3	0	0.00%	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Guy Hunt	1975	1975	1	3	0.5	16.67%	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	Tony Jacklin	1967	1979	7	35	17	48.57%	13	14	8	2	8	1	8	1	4	3	5	3
	John Jacobs	1955	1955	1	2	2	100.00%	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Mark James	1977	1995	7	24	8.5	35.42%	8	15	1	2	4	1	1	7	0	5	4	0
	Ted Jarman	1935	1935	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	1999	2010	4	15	5.5	36.67%	4	8	3	1	3	0	0	4	2	3	1	1
	Per-Ulrik Johansson	1995	1997	2	5	3	60.00%	3	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
	Herbert Jolly	1927	1927	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Robert Karlsson	2006	2008	2	7	3	42.86%	1	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3
	Martin Kaymer	2010	2016	4	14	6.5	46.43%	5	6	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	4	1
	Michael King	1979	1979	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sam King	1937	1949	3	5	1.5	30.00%	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
	Arthur Lacey	1933	1937	2	3	0	0.00%	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Barry Lane	1993	1993	1	3	0	0.00%	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Bernhard Langer	1981	2002	10	42	24	57.14%	21	15	6	4	3	3	11	6	1	6	6	2
	Paul Lawrie	1999	2012	2	8	4.5	56.25%	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1
	Arthur Lees	1947	1955	4	8	4	50.00%	4	4	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Thomas Levet	2004	2004	1	3	1	33.33%	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
	Sandy Lyle	1979	1987	5	18	8	44.44%	7	9	2	1	4	0	3	3	1	3	2	1
	Graeme McDowell	2008	2014	4	15	9	60.00%	8	5	2	3	1	0	4	2	1	1	2	1
	Paul McGinley	2002	2006	3	9	4.5	50.00%	2	2	5	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	2
	Rory McIlroy	2010	2016	4	19	11	57.89%	9	6	4	2	1	1	4	3	1	3	2	2
	Jimmy Martin	1965	1965	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Peter Mills	1957	1959	2	1	1	100.00%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Abe Mitchell	1929	1933	3	6	4	66.67%	4	2	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Ralph Moffitt	1961	1961	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Edoardo Molinari	2010	2010	1	3	1	33.33%	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
	Francesco Molinari	2010	2012	2	6	1	16.67%	0	4	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1
	Colin Montgomerie	1991	2006	8	36	23.5	65.28%	20	9	7	6	0	2	8	3	3	6	6	2
	Christy O'Connor Snr	1955	1973	10	36	13	36.11%	11	21	4	2	10	2	6	6	1	3	5	1
	Christy O'Connor Jnr	1975	1989	2	4	1	25.00%	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
	José María Olazábal	1987	2006	7	31	20.5	66.13%	18	8	5	2	4	1	7	2	1	9	2	3
	John O'Leary	1975	1975	1	4	0	0.00%	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
	Peter Oosterhuis	1971	1981	6	28	15.5	55.36%	14	11	3	6	2	1	3	6	1	5	3	1
	Alf Padgham	1933	1937	3	6	0	0.00%	0	6	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
	John Panton	1951	1961	3	5	0	0.00%	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
	Jesper Parnevik	1997	2002	3	11	6	54.55%	4	3	4	0	2	1	2	0	2	2	1	1
	Alf Perry	1933	1937	3	4	0.5	12.50%	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
	Thomas Pieters	2016	2016	1	5	4	80.00%	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
	Manuel Piñero	1981	1985	2	9	6	66.67%	6	3	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	1	0
	Lionel Platts	1965	1965	1	5	2	40.00%	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
	Eddie Polland	1973	1973	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Ian Poulter	2004	2014	5	18	13	72.22%	12	4	2	4	0	1	4	1	0	4	3	1
	Phillip Price	2002	2002	1	2	1	50.00%	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Ronan Rafferty	1989	1989	1	3	1	33.33%	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
	Ted Ray	1927	1927	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Dai Rees	1937	1961	9	18	7.5	41.67%	7	10	1	5	5	0	2	5	1	0	0	0
	Steven Richardson	1991	1991	1	4	2	50.00%	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
	José Rivero	1985	1987	2	5	2	40.00%	2	3	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
	Fred Robson	1927	1931	3	6	2	33.33%	2	4	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
	Costantino Rocca	1993	1997	3	11	6	54.55%	6	5	0	1	2	0	3	1	0	2	2	0
	Justin Rose	2008	2016	4	19	12	63.16%	11	6	2	2	1	1	5	2	1	4	3	0
	Jarmo Sandelin	1999	1999	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Syd Scott	1955	1955	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Des Smyth	1979	1981	2	7	2	28.57%	2	5	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	1	0
	Henrik Stenson	2006	2016	4	16	8	50.00%	7	7	2	2	2	0	2	3	1	3	2	1
	Andy Sullivan	2016	2016	1	2	0	0.00%	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Dave Thomas	1959	1967	4	18	5.5	30.56%	3	10	5	0	4	1	3	2	2	0	4	2
	Sam Torrance	1981	1995	8	28	10	35.71%	7	15	6	2	3	3	3	7	0	2	5	3
	Peter Townsend	1969	1971	2	11	3	27.27%	3	8	0	0	3	0	2	2	0	1	3	0
	Jean van de Velde	1999	1999	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brian Waites	1983	1983	1	4	1	25.00%	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
	Philip Walton	1995	1995	1	2	1	50.00%	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Charlie Ward	1947	1951	3	6	1	16.67%	1	5	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
	Paul Way	1983	1985	2	9	6.5	72.22%	6	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	1
	Harry Weetman	1951	1963	7	15	3	20.00%	2	11	2	2	6	0	0	4	2	0	1	0
	Lee Westwood	1997	2016	10	44	23	52.27%	20	18	6	3	7	0	9	5	4	8	6	2
	Charles Whitcombe	1927	1937	6	9	5	55.56%	3	2	4	1	2	1	2	0	3	0	0	0
	Ernest Whitcombe	1929	1935	3	6	1.5	25.00%	1	4	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
	Reg Whitcombe	1935	1935	1	1	0	0.00%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	George Will	1963	1967	3	15	3	20.00%	2	11	2	0	3	1	2	3	1	0	5	0
	Danny Willett	2016	2016	1	3	0	0.00%	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Oliver Wilson	2008	2008	1	2	1	50.00%	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Chris Wood	2016	2016	1	2	1	50.00%	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Norman Wood	1975	1975	1	3	1	33.33%	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
	Ian Woosnam	1983	1997	8	31	16.5	53.23%	14	12	5	0	6	2	4	3	2	10	3	1

In this table the appearances includes players who were in the final team but were not selected for any matches. It does not include those who were initially selected or who qualified but were later replaced. Thus Mitchell (1927), Jolly (1931), Olazábal (1995) and Martín (1997) are excluded.

European country records

Country	Appearances	Events	Players	Most capped player (#)
England	69	19	26	Faldo, NickNick Faldo (10) Lee Westwood (10)
Spain	38	19	10	Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros (8) Sergio García (8)
Scotland	35	16	10	Torrance, SamSam Torrance (8) Colin Montgomerie (8)
Sweden	17	11	9	Stenson, HenrikHenrik Stenson (4)
Ireland	15	11	6	Harrington, PádraigPádraig Harrington (6)
Northern Ireland	15	12	5	Clarke, DarrenDarren Clarke (5)
Germany	14	14	2	Langer, BernhardBernhard Langer (10)
Wales	10	10	3	Woosnam, IanIan Woosnam (8)
Italy	6	5	3	Rocca, CostantinoCostantino Rocca (3)
Denmark	4	4	2	Bjørn, ThomasThomas Bjørn (3)
France	3	3	3	van de Velde, JeanJean van de Velde (1) Thomas Levet (1) Victor Dubuisson (1)
Belgium	2	2	2	Colsaerts, NicolasNicolas Colsaerts (1) Thomas Pieters (1)

This table excludes José María Olazábal (in 1995) and Miguel Ángel Martín (in 1997) who withdrew due to injury and were replaced in the team. Martín never played in a Ryder Cup team. Faldo played in 11 Ryder Cups but made his debut in 1977 for Great Britain and Ireland.

In the 19 contests from 1979 to 2016 there have been 144 appearances by players from Great Britain and Ireland (an average of 7.6) and 84 by those from Continental Europe (an average of 4.4).

Family relationships

The following European Ryder Cup players are or have been related:^[2]

• Peter Alliss is the son of Percy Alliss.
• Ignacio Garrido is the son of Antonio Garrido.
• Ernest Whitcombe, Charles Whitcombe and Reg Whitcombe were brothers. All three played together in the 1935 Ryder Cup.
• Bernard Hunt and Geoffrey Hunt were brothers. They played together in the 1963 Ryder Cup.
• Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari are brothers. They played together in the 2010 Ryder Cup.
• Christy O'Connor Snr was the uncle of Christy O'Connor Jnr.
• Bernard Gallacher is the uncle of Stephen Gallacher.
• Brian Barnes is the son-in-law of Max Faulkner. Barnes is married to Faulkner's daughter Hilary.^[3]
• Lee Westwood is the brother-in-law of Andrew Coltart. Westwood is married to Coltart's sister Laurae. They played together in the 1999 Ryder Cup.^[4]
• Per-Ulrik Johansson is the brother-in-law of Jesper Parnevik. Johansson is married to Parnevik's sister Jill. They played together in the 1997 Ryder Cup, although Per-Ulrik Johansson did not marry Jill Parnevik until 2002.^[5]

See also

• List of American Ryder Cup golfers
• Lists of golfers

References

1. "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Retrieved September 30, 2014.
2. "PGA Media Guide 2012" (PDF). P.G.A. p. 74. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
3. "Brian Barnes to Play First Professional Tournament for Ten Years at 2012 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship". English Golf News. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
4. "Lee Westwood's wife Laurae Westwood". playerwives.com. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
5. "Johansson celebrates with course record". dawn.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

External links

• PGA Media Guide 2012
• About.com golf Ryder Cup Records