Ryder Cup standings: Which players are heading to Bethpage in 2025?

Which players are in the running to make the US and European teams in September? Keep up to speed with the Ryder Cup standings here

The Ryder Cup standings will determine 12 of the 24 players which will do battle over the infamous Black course at Bethpage State Park in September.

So who’s in the running? We’ll get there, but first let’s find out how the get there…

How to qualify for the 2025 Ryder Cup

All eligible American players will be able to earn Ryder Cup points through 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 will be awarded for opposite-field events.

All eligible European players can earn can earn 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 ends in August.

For Team USA, the top six eligible players following the BMW Championship will make the team.

For Team Europe, the top six ranked players following the Betfred British Masters will qualify automatically for Luke Donald’s side.

Each captain will then have have six wildcard picks.

Right, who’s on there way to New York as it stands? Let’s dive in…

2025 Ryder Cup standings

Team USA rankings

Captain: Keegan Bradley
Vice-captains: Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker

The top 12 in the American Ryder Cup standings are:

Xander Schauffele

Scottie Scheffler

Bryson DeChambeau

Collin Morikawa

Brian Harman

Wyndham Clark

Billy Horschel

Russell Henley

Patrick Cantlay

Tony Finau

Maverick McNealy

Max Homa

Team Europe rankings

Captain: Luke Donald
Vice-captains: Edoardo Molinari, Thomas Bjorn

The top 12 in the European Ryder Cup standings are:

Rory McIlroy

Rasmus Hojgaard

Tyrrell Hatton

Matt Wallace

Paul Waring

Niklas Norgaard

Thorbjorn Olesen

Julien Guerrier

Jorge Campillo

Dan Bradbury

Antoine Rozner

Angel Hidalgo

This page will be updated every Monday. You can see more details rankings on the Ryder Cup website.

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