How do players qualify for the U.S. Team and Team Europe? Due to
COVID-19, qualifying for the Ryder Cup was modified in 2020 and has
been extended into 2021 for both the U.S. and European teams.
The U.S. squad is made up of 12 players. The team is composed
based on the Ryder Cup point standings and players have
accumulated points since the qualifying period began in 2019.
The top six players in the point standings automatically qualify
for the team. The remaining six positions will be selected by
Captain Steve Stricker, which is a change from prior events, due to
COVID-19. The team will be finalized in September 2021 following
the second FedExCup Playoff event, the BMW Championship.
How Players Qualify
F O R R Y D E R C U P T E A M S
The European Team will comprise the
first four players from the European
Points List, followed by the leading five
players from the World Points List and
Captain Padraig Harrington will complete
the team with three captain's picks.
DUSTIN JOHNSON
BRYSON DECHAMBEAU
BROOKS KOEPKA
XANDER SCHAUFFELE
JUSTIN THOMAS
COLLIN MORIKAWA
Rickie Fowler
2018 U.S. Ryder Cup TeaM
PATRICK REED
WEBB SIMPSON
TONY FINAU
HARRIS ENGLISH
PATRICK CANTLAY
DANIEL BERGER
As of this writing in early February 2021, the current
top 12 Ryder Cup point-ranking players included:
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