The Ryder Cup will see Keegan Bradley’s Team USA take on Luke Donald’s Team Europe at Bethpage Black between September 26th and 28th.
However, ahead of the famous biennial contest, a junior edition of the match will be held.
Unlike the senior contest, which in 2025 will be the 45th edition, the Junior Ryder Cup isn’t as established, and this year will be just the 13th time it has been held.
The inaugural Junior Ryder Cup took place in Spain in 1997, which the US won 7-5, before Team Europe won four successive editions between 1999 and 2006.
The US hit back in style, with a stunning run of six successive wins between 2008 and 2018, before the Europeans finally broke that sequence with a comprehensive 20.5-9.5 victory two years ago at Italy’s Golf Nazionale and Marco Simone.
This year, Europe will be looking to build on that with its first win in the US since 2004, when the three-day match takes place at Nassau Country Club and Bethpage Black between September 23rd and 25th.
Here are all the details about the contest.
Junior Ryder Cup Teams
Unlike the senior match, the Junior Ryder Cup is mixed, with six girls and six boys aged under 18 on each team.
Previous European participants have included Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy and Nicolai Hojgaard, who went on to achieve success in the Ryder Cup, and Suzanne Peterson, Carlota Ciganda and Emily Kristine Pedersen, who have since lifted the Solheim Cup.
Famous former US Junior Ryder Cup stars include Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang and Yealimi Noh.
Like the Ryder Cup, there is a qualifying process. Here’s how it works and who has already secured a place.
Team USA
Asterisk Talley leads the way in the girls’ standings
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The US qualifying period began at the 2024 Junior PGA Championships, with the 2025 edition the final opportunity for the youngsters to accumulate points.
The top two girls and boys on the US Junior Ryder Cup points list will qualify automatically.
Miles Russell and Tyler Mawhinney currently lead the way for the boys, with Asterisk Talley and Gianna Clemente in the top two spots in the girls’ standings.
Automatic places in the US team were also available to the 2025 US Junior Amateur Champion and the US Girls’ Junior Champion.
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