With less than two months to go until the 2025 Ryder Cup begins and just a matter of weeks until the selection process is finalized for both teams, conversations are taking place across the USA and Europe regarding which players should be involved.
Team USA is slowly beginning to take shape following an excellent Major season, but there remains plenty of debate and uncertainty as to which players Keegan Bradley will involve on home soil with a handful of rookies having put themselves in great positions for a pick.
Meanwhile, some of the Americans’ biggest stars have endured pretty underwhelming campaigns, therefore the likes of Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark and Tony Finau have either already been discounted or are far from certain to gain the nod.
On the flip side, Luke Donald’s Team Europe is much more solidified. Whether that is a good thing or not also remains the source of some debate, but the consensus is that at least 10 – if not 11 – of the side is locked down already.
Rory McIlroy will lead the Europeans into battle once more having already confirmed his spot via the rankings while Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton are all but in as well.
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Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka currently hold the final two automatic spots and will almost certainly be included even if they slipped outside late on. This is also likely to be true for Ludvig Aberg, Justin Rose and Viktor Hovland – despite some tumultuous form in 2025.
Jon Rahm‘s position in the qualification standings is something of an anomaly. The Spaniard is only so far down due to not playing in as many ranking events, so his sparkling form both on LIV and at three of the four Majors will also see him chosen.
So with 10 players checking their passports and being measured for Ryder Cup apparel already, the final two spots on Team Europe is where the discussion really heats up.
Nicolai Hojgaard was in the line-up during 2023, but he could easily be replaced by his twin brother Rasmus given the latter is seventh in the team rankings ahead of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. On the other hand, a combination of recent form and previous experience comfortably gives Matt Fitzpatrick the upper hand.
Let’s say Fitzpatrick takes the 11th spot -…
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