The Ryder Cup is set to be the standout event of the year where Keegan Bradley‘s Team USA will seek to win back the trophy from Luke Donald‘s Europeans.
Bethpage State Park’s renowned Black Course will host the action in front of what is surely going to be a partisan home crowd – but who will be on the teams?
There are a number of locks on both sides – assuming they stay fit. Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau will almost certainly be starring for the Americans, while Europe will be taking the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Ludvig Aberg, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood.
But who could the new faces be? Each Ryder Cup sees anywhere between 2-5 wildcards on each line-up, so here we look at a very long list of names who could be in contention for a Ryder Cup debut this year if they have good seasons, starting with the Americans…
Potential US Rookies 2025
Russell Henley
Henley has won four times on the PGA Tour, most recently at the 2022 WWT Championship in Mexico
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Henley has been a pro since 2011 but last year was one of his finest seasons to date despite going winless.
The Georgian posted seven top-10s in 20 events, highlighted by a 5th-place finish at The Open and a 4th-place finish in the Tour Championship (72-hole scores).
The four-time PGA Tour winner went on to make his Presidents Cup debut, where he won two out of his three matches with Scottie Scheffler before defeating Sungjae Im in the singles.
Sahith Theegala
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Theegala is another US player who made their debut in last year’s Presidents Cup.
The Californian played twice with Collin Morikawa on the opening day, winning one and losing one, and then tied his singles match with Ben An.
The 27-year-old is one of the game’s brightest talents, having won his maiden PGA Tour title in late 2023 and reaching a career-high of 11th in the world last year.
Billy Horschel
Horschel is yet to have made his Ryder Cup debut despite a glittering career so far
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Despite eight PGA Tour wins, a FedEx Cup and two BMW PGA Championship victories, Billy Horschel has never played in a Ryder Cup.
Horschel, who has also won the WGC-Match Play, enjoyed a strong 2024 that…
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