Who Will Win The 2025 Ryder Cup?
From the opening ceremony on Thursday 25th September, until the result is decided on Sunday 28th September, the Ryder Cup will grip the golfing and sporting world in general.
Team USA will host the tournament at Bethpage Black Golf Course on Long Island on the outskirts of downtown New York City. Holders, Team Europe, can expect a fiery atmosphere across the three days of action in the fourballs, foursomes and singles matches.
Let’s now take a look at how the two teams line up.
Team USA
Captain: Keegan Bradley
Vice Captains: Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Kisner, Jim Furyk, Gary Woodland
Players
- Scottie Scheffler
- J.J.Spaun
- Xander Schauffele
- Russell Henley
- Harris English
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Justin Thomas
- Collin Morikawa
- Ben Griffin
- Cameron Young
- Patrick Cantlay
- Sam Burns
Team Europe
Captain: Luke Donald
Vice Captains: Thomas Bjorn, Edoardo Molinari, Alex Noren, José-Maria Olazabal, Francesco Molinari
Players
- Rory McIlroy
- Robert MacIntyre
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Justin Rose
- Rasmus Hojgaard
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Shane Lowery
- Ludvig Aberg
- Sepp Straka
- Viktor Hovlund
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Jon Rahm
2023 Ryder Cup Review
Team Europe won the 2023 Ryder Cup 16.5 points to 11.5 points at the Marco Simone Golf Club on the outskirts of Rome. The American team never recovered from losing the opening fourballs 4-0 on the Friday morning.
Both teams will return a significant number of players from the last tournament in 2025, the American team have four Rookies on their squad, while the European team have just one, with eleven of their dozen players part of the success in 2023.
Away Team Struggles
Since the Miracle at Medina back in 2012, no away team has lifted the Ryder Cup on foreign territory. Team Europe has won in 2014, 2018 and 2023, while the United States team has won the last two on home soil in 2016 and 2020.
Given that recent record in Ryder Cup events, it is unsurprising to see the United States team are the bookmakers’ favourites to win the event at 1.66. Europe are 2.50 to win the trophy on American soil, while the draw, which would also see Europe retain the trophy, is a 13.00 shot.
Ryder Cup 2025 Factfile
- Team USA have seven players in their team ranked inside the world’s Top 10, while Team Europe has just three.
- Europe has the edge in experience, with their most experienced Ryder Cup players being Rory McIlroy, who has appeared in seven and Justin Rose, who has played in six. For America, Justin Thomas is their most experienced campaigner with three Ryder Cup appearances.
- Team USA has five players with a 0.500 or better Ryder Cup winning record, while Team Europe has seven players with a 0.500 or better winning record.
- Brooks Koepka holds the course record at Bethpage Black with a score of 63 achieved in 2019.
Eyes will be peeled on the Opening Ceremony for the 2025 Ryder Cup on Thursday night when the teams will be introduced and the captains will reveal their first four pairings for the morning Fourballs on Friday.
