Sep 25, 2023

Meet the European Ryder Cup Team

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Meet the European Ryder Cup Team
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EUROPEAN TEAM

The 44th Ryder Cup will be played Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy. Europe was defeated in record-setting fashion two years ago at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, but it has been 30 years since it has lost on home soil.

Here are the 12 players who will try to extend Europe’s home dominance this year:

Rory McIlroy


Rory McIlroy on the significance of the Ryder Cup
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    Rory McIlroy on the significance of the Ryder Cup


    Age/Hometown: 34; Holywood, Northern Ireland
    FedExCup rank: 4th
    Official World Golf Ranking: 2nd
    How he qualified: First on European Points List

    RYDER CUP RECORD

    Appearances: 6 (2010,’12, ’14, ’16, ’18, ’21)
    Matches: 28
    Foursomes: 5-5-1
    Four-Balls: 4-5-2
    Singles: 3-2-1
    Overall: 12-12-4
    Points: 14

    Jon Rahm

    Age/Hometown: 28; Barrika, Biscay
    FedExCup rank: T18
    Official World Golf Ranking: 3rd
    How he qualified: Second on European Points List

    RYDER CUP RECORD

    Appearances: 2 (2018, ’21)
    Matches: 8
    Foursomes 2-0-0
    Four-Balls: 1-2-1
    Singles: 1-1-0
    Overall: 4-3-1
    Points: 4.5

    Viktor Hovland

    Age/Hometown: 25; Oslo, Norway
    FedExCup rank: 1st
    Official World Golf Ranking: 4th
    How he qualified: Third on World Points List


    Viktor Hovland on Team Europe’s incredible Ryder Cup history
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      Viktor Hovland on Team Europe’s incredible Ryder Cup history


      RYDER CUP RECORD

      Appearances: 1 (2021)
      Matches: 5
      Foursomes: 0-2-0
      Four-Balls: 0-1-1
      Singles: 0-0-1
      Overall: 0-3-2
      Points: 1

      Tyrrell Hatton

      Age/Hometown: 31; High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
      FedExCup rank: 16th
      Official World Golf Ranking: 11th
      How he qualified: Fourth on World Points List

      RYDER CUP RECORD

      Appearances: 2 (2018, ’21)
      Matches: 7
      Foursomes: 0-1-0
      Four-Balls: 2-1-1
      Singles: 0-2-0
      Overall: 2-4-1
      Points: 2.5

      Matt Fitzpatrick

      Age/Hometown: 29; Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
      FedExCup rank: 9th
      Official World Golf Ranking: 8th
      How he qualified: Fifth on World Points List

      RYDER CUP RECORD

      Appearances: 2 (2016, ’21)
      Matches: 5
      Foursomes: 0-3-0
      Four-Balls: 0-0-0
      Singles: 0-2-0
      Overall: 0-5-0
      Points: 0

      Robert MacIntyre

      Age/Hometown: 27; Oban, Scotland
      FedExCup rank: N/A (6th in DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai rankings)
      Official World Golf Ranking: 55th
      How he qualified: Third on European Points List

      RYDER CUP RECORD

      N/A – Rookie

      Justin Rose

      Age/Hometown: 43; Johannesburg, South Africa
      FedExCup rank: 34th
      Official World Golf Ranking: 36th
      How he qualified: Captain’s pick

      RYDER CUP RECORD

      Appearances: 5 (2008, ’12, ’14, ’16, ’18)
      Matches: 23
      Foursomes: 7-2-1
      Four-Balls: 4-4-0
      Singles: 2-2-1
      Overall: 13-8-2
      Points: 14

      Tommy Fleetwood

      Age/Hometown: 32, Southport, Merseyside, England
      FedExCup rank: 6th
      Official World Golf Ranking: 14th
      How he qualified: Captain’s pick

      RYDER CUP RECORD

      Appearances: 2 (2018, ’21)
      Matches: 8
      Foursomes: 2-0-0
      Four-Balls: 2-1-1
      Singles: 0-1-1
      Overall: 4-2-2
      Points: 5

      Shane Lowry

      Age/Hometown: 36; Clara, County Offaly, Ireland
      FedExCup rank: 78th
      Official World Golf Ranking: 34th
      How he qualified: Captain’s pick

      RYDER CUP RECORD

      Appearances: 1 (2021)
      Matches: 3
      Foursomes: 0-0-0
      Four-Balls: 1-1-0
      Singles: 0-1-0
      Overall: 1-2-0
      Points: 1

      Ludvig Aberg


      “If he wasn’t going to play this one he was going to play the next eight Ryder Cups, that’s how good I think he is.”

      Luke Donald


      Age/Hometown: 23; Eslov, Sweden
      FedExCup rank: 135th
      Official World Golf Ranking: 80th
      How he qualified: Captain’s pick

      RYDER CUP RECORD

      N/A – Rookie

      Sepp Straka

      Age/Hometown: 30; Vienna, Austria
      FedExCup rank: 14th
      Official World Golf Ranking: 22nd
      How he qualified: Captain’s pick

      RYDER CUP RECORD

      N/A – Rookie

      Nicolai Hojgaard

      Age/Hometown: 22; Billund, Denmark
      FedExCup rank: N/A (15th in DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai rankings)
      Official World Golf Ranking: 81st
      European Points List Rank: 25th
      World Points List Rank: 16th
      How he qualified: Captain’s pick

      RYDER CUP RECORD

      N/A – Rookie

      * Rankings as of Sept. 18, 2023

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