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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