List of American Ryder Cup golfers

This is a list of all the 188 American golfers who have played in the Ryder Cup through 2018. Phil Mickelson holds the record with 12 appearances.

Players

PlayerEditions
Tommy Aaron1969, 1973
Skip Alexander1949, 1951
Paul Azinger1989, 1991, 1993, 2002
Jerry Barber1955, 1961
Miller Barber1969, 1971
Herman Barron1947
Andy Bean1979, 1987
Frank Beard1969, 1971
Chip Beck1989, 1991, 1993
Homero Blancas1973
Tommy Bolt1955, 1957
Julius Boros1959, 1963, 1965, 1967
Keegan Bradley2012, 2014
Gay Brewer1967, 1973
Billy Burke1931, 1933
Jack Burke, Jr.1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959^
Walter Burkemo1953
Mark Calcavecchia1987, 1989, 1991, 2002
Chad Campbell2004, 2006, 2008
Billy Casper1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975
Stewart Cink2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
Bill Collins1961
Charles Coody1971
John Cook1993
Fred Couples1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
Wiffy Cox1931
Ben Crenshaw1981, 1983, 1987, 1995
Ben Curtis2008
Bryson DeChambeau2018
Jimmy Demaret1947, 1949, 1951
Gardner Dickinson1967, 1971
Leo Diegel1927, 1929, 1931, 1933
Chris DiMarco2004, 2006
Dave Douglas1953
Dale Douglass1969
Ed Dudley1929, 1933, 1937
Jason Dufner2012
Olin Dutra1933, 1935
David Duval1999, 2002
Lee Elder1979
Al Espinosa1927^, 1929, 1931
Johnny Farrell1927, 1929, 1931
Brad Faxon1995, 1997
Tony Finau2018
Dow Finsterwald1957, 1959, 1961, 1963
Raymond Floyd1969, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1993
Doug Ford1955, 1957, 1959, 1961
Rickie Fowler2010, 2014, 2016, 2018
Fred Funk2004
Ed Furgol1957
Marty Furgol1955
Jim Furyk1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Jim Gallagher, Jr.1993
Al Geiberger1967, 1975
Bob Gilder1983
Bob Goalby1963
Johnny Golden1927, 1929
Lou Graham1973, 1975, 1977
Hubert Green1977, 1979, 1985
Ken Green1989
Ralph Guldahl1937
Fred Haas1953
Jay Haas1983, 1995, 2004
Walter Hagen1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935
Bob Hamilton1949
Chick Harbert1949, 1955
Chandler Harper1955
E. J. Harrison1947, 1949, 1951^
Fred Hawkins1957
Mark Hayes1979
Clayton Heafner1949, 1951
Jay Hebert1959, 1961
Lionel Hebert1957
J. J. Henry2006
Dave Hill1969, 1973, 1977
Scott Hoch1997, 2002
Ben Hogan1947, 1951
J. B. Holmes2008, 2016
Hale Irwin1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1991
Tommy Jacobs1965
Peter Jacobsen1985, 1995
Don January1965, 1977
Lee Janzen1993, 1997
Dustin Johnson2010, 2012, 2016, 2018
Zach Johnson2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Herman Keiser1947
Anthony Kim2008
Tom Kite1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993
Brooks Koepka2016, 2018
Ted Kroll1953, 1955, 1957
Matt Kuchar2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Ky Laffoon1935
Tom Lehman1995, 1997, 1999
Tony Lema1963, 1965
Justin Leonard1997, 1999, 2008
Wayne Levi1991
Bruce Lietzke1981
Gene Littler1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1975
Davis Love III1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004
Jeff Maggert1995, 1997, 1999
John Mahaffey1979
Hunter Mahan2008, 2010, 2014
Tony Manero1937
Lloyd Mangrum1947, 1949, 1951, 1953
Dave Marr1965
Billy Maxwell1963
Dick Mayer1957
Mark McCumber1989
Jerry McGee1977
Bill Mehlhorn1927
Phil Mickelson1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
Cary Middlecoff1953, 1955, 1959
Johnny Miller1975, 1981
Larry Mize1987
Ryan Moore2016
Gil Morgan1979, 1983
Bob Murphy1975
Byron Nelson1937, 1947
Larry Nelson1979, 1981, 1987
Bobby Nichols1967
Jack Nicklaus1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981
Andy North1985
Mark O'Meara1985, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999
Ed Oliver1947, 1951, 1953
Jeff Overton2010
Arnold Palmer1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973
Johnny Palmer1949
Sam Parks, Jr.1935
Jerry Pate1981
Steve Pate1991, 1999
Corey Pavin1991, 1993, 1995
Calvin Peete1983, 1985
Kenny Perry2004, 2008
Henry Picard1935, 1937
Dan Pohl1987
Johnny Pott1963, 1965^, 1967
Dave Ragan1963
Henry Ransom1951
Patrick Reed2014, 2016, 2018
Johnny Revolta1935, 1937
Chris Riley2004
Loren Roberts1995
Chi-Chi Rodríguez1973
Bill Rogers1981
Bob Rosburg1959
Mason Rudolph1971
Paul Runyan1933, 1935
Doug Sanders1967
Gene Sarazen1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937
Denny Shute1931, 1933, 1937
Dan Sikes1969
Scott Simpson1987
Webb Simpson2012, 2014, 2018
Horton Smith1929, 1931^, 1933, 1935, 1937^
J. C. Snead1971, 1973, 1975
Sam Snead1937, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959
Brandt Snedeker2012, 2016
Ed Sneed1977
Mike Souchak1959, 1961
Jordan Spieth2014, 2016, 2018
Craig Stadler1983, 1985
Payne Stewart1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1999
Ken Still1969
Dave Stockton1971, 1977
Curtis Strange1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995
Steve Stricker2008, 2010, 2012
Hal Sutton1985, 1987, 1999, 2002
Vaughn Taylor2006
Justin Thomas2018
David Toms2002, 2004, 2006
Lee Trevino1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1981
Jim Turnesa1953
Joe Turnesa1927, 1929
Ken Venturi1965
Scott Verplank2002, 2006
Lanny Wadkins1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993
Jimmy Walker2014, 2016
Art Wall1957, 1959, 1961
Al Watrous1927, 1929
Bubba Watson2010, 2012, 2014, 2018
Tom Watson1977, 1979+, 1981, 1983, 1989
Boo Weekley2008
Tom Weiskopf1973, 1975
Brett Wetterich2006
Craig Wood1931, 1933, 1935
Tiger Woods1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018
Lew Worsham1947
Fuzzy Zoeller1979, 1983, 1985

^ In the final team but did not play in any matches.

+ Selected or qualified for the team but withdrew and was replaced. Tom Watson left the day before play began to be at the birth of his first child and was replaced by Mark Hayes.

Playing record

Source: [1]

O = Overall, S = Singles matches, Fs = Foursome matches, Fb = Fourball matches
W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved

PlayerFirst
year
Last
year
Ryder
Cups
MatchesPointsWinning
percentage
O
W
O
L
O
H
S
W
S
L
S
H
Fs
W
Fs
L
Fs
H
Fb
W
Fb
L
Fb
H
Tommy Aaron19691973261.525.00%141020110011
Skip Alexander1949195122150.00%110100010000
Paul Azinger198920024166.540.63%583202230151
Jerry Barber1955196125120.00%140030110000
Miller Barber1969197127228.57%142110030002
Herman Barron19471947111100.00%100000100000
Andy Bean1979198726466.67%420200010210
Frank Beard19691971283.543.75%233011021201
Chip Beck19891993396.572.22%621300111210
Homero Blancas19731973142.562.50%211110000101
Tommy Bolt1955195724375.00%310110200000
Julius Boros195919674161168.75%934321502111
Keegan Bradley2012201427457.14%430020210200
Gay Brewer19671973295.561.11%531211010310
Billy Burke19311933233100.00%300100200000
Jack Burke, Jr.1951195958787.50%710310400000
Walter Burkemo195319531100.00%010000010000
Mark Calcavecchia198720024146.546.43%671121410140
Chad Campbell2004200839444.44%342210112020
Billy Casper1961197583723.563.51%20107622852633
Stewart Cink200220105198.544.74%577131341105
Bill Collins1961196113133.33%120010110000
Charles Coody19711971130.516.67%021010010001
John Cook1993199312150.00%110010000100
Fred Couples19891997520945.00%794212150432
Wiffy Cox19311931122100.00%200100100000
Ben Crenshaw198119954123.529.17%381220120041
Ben Curtis20082008131.550.00%111100000011
Bryson DeChambeau201820181300.00%030010020000
Jimmy Demaret19471951366100.00%600300300000
Gardner Dickinson19671971210990.00%910210400300
Leo Diegel1927193346350.00%330210120000
Chris DiMarco2004200628337.50%242110111021
Dave Douglas19531953121.575.00%101001100000
Dale Douglass196919691200.00%020010000010
Ed Dudley1929193734375.00%310100210000
Jason Dufner2012201214375.00%310100200010
Olin Dutra1933193524125.00%130110020000
David Duval1999200227342.86%232101010121
Lee Elder1979197914125.00%130010010110
Al Espinosa19271931342.562.50%211101110000
Johnny Farrell19271931363.558.33%321120201000
Brad Faxon1995199726233.33%240020000220
Tony Finau2018201813266.67%210100000110
Dow Finsterwald195719634139.573.08%931330401200
Raymond Floyd1969199383113.543.55%12163440480443
Doug Ford19551961494.550.00%441221220000
Rickie Fowler201020184155.536.67%375121132122
Fred Funk200420041300.00%030010020000
Ed Furgol195719571100.00%010010000000
Marty Furgol195519551100.00%010010000000
Jim Furyk199720149341235.29%10204441482281
Jim Gallagher, Jr.1993199313266.67%210100000110
Al Geiberger19671975296.572.22%513201210102
Bob Gilder1983198314250.00%220100020100
Bob Goalby19631963153.570.00%311200100011
Johnny Golden19271929233100.00%300100200000
Lou Graham19731977395.561.11%531110121300
Hubert Green1977198537457.14%430300010120
Ken Green1989198914250.00%220010200010
Ralph Guldahl19371937122100.00%200100100000
Fred Haas195319531100.00%010010000000
Jay Haas19832004312541.67%462030230202
Walter Hagen19271935597.583.33%711310401000
Bob Hamilton194919491200.00%020010010000
Chick Harbert19491955222100.00%200200000000
Chandler Harper195519551100.00%010000010000
E. J. Harrison1947195133266.67%210200010000
Fred Hawkins1957195712150.00%110100010000
Mark Hayes1979197913133.33%120100010010
Clayton Heafner19491951243.587.50%301101200000
Jay Hebert19591961242.562.50%211011200000
Lionel Hebert195719571100.00%010010000000
J. J. Henry20062006131.550.00%003001000002
Dave Hill1969197739666.67%630300120210
Scott Hoch1997200227342.86%232011210011
Ben Hogan19471951233100.00%300100200000
J. B. Holmes20082016263.558.33%321110000211
Hale Irwin197519915201470.00%1352312610430
Tommy Jacobs1965196514375.00%310110000200
Peter Jacobsen1985199526233.33%240020200020
Don January1965197727342.86%232011021200
Lee Janzen1993199725240.00%230110110010
Dustin Johnson20102018416743.75%790310130350
Zach Johnson20062016517952.94%872311451110
Herman Keiser194719471100.00%010010000000
Anthony Kim20082008142.562.50%211100011100
Tom Kite197919937281760.71%1594502751341
Brooks Koepka20162018284.556.25%431101110220
Ted Kroll1953195734375.00%310010300000
Matt Kuchar20102016415746.67%672130220322
Ky Laffoon193519351100.00%010000010000
Tom Lehman19951999310660.00%532300121111
Tony Lema19631965211981.82%812301301210
Justin Leonard19972008312541.67%246012122112
Wayne Levi199119911200.00%020010000010
Bruce Lietzke19811981130.516.67%021001010010
Gene Littler196119757271866.67%1458523431504
Davis Love III1993200462611.544.23%9125312351362
Mark McCumber1989198913266.67%210100000110
Jerry McGee1977197712150.00%110010100000
Jeff Maggert19951999311654.55%650120420110
John Mahaffey1979197913133.33%120100010010
Hunter Mahan20082014312650.00%444012231201
Tony Manero1937193712150.00%110010100000
Lloyd Mangrum1947195348675.00%620310310000
Dave Marr1965196516466.67%420200110110
Billy Maxwell19631963144100.00%400100100200
Dick Mayer19571957121.575.00%101001100000
Bill Mehlhorn1927192712150.00%110100010000
Phil Mickelson19952018124721.545.74%18227561584882
Cary Middlecoff19531959362.541.67%231120111000
Johnny Miller1975198126350.00%222020200002
Larry Mize1987198714250.00%112001011100
Ryan Moore2016201613266.67%210100000110
Gil Morgan19791983262.541.67%123011101011
Bob Murphy19751975142.562.50%211200010001
Byron Nelson1937194724375.00%310110200000
Larry Nelson197919873139.573.08%931201420310
Bobby Nichols19671967154.590.00%401101200100
Jack Nicklaus1969198162818.566.07%1783442810531
Andy North198519851300.00%030010000020
Ed Oliver1947195335360.00%320110210000
Mark O'Meara198519995144.532.14%491140130221
Jeff Overton2010201014250.00%220100010110
Arnold Palmer196119736322371.88%2282632930720
Johnny Palmer194919491200.00%020010010000
Sam Parks, Jr.19351935110.550.00%001001000000
Jerry Pate1981198114250.00%220010100110
Steve Pate19911999252.550.00%221101100020
Corey Pavin19911995313861.54%850210220420
Calvin Peete19831985274.564.29%421200210011
Kenny Perry20042008262.541.67%231110111010
Henry Picard1935193724375.00%310200110000
Dan Pohl1987198713133.33%120010100010
Johnny Pott1963196737571.43%520110210200
Dave Ragan19631963142.562.50%211100100011
Henry Ransom195119511100.00%010000010000
Patrick Reed20142018312866.67%732300102330
Johnny Revolta1935193723266.67%210100110000
Chris Riley20042004131.550.00%111010000101
Loren Roberts1995199514375.00%310010100200
Chi-Chi Rodríguez19731973120.525.00%011000011000
Bill Rogers19811981141.537.50%121001110010
Bob Rosburg19591959122100.00%200100100000
Mason Rudolph19711971131.550.00%111010001100
Paul Runyan1933193524250.00%220110110000
Doug Sanders1967196715240.00%230020010200
Gene Sarazen192719376128.570.83%723411312000
Denny Shute1931193736350.00%222111111000
Dan Sikes1969196913266.67%210100100010
Scott Simpson1987198712150.00%110100000010
Webb Simpson20122018394.550.00%441111120210
Horton Smith19291937543.587.50%301201100000
J. C. Snead19711975311981.82%920310210400
Sam Snead1937195971310.580.77%1021610411000
Brandt Snedeker2012201626466.67%420110210100
Ed Sneed19771977121.575.00%101000001100
Mike Souchak1959196126583.33%510300210000
Jordan Spieth20142018314857.14%752030212510
Craig Stadler1983198528562.50%422200120102
Payne Stewart19871999519947.37%892230451211
Ken Still1969196913133.33%120010010100
Dave Stockton19711977253.570.00%311101110100
Curtis Strange19831995520735.00%6122230441051
Steve Stricker200820123113.531.82%371120120131
Hal Sutton19852002416956.25%754121511122
Vaughn Taylor20062006120.525.00%011010001000
Justin Thomas2018201815480.00%410100110200
David Toms20022006312541.67%462120212130
Lee Trevino196919816302066.67%1776622532622
Jim Turnesa19531953111100.00%100100000000
Joe Turnesa19271929241.537.50%121020101000
Ken Venturi1965196514125.00%130010020100
Scott Verplank2002200625480.00%410200110100
Lanny Wadkins1977199383421.563.24%20113422960731
Jimmy Walker20142016283.543.75%233110121002
Art Wall1957196136466.67%420200220000
Al Watrous1927192923266.67%210110100000
Bubba Watson20102018414428.57%4100040130330
Tom Watson1977198941510.570.00%1041220411410
Boo Weekley20082008132.583.33%201100000101
Tom Weiskopf197319752107.575.00%721201310210
Brett Wetterich200620061200.00%020010000010
Craig Wood1931193534125.00%130120010000
Tiger Woods1997201883714.539.19%132134224915100
Lew Worsham19471947122100.00%200100100000
Fuzzy Zoeller197919853101.515.00%181021020140

In this table the appearances includes players who were in the final team but were not selected for any matches. It does not include those who were initially selected or who qualified but were later replaced. Thus Tom Watson (1979) is excluded.

Record American Ryder Cup point winners

Rank Name Record
(W–L–H)
Points Winning
percentage
1 Billy Casper 20–10–7 23.5 63.51%
2 Arnold Palmer 22–8–2 23 71.88%
3 Phil Mickelson 18–22–7 21.5 45.74%
Lanny Wadkins 20–11–3 21.5 63.24%
5 Lee Trevino 17–7–6 20 66.67%
6 Jack Nicklaus 17–8–3 18.5 66.07%
7 Gene Littler 14–5–8 18 66.67%
8 Tom Kite 15–9–4 17 60.71%
9 Tiger Woods 13–21–3 14.5 39.19%
10 Hale Irwin 13–5–2 14 70.00%

Family relationships

The following American Ryder Cup players are or have been related:[2]

See also

References

  1. "2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. "PGA Media Guide 2012" (PDF). P.G.A. p. 74. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  3. Potter, Jerry (July 27, 2004). "Haas family business booming". USA Today. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  4. "Marr, Dave". Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  5. "Player profile - Jerry Pate". PGA. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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