List of European Ryder Cup golfers
This is a complete list of golfers who have played against the United States in the Ryder Cup for the following teams:
156 golfers have been in the final teams. In addition the list below includes Miguel Ángel Martín who qualified for the European 1997 Ryder Cup team but withdrew due to injury. Seven of the golfers in the final teams were never chosen to play in any matches so that only 149 of these golfers have actually played in the Ryder Cup.
Players
Playing record
Source:O = Overall, S = Singles matches, Fs = Foursome matches, Fb = Fourball matches
W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved
| Player | First year | Last year | Ryder Cups | Matches | Points | Winning 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 | |
 | Jimmy Adams | 1947 | 1953 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | Percy Alliss | 1929 | 1937 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Alliss | 1953 | 1969 | 8 | 30 | 12.5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Laurie Ayton Jnr | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Baker | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 | Seve Ballesteros | 1979 | 1995 | 8 | 37 | 22.5 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
| Harry Bannerman | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brian Barnes | 1969 | 1979 | 6 | 25 | 10.5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Maurice Bembridge | 1969 | 1975 | 4 | 16 | 6.5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 | Thomas Bjørn | 1997 | 2014 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
 | Aubrey Boomer | 1927 | 1929 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Bousfield | 1949 | 1961 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | Hugh Boyle | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Bradshaw | 1953 | 1957 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordon J. Brand | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordon Brand Jnr | 1987 | 1989 | 2 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Broadhurst | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Brown | 1953 | 1959 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Brown | 1977 | 1987 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Stewart Burns | 1929 | 1929 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dick Burton | 1935 | 1949 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Busson | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Butler | 1965 | 1973 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Rafael Cabrera-Bello | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| José Maria Cañizares | 1981 | 1989 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Paul Casey | 2004 | 2018 | 4 | 12 | 6.5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Alex Caygill | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clive Clark | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Howard Clark | 1977 | 1995 | 6 | 15 | 7.5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
 | Darren Clarke | 1997 | 2006 | 5 | 20 | 11.5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Neil Coles | 1961 | 1977 | 8 | 40 | 15.5 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Andrew Coltart | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Archie Compston | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Cotton | 1929 | 1947 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Cox | 1935 | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allan Dailey | 1933 | 1933 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Daly | 1947 | 1953 | 4 | 8 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eamonn Darcy | 1975 | 1987 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Bill Davies | 1931 | 1933 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Dawson | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Luke Donald | 2004 | 2012 | 4 | 15 | 10.5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
 | Jamie Donaldson | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Norman Drew | 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | Victor Dubuisson | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Duncan | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syd Easterbrook | 1931 | 1933 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Faldo | 1977 | 1997 | 11 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |
| John Fallon | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | Niclas Fasth | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Max Faulkner | 1947 | 1957 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Feherty | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ross Fisher | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pierre Fulke | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Gadd | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bernard Gallacher | 1969 | 1983 | 8 | 31 | 15.5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| Stephen Gallacher | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sergio García | 1999 | 2018 | 9 | 41 | 25.5 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| John Garner | 1971 | 1973 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
 | Antonio Garrido | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ignacio Garrido | 1997 | 1997 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| David Gilford | 1991 | 1995 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eric Green | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Gregson | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joakim Haeggman | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Haliburton | 1961 | 1963 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Søren Hansen | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peter Hanson | 2010 | 2012 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Hargreaves | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pádraig Harrington | 1999 | 2010 | 6 | 25 | 10.5 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arthur Havers | 1927 | 1933 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | Bert Hodson | 1931 | 1931 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reg Horne | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Horton | 1975 | 1977 | 2 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| David Howell | 2004 | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Huggett | 1963 | 1975 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Bernard Hunt | 1953 | 1969 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Geoffrey Hunt | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Guy Hunt | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tony Jacklin | 1967 | 1979 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| John Jacobs | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark James | 1977 | 1995 | 7 | 24 | 8.5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ted Jarman | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1999 | 2010 | 4 | 15 | 5.5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 1995 | 1997 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Herbert Jolly | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Karlsson | 2006 | 2008 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
 | Martin Kaymer | 2010 | 2016 | 4 | 14 | 6.5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Michael King | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam King | 1937 | 1949 | 3 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arthur Lacey | 1933 | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Lane | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bernhard Langer | 1981 | 2002 | 10 | 42 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| Paul Lawrie | 1999 | 2012 | 2 | 8 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Arthur Lees | 1947 | 1955 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Levet | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sandy Lyle | 1979 | 1987 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Graeme McDowell | 2008 | 2014 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Paul McGinley | 2002 | 2006 | 3 | 9 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rory McIlroy | 2010 | 2018 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Jimmy Martin | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Mills | 1957 | 1959 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abe Mitchell | 1929 | 1933 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Moffitt | 1961 | 1961 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | Edoardo Molinari | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Francesco Molinari | 2010 | 2018 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Colin Montgomerie | 1991 | 2006 | 8 | 36 | 23.5 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| Alex Norén | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | 1955 | 1973 | 10 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Christy O'Connor Jnr | 1975 | 1989 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| José María Olazábal | 1987 | 2006 | 7 | 31 | 20.5 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |
| John O'Leary | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 1971 | 1981 | 6 | 28 | 15.5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Alf Padgham | 1933 | 1937 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Panton | 1951 | 1961 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesper Parnevik | 1997 | 2002 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Alf Perry | 1933 | 1937 | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Pieters | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manuel Piñero | 1981 | 1985 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lionel Platts | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Eddie Polland | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ian Poulter | 2004 | 2018 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| Phillip Price | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronan Rafferty | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | Jon Rahm | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ted Ray | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dai Rees | 1937 | 1961 | 9 | 18 | 7.5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steven Richardson | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| José Rivero | 1985 | 1987 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Robson | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Costantino Rocca | 1993 | 1997 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Justin Rose | 2008 | 2018 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jarmo Sandelin | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syd Scott | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Des Smyth | 1979 | 1981 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Henrik Stenson | 2006 | 2018 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Andy Sullivan | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Thomas | 1959 | 1967 | 4 | 18 | 5.5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Sam Torrance | 1981 | 1995 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| Peter Townsend | 1969 | 1971 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jean van de Velde | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Waites | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Philip Walton | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Ward | 1947 | 1951 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Way | 1983 | 1985 | 2 | 9 | 6.5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harry Weetman | 1951 | 1963 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lee Westwood | 1997 | 2016 | 10 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| Charles Whitcombe | 1927 | 1937 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernest Whitcombe | 1929 | 1935 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reg Whitcombe | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Will | 1963 | 1967 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Danny Willett | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Oliver Wilson | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Wood | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Wood | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ian Woosnam | 1983 | 1997 | 8 | 31 | 16.5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
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 Mitchell, Jolly, Olazábal and Martín are excluded.
Record European point winners
| Rank | Name | Record | Points | Winning percentage |
| 1 | Sergio García | 22–12–7 | 25.5 | 62.20% |
| 2 | Nick Faldo | 23–19–4 | 25 | 54.35% |
| 3 |  Bernhard Langer | 21–15–6 | 24 | 57.14% |
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie | 20–9–7 | 23.5 | 65.28% |
| 5 | Lee Westwood | 20–18–6 | 23 | 52.27% |
| 6 | Seve Ballasteros | 20–12–5 | 22.5 | 60.81% |
| 7 | José María Olazábal | 18–8–5 | 20.5 | 66.13% |
| 8 | Tony Jacklin | 13–14–8 | 17 | 48.57% |
| 9 | Ian Woosnam | 14–12–5 | 16.5 | 53.23% |
| 10 | Peter Oosterhuis | 14–11–3 | 15.5 | 55.36% |
| Bernard Gallacher | 13–13–5 | 15.5 | 50.00% | |
| Neil Coles | 12–21–7 | 15.5 | 38.75% |
European country records
| Country | Appearances | Events | Players | Year range | Most capped player |
| 74 | 20 | 28 | 1979–2018 | Lee Westwood | |
| 40 | 20 | 11 | 1979–2018 | ||
| 35 | 16 | 10 | 1979–2014 | Colin Montgomerie | |
| 19 | 12 | 10 | 1993–2018 | ||
| 16 | 13 | 5 | 1989–2018 | Rory McIlroy | |
| 15 | 11 | 6 | 1979–2010 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 2 | 1981–2016 | ||
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 1983–2014 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 1993–2018 | Francesco Molinari | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 1997–2018 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1999–2014 | Thomas Levet Victor Dubuisson | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2012–2016 | Thomas Pieters |
This table excludes José María Olazábal and Miguel Ángel Martín who withdrew due to injury and were replaced in the team. Martín never played in a Ryder Cup team. Faldo played in 11 Ryder Cups but made his debut in 1977 for Great Britain and Ireland.
In the 20 contests from 1979 to 2018 there have been 150 appearances by players from Great Britain and Ireland and 90 by those from Continental Europe.
Family relationships
The following European Ryder Cup players are or have been related:- Peter Alliss is the son of Percy Alliss.
- Ignacio Garrido is the son of Antonio Garrido.
- Ernest Whitcombe, Charles Whitcombe and Reg Whitcombe were brothers. All three played together in the 1935 Ryder Cup.
- Bernard Hunt and Geoffrey Hunt were brothers. They played together in the 1963 Ryder Cup.
- Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari are brothers. They played together in the 2010 Ryder Cup.
- Christy O'Connor Snr was the uncle of Christy O'Connor Jnr.
- Bernard Gallacher is the uncle of Stephen Gallacher.
- Brian Barnes is the son-in-law of Max Faulkner. Barnes was married to Faulkner's daughter Hilary.
- Lee Westwood was the brother-in-law of Andrew Coltart. Westwood was married to Coltart's sister Laurae. They played together in the 1999 Ryder Cup.
- Per-Ulrik Johansson is the brother-in-law of Jesper Parnevik. Johansson is married to Parnevik's sister Jill. They played together in the 1997 Ryder Cup, although Per-Ulrik Johansson did not marry Jill Parnevik until 2002.