The 2025 Ryder Cup will be held at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, from Sept. 26-28.
Six members of Team Europe have automatically qualified: Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Højgaard, and Tyrrell Hatton.
Captain Luke Donald will announce his six captain’s picks on Sept. 1.
The 2025 Ryder Cup is less than a month away, with some of the biggest names in golf set to grace the links at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York in late September.
Team Europe will be aiming to defend its title after a 16.5-11.5 victory last year in Italy. That victory extended a pronounced run of European dominance at the Ryder Cup, with Team Europe claiming 10 of the past 14 tournament titles.
While Team Europe will have six players automatically qualify via the season-long Ryder Cup points standings, team captain Luke Donald has a difficult decision to finalize in the coming days. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy – who was Team Europe’s top point scorer in the 2024 edition of this event – will unsurprisingly be called on to lead the way, but the Masters champion cannot win the biggest team event in men’s golf on his own.
Here’s what to know about the Team Europe roster at the 2025 Ryder Cup:
Who is on Team Europe for 2025 Ryder Cup?
Six players qualify automatically for Team Europe’s 2025 Ryder Cup roster, all based on the Ryder Cup points standings. Those figures pull from the results of PGA Tour and PGA European Tour events throughout the season.
Team Europe captain Luke Donald will select six players of his choosing, but these are the six that are locked in for the squad that will take on the United States at Bethpage Black in late September:
Rory McIlroy
Robert MacIntyre
Tommy Fleetwood
Justin Rose
Rasmus Højgaard
Tyrrell Hatton
Ryder Cup Team Europe: Who will Luke Donald pick?
Team Europe captain Luke Donald will have to select six players to fill out his 12-man roster for the 2025 Ryder Cup. Donald is scheduled to announce his picks at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 1, live on the Golf Channel or on Fubo (which is offering a free trial for new subscribers).
Watch 2025 Ryder Cup Team Europe roster announcement on Fubo (free trial)
While half of Donald’s team is set in stone based on performance in 2025, the Team Europe captain can pick any player he’d like to fill out the other half of the roster. That said, given the Ryder Cup’s prestige and level of difficulty, he’s expected to look mostly toward the top performers available to take on the United States.
Here’s a list of the top 10 players in the current Ryder Cup points rankings who didn’t qualify directly for the squad:
Shane Lowry
Sepp Straka
Ludvig Åberg
Viktor Hovland
Matt Fitzpatrick
Matt Wallace
Thomas Detry
Marco Penge
Aaron Rai
Jordan Smith
How to watch Ryder Cup 2025: Time, TV channel, streaming
The 2025 Ryder Cup will be carried on the NBC family of networks, but a full TV schedule has not yet been confirmed. Here’s what we know about where the tournament will be broadcast:
Date: Friday, Sept. 26 to Sunday, Sept. 28
Location: Black Course, Bethpage State Park (Farmingdale, New York)
TV: NBC, Golf Channel and USA Network
Steam: Peacock, Fubo (free trial to new subscribers)
Watch the 2025 Ryder Cup on Fubo (free trial)
