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

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

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

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