by Steve |
Last Updated: 4 October 2021 This list includes all players that have been selected for Ryder Cup duty to play against the United States (Team USA) for the following Teams:
- Great Britain 1927 to 1971
- Great Britain & Ireland 1973 to 1977
- Europe 1979 to 2018
Team Europe Ryder Cup Playing Records (Appearances, Matches & Points)
Includes all matches played from 1927 at Worcester Country Club, Worcester, Massachusetts to 2021 at Whistling Straits, Kohler, WI. USA
| Player | Ryder Cups | Matches | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Faldo | 11 | 46 | 25 |
| Lee Westwood | 11 | 47 | 24 |
| Bernard Langer | 10 | 42 | 24 |
| Sergio Garcia | 10 | 45 | 28.5 |
| Neil Coles | 8 | 40 | 15.5 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 8 | 37 | 22.5 |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | 10 | 36 | 13 |
| Tony Jacklin | 7 | 35 | 17 |
| Bernard Gallacher | 8 | 31 | 15.5 |
| Ian Woosnam | 8 | 31 | 16.5 |
| José María Olazábal | 7 | 31 | 20.5 |
| Peter Alliss | 8 | 30 | 12.5 |
| Bernard Hunt | 8 | 28 | 9 |
| Sam Torrance | 8 | 28 | 10 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 6 | 28 | 15.5 |
| Brian Barnes | 6 | 25 | 10.5 |
| Pádraig Harrington | 6 | 25 | 10.5 |
| Brian Huggett | 6 | 25 | 12 |
| Mark James | 7 | 24 | 8.5 |
| Rory McIlroy | 6 | 28 | 14 |
| Justin Rose | 5 | 23 | 14 |
| Ian Poulter | 7 | 25 | 16 |
| Darren Clarke | 5 | 20 | 11.5 |
| Henrik Stenson | 5 | 19 | 11 |
| Sandy Lyle | 5 | 18 | 8 |
| Dai Rees | 9 | 18 | 7.5 |
| Dave Thomas | 4 | 18 | 5.5 |
| Maurice Bembridge | 4 | 16 | 6.5 |
| Howard Clark | 6 | 15 | 7.5 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 4 | 15 | 5.5 |
| Graeme McDowell | 4 | 15 | 9 |
| Harry Weetman | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| George Will | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Peter Butler | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| Martin Kaymer | 4 | 14 | 6.5 |
| Ken Brown | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| Paul Casey | 5 | 16 | 6.5 |
| José María Cañizares | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Eamonn Darcy | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Francesco Molinari | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Jesper Parnevik | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Costantino Rocca | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Peter Townsend | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Ken Bousfield | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Thomas Bjørn | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Paul McGinley | 3 | 9 | 4.5 |
| Manuel Piñero | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Paul Way | 2 | 9 | 6.5 |
| Charles Whitcombe | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Eric Brown | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Fred Daly | 4 | 8 | 3.5 |
| Max Faulkner | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Tommy Horton | 2 | 8 | 1.5 |
| Paul Lawrie | 2 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Arthur Lees | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Jimmy Adams | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Gordon Brand Jnr | 2 | 7 | 2.5 |
| David Gilford | 2 | 7 | 3.5 |
| Robert Karlsson | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Des Smyth | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Percy Alliss | 4 | 6 | 3.5 |
| Archie Compston | 3 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Henry Cotton | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Tom Haliburton | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Arthur Havers | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Abe Mitchell | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Alf Padgham | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Fred Robson | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Charlie Ward | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Ernest Whitcombe | 3 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Harry Bannerman | 1 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Harry Bradshaw | 3 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Dick Burton | 3 | 5 | 2.5 |
| George Duncan | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Antonio Garrido | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Peter Hanson | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| David Howell | 2 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Per-Ulrik Johansson | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Sam King | 3 | 5 | 1.5 |
| John Panton | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Thomas Pieters | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Lionel Platts | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| José Rivero | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Peter Baker | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Aubrey Boomer | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill Davies | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Jamie Donaldson | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Ross Fisher | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Ignacio Garrido | 1 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Malcolm Gregson | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Christy O'Connor Jnr | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| John O'Leary | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Alf Perry | 3 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Steven Richardson | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Brian Waites | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Hugh Boyle | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 1 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Bill Cox | 2 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Peter Dawson | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Victor Dubuisson | 1 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Syd Easterbrook | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Niclas Fasth | 1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| David Feherty | 1 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Søren Hansen | 1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 2 | 7 | 2.5 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Geoffrey Hunt | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Hunt | 1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Arthur Lacey | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Barry Lane | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Thomas Levet | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Edoardo Molinari | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Alex Norén | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Ronan Rafferty | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jon Rahm | 2 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Danny Willett | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Norman Wood | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Broadhurst | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Busson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Pierre Fulke | 1 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Stephen Gallacher | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joakim Haeggman | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| John Jacobs | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Herbert Jolly | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Thorbjørn Olesen | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Eddie Polland | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Phillip Price | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Ray | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Syd Scott | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Sullivan | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Philip Walton | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Oliver Wilson | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Wood | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon J. Brand | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Caygill | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Clive Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Coltart | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Norman Drew | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| John Fallon | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| John Garner | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Hodson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Jarman | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael King | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Mills | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Moffitt | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarmo Sandelin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean van de Velde | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Reg Whitcombe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Laurie Ayton Jnr | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stewart Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Dailey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gadd | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Green | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hargreaves | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Horne | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Lowry | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Viktor Hovland | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Steve King, the founder of Fore King Golf, started playing golf at the tender age of 29, after years spent playing many other sports and getting dodgy knees.
Although late to the game, Steve soon fell in love with the sport and found himself, like many others, addicted to the pursuit of improvement and playing better.
He is currently a member of The Kendleshire Golf Club & Hercules Golf Society, as well as running several competitions for Fore King Golf