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 |
