The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. Originally contested between Great Britain and the United States, the first official Ryder Cup took place in 1927. The representation of "Great Britain and Ireland" was extended to include continental Europe from 1979.
In all the following tables Europe includes Great Britain/Great Britain and Ireland up to 1977.
For details of individual players' complete Ryder Cup records see: List of European Ryder Cup golfers and List of American Ryder Cup golfers.
There have been a total of 1040 individual matches played in the 44 Ryder Cups. Of these the United States has won 501, Europe (including Great Britain/Great Britain and Ireland up to 1977) has won 396 with 143 matches halved. Thus the United States have scored a total of 572½ points to Europe's 467½.[1]
| Team | All Ryder Cups | 36 hole matches | 18 hole matches | |||||||||
| Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs | ||
 United States won | 501 | 251 | 145 | 105 | 94 | 61 | 33 | 407 | 190 | 112 | 105 | |
| won | 396 | 184 | 122 | 90 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 348 | 151 | 107 | 90 | |
| Halved | 143 | 71 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 129 | 61 | 26 | 42 | |
| United States points | 572½ | 286½ | 160 | 126 | 101 | 66 | 35 | 471½ | 220½ | 125 | 126 | |
| points | 467½ | 219½ | 137 | 111 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 412½ | 181½ | 120 | 111 | |
| Total | 1040 | 506 | 297 | 237 | 156 | 104 | 52 | 884 | 402 | 245 | 237 | |
36 holes matches were played up to 1959, 18 hole matches from 1961 onwards. Fourball matches were first played in 1963. The table includes three 18 hole single matches (in 1979, 1991 and 1993) which were not actually played because of injury but were declared as halved matches.
The following players have scored a hole-in-one.[2]
| Hole | Player | Match | Type | Year | |
| 16th at Muirfield | Foursomes | 1973 | |||
| 14th at The Belfry | Singles | 1993 | |||
| 6th at Oak Hill | Foursomes | 1995 | |||
| 11th at Oak Hill | Singles | 1995 | |||
| 14th at The K Club | Foursomes | 2006 |
| Hole | Player | Match | Type | Year | |
| 14th at The K Club | Singles | 2006 |
All victories by 7 or more holes for Europe and by 8 or more holes for the United States are listed.[3]
| Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year | |
| 10 & 8 | Singles | 1929 | |||
| 9 & 8 | Singles | 1933 | |||
| 9 & 7 | Singles | 1953 |
The largest victory in a foursomes match was a 7&5 win by Aubrey Boomer & Charles Whitcombe against Leo Diegel & Bill Mehlhorn in 1927.
| Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year | |
| 10 & 9 | Foursomes | 1931 | |||
| 10 & 9 | Foursomes | 1947 | |||
| 9 & 8 | Singles | 1929 | |||
| 9 & 8 | Foursomes | 1935 |
All victories by 5 or more holes for Europe and by 6 or more holes for the United States are listed.
| Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year | |
| 9 & 7 | Foursomes | 2023 | |||
| 7 & 5 | Foursomes | 1985 | |||
| 7 & 5 | Foursomes | 1993 | |||
| 6 & 5 | Foursomes | 1965 | |||
| 6 & 5 | Foursomes | 1979 | |||
| 6 & 5 | Fourball | 1981 | |||
| 6 & 5 | Fourball | 1989 | |||
| 6 & 5 | Fourball | 1993 | |||
| 6 & 5 | Foursomes | 1995 | |||
| 6 & 5 | Foursomes | 2010 |
The largest victory in a singles match has been a 5&4 win, achieved 9 times, firstly by Bernard Hunt against Jerry Barber in 1961.
| Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year | |
| 8 & 7 | Singles | 1989 | |||
| 8 & 7 | Singles | 1997 | |||
| 7 & 6 | Singles | 1969 | |||
| 7 & 6 | Singles | 1971 | |||
| 7 & 6 | Foursomes | 1979 | |||
| 7 & 6 | Foursomes | 1991 | |||
| 7 & 6 | Singles | 1997 | |||
| 7 & 6 | Foursomes | 2012 |
The largest victory in a fourball match has been a 7&5 win by Lee Trevino & Jerry Pate against Nick Faldo & Sam Torrance in 1981.
Pairings used 7 or more times for Europe and 5 or more times for the United States are listed.[4]
| Pairing | Number | Points | First Year | Last Year | Overall Record W–L–H | Foursomes Record W–L–H | Fourballs Record W–L–H | |
| 15 | 12 | 1987 | 1993 | 11–2–2 | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | ||
| 12 | 5.5 | 1959 | 1969 | 5–6–1 | 4–4–1 | 1–2–0 | ||
| 10 | 5.5 | 1973 | 1979 | 5–4–1 | 2–3–0 | 3–1–1 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 1987 | 1991 | 5–3–2 | 2–1–2 | 3–2–0 | ||
| 8 | 2.5 | 1963 | 1967 | 2–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 1–3–0 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 1999 | 2006 | 6–2–0 | 3–1–0 | 3–1–0 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 2014 | 2018 | 6–2–0 | 3–1–0 | 3–1–0 | ||
| 7 | 3.5 | 1963 | 1973 | 3–3–1 | 2–1–0 | 1–2–1 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 1973 | 1975 | 3–2–2 | 1–1–1 | 2–1–1 | ||
| 7 | 3.5 | 1993 | 1995 | 3–3–1 | 3–1–0 | 0–2–1 | ||
| 7 | 5.5 | 1991 | 2002 | 5–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 2–1–0 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2002 | 2008 | 4–1–2 | 2–0–1 | 2–1–1 |
| Pairing | Number | Points | First Year | Last Year | Overall Record W–L–H | Foursomes Record W–L–H | Fourballs Record W–L–H | |
| 9 | 4.5 | 2018 | 2023 | 4–4–1 | 2–3–0 | 2–1–1 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2014 | 2016 | 4–1–2 | 1–0–2 | 3–1–0 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 1979 | 1987 | 4–2–0 | 2–1–0 | 2–1–0 | ||
| 6 | 2.5 | 1987 | 1989 | 2–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 0–2–0 | ||
| 6 | 3.5 | 2002 | 2006 | 3–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 1–1–0 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 2010 | 2012 | 2–4–0 | 1–2–0 | 1–2–0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2012 | 2018 | 3–3–0 | 1–2–0 | 2–1–0 | ||
| 5 | 3.5 | 1963 | 1965 | 3–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 0–1–0 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1967 | 1971 | 5–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 1–0–0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2012 | 2014 | 4–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 2–0–0 |
The ages given are on the first day of the Ryder Cup. Generally the leading 5 in each category are given.[1]
| Age | Player | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Cup | |
| 9 January 1980 | 24 September 1999 | ||||
| 18 July 1957 | 15 September 1977 | ||||
| 12 March 1963 | 14 October 1983 | ||||
| 9 February 1949 | 18 September 1969 | ||||
| 9 January 1957 | 15 September 1977 |
| Age | Player | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Cup | |
| 22 May 1908 | 26 April 1929 | ||||
| 27 July 1993 | 26 September 2014 | ||||
| 30 December 1975 | 26 September 1997 | ||||
| 13 December 1988 | 1 October 2010 | ||||
| 22 May 1908 | 26 June 1931 |
| Age | Player | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Cup | |
| 28 March 1877 | 3 June 1927 | ||||
| 21 December 1924 | 20 September 1973 | ||||
| 31 March 1913 | 13 October 1961 | ||||
| 24 April 1973 | 24 September 2021 | ||||
| 16 September 1883 | 26 June 1931 |
| Age | Player | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Cup | |
| 4 September 1942 | 24 September 1993 | ||||
| 2 December 1953 | 17 September 2004 | ||||
| 4 September 1942 | 27 September 1991 | ||||
| 16 June 1970 | 28 September 2018 | ||||
| 14 June 1956 | 17 September 2004 |
| Age | Player | Birth | Death | |
| 2 July 1907 | 9 May 2003 | |||
| 14 May 1931 | Living | |||
| 9 October 1916 | 24 July 2009 | |||
| 1 November 1897 | 2 October 1989 | |||
| 27 March 1911 | 24 February 2003 |
Peter Mills is the only survivor from the 1957 and 1959 matches.
| Age | Player | Birth | Death | |
| 29 January 1923 | 19 January 2024 | |||
| 27 February 1902 | 13 May 1999 | |||
| 6 August 1922 | 14 May 2018 | |||
| 4 February 1912 | 26 September 2006 | |||
| 12 July 1908 | 17 March 2002 |
† denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of