Meet the 12 players and captains representing Team USA at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Team USA.
After the conclusion of the 2023 BMW Championship the six automatic qualifiers for the U.S. team bound for Marco Simone Golf and Country Club and the 2023 Ryder Cup were confirmed. Following the Tour Championship, captain Zach Johnson announced his six captain’s picks that would join the team near Rome, Italy.
Of the 12 players on the roster, four will make their debut in the biennial event against the Europeans, who haven’t lost on home soil since 1993.
Get to know all 12 players and the captains who will represent the red, white and blue in the 44th playing of the Ryder Cup.
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Scottie Scheffler
Age: 27
World Ranking: 1
Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)
Ryder Cup record: 2-0-1
The World No. 1 earned the first spot on Team USA and will make his second Ryder Cup appearance after a 2-0-1 showing in 2021 that included a Sunday singles win against Jon Rahm, 4 and 3.
Last season was Scheffler’s coming out party as the Texan earned four wins, including his first major at the Masters, as well as four runner-up finishes and 11 top 10s. The 27-year-old has kept the party going this season with two more wins and an astounding 13 top-five finishes in 22 events.
Wyndham Clark
Age: 29
World Ranking: 10
Ryder Cup appearances: Debut
Clark officially clinched his spot five days after Scheffler thanks to an impressive season that included seven top-10 and 13 top-25 finishes on Tour with wins at the U.S. Open and Wells Fargo Championship. He previously represented the U.S. at the 2014 Palmer Cup where he earned one point out of four and lost to Jon Rahm, 4 and 3, in Saturday singles.
Patrick Cantlay
Age: 31
World Ranking: 5
Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)
Ryder Cup record: 3-0-1
Cantlay has been a menace while representing the red, white and blue, especially when paired with good friend Xander Schauffele. Each was 3-1-0 at the 2022 Presidents Cup, 2-1-0 when paired together. At the 2021 Ryder Cup, with both players making their debut, they were 2-0-0 in foursomes, and Cantlay rolled Shane Lowry, 4 and 2, in his singles debut to finish the week in Wisconsin 3-0-1, tied for the most points on the team.
Brian Harman
Age: 36
World Ranking: 9
Ryder Cup appearances: Debut
The reigning Champion Golfer of the Year has never represented the U.S. in the Ryder Cup, but he was a two-time member of Team USA at both the Walker Cup (2005, 2009) and Palmer Cup (2006, 2007) as an amateur. Harman has earned 12 top-25 and seven top-10 finishes on Tour this season, including three runner-up showings.
Max Homa
Age: 32
World Ranking: 7
Ryder Cup appearances: Debut
The fan-favorite was impressive in his Presidents Cup debut last fall (4-0-0) and Team USA will rely on Homa again in Italy. So far this season the 32-year-old has two wins and 11 top-10 finishes.
Xander Schauffele
Age: 29
World Ranking: 6
Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)
Ryder Cup record: 3-1-0
Schauffele hasn’t missed a cut in 21 starts this season on Tour and has 17 top-25 finishes, including ten in the top 10.
Brooks Koepka
Age: 32
World Ranking: 14
Ryder Cup appearances: 3 (2016, 2018, 2021)
Ryder Cup record: 6-5-1
Koepka won the PGA Championship and finished T-2 at the Masters and T-17 at the U.S. Open to earn an automatic spot on the squad. In five LIV starts since his PGA win, Koepka has finished T-12, 3, T-17, T-38 and T-38.
Jordan Spieth
Age: 30
World Ranking: 12
Ryder Cup appearances: 4 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021)
Ryder Cup record: 8-7-3
Spieth was a perfect 5-0-0 at the Presidents Cup last fall. Over 20 starts this season, Spieth has earned seven top-10 finishes, including a runner-up at the RBC Heritage.
Justin Thomas
Age: 30
World Ranking: 26
Ryder Cup appearances: 2 (2018, 2021)
Ryder Cup record: 6-2-1
Despite a down year that saw Thomas miss the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the 30-year-old earned a pick based on his team chemistry and impressive results in two previous appearances.
Collin Morikawa
Age: 26
World Ranking: 19
Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)
Ryder Cup record: 3-0-1
Morikawa was impressive in his Ryder Cup debut last go around and enters the event off a season that didn’t feature any wins but did include 10 top 25s and a pair of runners-up.
Rickie Fowler
Age: 34
World Ranking: 25
Ryder Cup appearances: 4 (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Ryder Cup record: 3-7-5
Fowler’s bounce-back year saw him finish runner-up at the Zozo before winning the Rocket Mortgage and earning eight top-10 finishes, including a T-5 at the U.S. Open.
Sam Burns
Age: 27
World Ranking: 21
Ryder Cup appearances: Debut
Burns went 0-3-2 in his Presidents Cup debut last fall but proved he’s not to be messed with in match play with his win at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in March.
Captain: Zach Johnson
Age: 47
Ryder Cup appearances: 5 (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Ryder Cup record: 8-7-2
Vice-captain: Stewart Cink
Age: 50
Ryder Cup appearances: 5 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Ryder Cup record: 5-7-7
Vice-captain: Fred Couples
Age: 63
Ryder Cup appearances: 5 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997)
Ryder Cup record: 7-9-4
Vice-captain: Jim Furyk
Age: 53
Ryder Cup appearances: 9 (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Ryder Cup record: 10-20-4
Vice-captain: Davis Love III
Age: 59
Ryder Cup appearances: 6 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004)
Ryder Cup record: 9-12-5
Vice-captain: Steve Stricker
Age: 56
Ryder Cup appearances: 3 (2008, 2010, 2012)
Ryder Cup record: 3-7-1
