🇺🇸 October 17, 2026 🇪🇺
OVERVIEW
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The Ryder Cup is a one-day, 27-hole match play event featuring 18 players from “Europe” vs 18 players from the “United States”.
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The captains do play and are part of the 18-player roster:
USA: Sean Cullen
Europe: Nick Zartarian
TEAM SELECTION
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Each team earns 8 Automatic Qualification spots (Top 4 players per tier), based on individual point totals across all 6 events:
Team USA: Eligible players must have previously played for Team USA
Team Europe: Eligible players must have previously played for Team Europe
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There are 6 Automatic Qualification spots (Top 3 per tier) based on individual point totals across all 6 events, with players then drafted to Team USA or Europe by the captains. The captain with the most points receives the first pick.
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Each team receives 6 Captain’s Picks, selected after the final event. Picks are open to new 2026 players and all previous USA/EUR players.
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Players qualify based on individual point totals across all 6 events, earned through match results:
Scrambles Win +20 | Tie +10
Singles Win +40 | Tie +20
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- Head-to-Head
- Most Wins
- Win %
- Last Event (Sept 26)
- Captain’s Decision
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Players qualify based on individual point totals across all 6 events, earned through match results:
- Europe: 17 players competing for 8 spots
- USA: 12 players competing for 8 spots
- At-Large: 9 players competing for 6 spots
FORMAT
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The Ryder Cup is a match play competition with 36 total points available.
The event is played at a par 3 course, with three 9-hole formats (27 holes total).
If you win more holes than your opponent, you score a point for your team. If the match is tied, then you earn half a point for your team.
Formats: Scramble, Singles, Four-Ball (Aggregate)
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In Scramble (2v2), each team member tees off, the best shot is selected and each member plays their next shot from that spot. This continues throughout the rest of the shots until the ball is holed. The team with the lowest score wins the hole and if the scores are the same then the hole is tied.
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In Singles (1v1), players compete head-to-head. The lowest score wins the hole and if the scores are the same then the hole is tied.
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In Four-Balls (Aggregate), every player plays their own ball and the pairing with the lowest combined score wins the hole and if the scores are the same then the hole is tied.
SCORING
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The day consists of 36 total matches, each of which is worth one point. There are no extra holes in Ryder Cup matches. Should the two sides be tied after 9 holes, each side earns a half point.
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All matches must be played. There are 36 total points available, and the team with the most points wins. In the case of a tie, the winning team from the previous Ryder Cup retains the trophy.
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Unlike stroke play, players don’t have to complete each hole in match play. If a player concedes a stroke – almost always a putt – to his opponent, the opponent picks up his ball, takes the score he would have made on the next stroke and moves on to the next hole.
HISTORY
