2023 Ryder Cup

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Dates29 September – 1 October 2023
Venue Marco Simone Golf and Country Club
Location Guidonia Montecelio, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Captains
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The 44th Ryder Cup was a series of golf matches between teams representing the DP World Tour (Europe) and the PGA of America (United States) for the Ryder Cup, that was held in Italy from 29 September to 1 October 2023 at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia Montecelio, northeast of Rome. [1] The biennial event was originally scheduled for 2022, before the 43rd matches were postponed into 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] [3]

Contents

The team captains were Luke Donald for Europe and Zach Johnson for the United States; Donald replaced Henrik Stenson, who was removed from the role by the European Tour after joining LIV Golf. [4] Each team of twelve players was made up of six automatic qualifiers and six captain's picks. The top thirteen players in the Official World Golf Ranking played in the event, the first time the entire top ten had done so since the inauguration of the rankings in 1986. The matches were contested with four foursomes and four fourball matches on each of the first two days, with twelve singles matches on Sunday. Europe went into the matches undefeated in Europe since 1993; they required 1412 to regain the trophy they last won in 2018; as holder of the trophy, having won in 2021, the USA needed 14 points to retain it.

The First Tee Grandstand amphitheatre on the 2023 Ryder Cup Course which held approximately 5,000 spectators. 1st Tee Grandstand (Marco Simone Golf & Country Club).jpeg
The First Tee Grandstand amphitheatre on the 2023 Ryder Cup Course which held approximately 5,000 spectators.

In the opening foursomes matches on Friday morning, Europe secured a clean sweep to jump into a 4–0 lead. In the fourballs in the afternoon, the USA were unable to hold onto leads in several of the matches and fell further behind as Europe went into day two ahead, 612–112. [6] On Saturday morning, Max Homa and Brian Harman won the USA their first match of the event, but with Europe winning the remaining three foursomes, including a record 9 and 7 victory for Viktor Hovland and rookie Ludvig Åberg over world number one Scottie Scheffler and PGA champion Brooks Koepka, the lead was extended to 912–212. In the afternoon fourballs, the USA won their first session to cut the deficit to 5 points, at 1012–512. [7]

On Sunday, Europe secured the first point as Hovland defeated Collin Morikawa; another half point came when Jon Rahm tied his match with Scheffler by winning the 18th hole. When Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton won their matches, Europe required just half a point from the remaining seven matches out on the course. [8] The next four matches to finish all went to Team USA. Europe's victory was ensured when Tommy Fleetwood won the 16th hole to go dormie two up against Rickie Fowler; Fleetwood won the 17th hole to confirm the win for Team Europe. [9] A win for Robert MacIntyre over U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark in match twelve, and a tie for Shane Lowry against Jordan Spieth brought the final score to 1612–1112. [10]

Host selection

The bidding process for the 44th edition of Ryder Cup opened on 23 June 2014. Countries had until 31 August to formally express an interest. These expressions had to come either from a central government or a national golf governing body. [11] On 14 December 2015, Rome was announced as the host of 44th Ryder Cup. Italy beat Germany, Austria and Spain to win the bid. [12]

Bidding locations

CountryNearest cityGolf courseRef
Austria Vienna Golf Club Fontana [13] [14]
Germany Berlin Golf Club Bad Saarow [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Italy Rome Marco Simone Golf and Country Club [20] [21]
Spain Girona PGA Catalunya Resort [22]

Declared an interest but did not enter an official bid

CountryReason of withdrawalRef
DenmarkUnspecified [23]
PortugalThe "prevailing economic environment" [24] [25]
TurkeyRequired up to 15,000 trees to be cut down to accommodate grandstands at its chosen course [26] [27]

Format

The Ryder Cup at the fan village. Fan Village Ryder Cup 2023.jpeg
The Ryder Cup at the fan village.

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format will be as follows:

On the first two days there are 4 foursome matches and 4 fourball matches with the home captain choosing which are played in the morning and which in the afternoon.

With a total of 28 points available, 1412 points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes. [28]

Team selection

Europe

The European team qualification rules were announced on 30 August 2022. There were several changes from the previous Ryder Cup, with three qualifiers from each of the European and World points lists and the number of captain's picks increased from three to six; the weighting of points was also changed, with highest ranked events now worth 4 times the lowest, having been six times the value previously. [29]

On 9 August 2023, Masters Champion Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy were confirmed after securing their spots via the European points list. [30] On 15 August 2023, Viktor Hovland qualified via the World points list. [31] On 27 August 2023, Tyrrell Hatton qualified via the World points list. [32] The final automatic qualifiers were confirmed on 3 September 2023, at the conclusion of Omega European Masters, as Robert MacIntyre, via the European points list, and Matt Fitzpatrick via the World points list. [33] Luke Donald announced his six captain's picks the following day; they were Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, Nicolai Højgaard, and Ludvig Åberg, who won the final qualifying event and had been a professional for less than three months. [34]

The leading players in the final points lists were:

Players in qualifying places (Q) are shown in green; captain's picks (P) are shown in yellow; those in italics (q) qualified through the other points list.

United States

The United States qualification rules were confirmed along with the announcement of Johnson as captain on 28 February 2022. There was no change from the amended selection process used for the previous Ryder Cup, with six players qualifying from the Ryder Cup points list and six captain's picks. [37]

Points were awarded as follows: [38]

World number one Scottie Scheffler and U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark secured their qualification in advance of the BMW Championship. [39] [40] Open Champion Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa and Xander Schauffele were the remaining four qualifiers. The six captain's picks were announced on 29 August 2023, two days after the conclusion of the Tour Championship; they were PGA champion Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas. [41] The leading 15 players in the final points list after the final qualifying event, the BMW Championship, were as follows: [42]

PositionNamePoints
1 Scottie Scheffler (Q)27,617.74
2 Wyndham Clark (Q)13,738.92
3 Brian Harman (Q)11,100.54
4 Patrick Cantlay (Q)10,946.75
5 Max Homa (Q)9,638.76
6 Xander Schauffele (Q)9,450.27
7 Brooks Koepka (P)9,421.15
8 Jordan Spieth (P)8,188.33
9 Cameron Young 8,127.31
10 Collin Morikawa (P)7,638.23
11 Keegan Bradley 7,642.97
12 Sam Burns (P)7,334.70
13 Rickie Fowler (P)7,116.24
14 Denny McCarthy 6,761.27
15 Justin Thomas (P)6,539.20
Players in qualifying places (Q) are shown in green; captain's picks (P) are shown in yellow.

Teams

Captains

Both team captains were announced in early 2022; Zach Johnson was named as the U.S. team captain on 28 February, [37] and Henrik Stenson as the European team captain on 15 March. [43] Stenson was removed from the role in July 2022 due to his decision to join LIV Golf. [44] On 1 August 2022, Luke Donald was announced as the new captain of the European team. [45]

Vice captains

For the European team, Thomas Bjørn and Edoardo Molinari were named by Stenson as vice captains. [46] They were retained as vice-captains by Donald. [47] In November 2022, Donald named Nicolas Colsaerts as the team's third vice-captain. [48] On 2 August 2023, José María Olazábal was named the fourth vice-captain. [49] On 16 August 2023, Francesco Molinari was named the fifth and final vice-captain. [50]

For the U.S. team, Steve Stricker was named as the first vice-captain. [37] On 17 January 2023, Davis Love III was named as the second vice-captain. [51] On 8 May 2023, Jim Furyk was named as the third vice-captain. [52] On 10 May 2023, Fred Couples was named as the fourth vice-captain. [53] On 31 July 2023, Stewart Cink was named the fifth and final vice-captain. [54]

Players

Europe team
NameCountryAgePoints rank
(European)
Points rank
(World)
World
ranking
Previous
Ryder Cups
MatchesRecordWin
percentage
Rory McIlroy Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 3411262812–12–450.00
Jon Rahm Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 28223284–3–156.25
Robert MacIntyre Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27310550 Rookie
Viktor Hovland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 261834150–3–220.00
Tyrrell Hatton Flag of England.svg  England 3115411272–4–135.71
Matt Fitzpatrick Flag of England.svg  England 292358250–5–000.00
Tommy Fleetwood Flag of England.svg  England 327613284–2–262.50
Sepp Straka Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 30457220 Rookie
Justin Rose Flag of England.svg  England 439493752313–8–260.87
Shane Lowry Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3611834131–2–033.33
Nicolai Højgaard Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 222516820 Rookie
Ludvig Åberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 236058800 Rookie
United States team
NameAgePoints
rank
World
ranking
Previous
Ryder Cups
MatchesRecordWin
percentage
Scottie Scheffler 2711132–0–183.33
Wyndham Clark 292100 Rookie
Brian Harman 36390 Rookie
Patrick Cantlay 3145143–0–187.50
Max Homa 32570 Rookie
Xander Schauffele 2966143–1–075.00
Brooks Koepka (P)337173126–5–154.17
Jordan Spieth (P)308124188–7–352.78
Collin Morikawa (P)261019143–0–187.50
Sam Burns (P)2712200 Rookie
Rickie Fowler (P)3413254153–7–536.67
Justin Thomas (P)301524296–2–172.22
Captain's picks (P) are shown in yellow. World rankings and match records are prior to the start of the 2023 Ryder Cup.

Course

HoleYardsMetresParHoleYardsMetresPar
14454074104554164
24764354113303024
34534144125545075
41851693131451333
53763444144954534
63833504154784374
72192003163523224
85034604172061883
95875375186265725
Out3,6273,31635In3,6413,33036
Source: [55] Total7,2686,64671

Event summary

Friday's matches

The opening round of four foursomes matches started at 7:35 am local time. Pairings were announced at the Opening Ceremony on Thursday. The first point was won by Europe, with Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton winning, 4 and 3, against Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns. Europe continued their strong start winning the 2nd point with Viktor Hovland and debutant Ludvig Åberg winning, 4 and 3, against Max Homa and Brian Harman.

Further success for Europe came from Shane Lowry and another debutant, Sepp Straka, winning 2 and 1, over Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa. A first session whitewash for Europe was confirmed with Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood winning, 2 and 1, against Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay.

It was the first time in Ryder Cup history that the European team had a 4–0 lead after the first session. [56]

Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Rahm/Hatton Flag of Europe.svg 4 & 3 Scheffler/Burns
Åberg/Hovland Flag of Europe.svg 4 & 3 Homa/Harman
Lowry/Straka Flag of Europe.svg 2 & 1 Fowler/Morikawa
McIlroy/Fleetwood Flag of Europe.svg 2 & 1 Schauffele/Cantlay
4Session0
4Overall0

The opening round of four fourballs matches started at 12:25 pm local time. Pairings were announced towards the end of the morning foursome matches. The first match between Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Hovland and Hatton was halved giving the Americans their first half point but Europe remained up 41212. In the fourth overall match, McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick were dominant in their match making 8 birdies and an eagle to win their match 5 and 3, giving the Europeans a 51212 lead. In the second overall match, Scheffler and Brooks Koepka halved their match with Rahm and Nicolai Højgaard, giving Europe an overall lead of 6–1. In the third overall match, Justin Rose and Robert MacIntyre won their final two holes to halve their match with Homa and Wyndham Clark, which gave the European side a 612–112 lead heading into the weekend play. [57]

It was the first time that the United States failed to win a single match in a day in Ryder Cup history.

Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Hovland/Hatton halved Thomas/Spieth
Rahm/Højgaard halved Scheffler/Koepka
MacIntyre/Rose halved Homa/Clark
McIlroy/Fitzpatrick Flag of Europe.svg 5 & 3 Morikawa/Schauffele
212Session112
612Overall112

Saturday's matches

The foursomes matches for Saturday were announced Friday night after the completion of day 1. [58]

In the second match, Åberg and Hovland defeated Scheffler and Koepka 9 and 7, the biggest victory in an 18-hole match in Ryder Cup history. [59]

At the end of day 2, Europe held a 1012–512 lead going into Sunday's 12 singles and no side has come from five back to win in the event's 96-year history. [60]

Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
McIlroy/Fleetwood Flag of Europe.svg 2 & 1 Thomas/Spieth
Åberg/Hovland Flag of Europe.svg 9 & 7 Scheffler/Koepka
Lowry/Straka Flag of the United States.svg 4 & 2 Homa/Harman
Rahm/Hatton Flag of Europe.svg 2 & 1 Schauffele/Cantlay
3Session1
912Overall212
Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg
Hovland/Åberg Flag of the United States.svg 4 & 3 Burns/Morikawa
Fleetwood/Højgaard Flag of the United States.svg 2 & 1 Homa/Harman
Rose/MacIntyre Flag of Europe.svg 3 & 2 Thomas/Spieth
Fitzpatrick/McIlroy Flag of the United States.svg 1 up Cantlay/Clark
1Session3
1012Overall512

Sunday's matches

The singles match-ups were announced on Saturday evening, with both captains sending out their highest ranked players early. The first match to finish was match two, with Viktor Hovland defeating Collin Morikawa, 4 and 3. The first match between Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler was close throughout, with Rahm winning the last hole to tie. Match four was next to finish, as Rory McIlroy defeated Sam Burns, 3 and 1. In match three, Patrick Cantlay won the first US point of the singles, defeating Justin Rose, 2 and 1. When Tyrrell Hatton defeated Brian Harman, 3 and 2 in match six, Europe had moved onto 14 points and needed half a point more to win the Ryder Cup. [61]

In match five, Matt Fitzpatrick missed a putt on the final hole to tie his match to Max Homa. Matches seven though nine all went the way of the US with Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele all winning, to take the overall score to 14–11. When Rickie Fowler conceded Tommy Fleetwood's short putt on the 16th, having earlier hit his own tee shot into the water, to go dormie two down in match eleven, Europe were guaranteed the half-point they needed to win. [62] Very shortly afterwards, in match ten, Shane Lowry guaranteed another half point for Europe as he went 1 up through 17 holes against Jordan Spieth. [63] Fleetwood won the 17th hole to win his match 3 and 1, and confirm the victory for Europe. In match twelve, Robert MacIntyre, who had led Wyndham Clark by three holes before being pulled back to all-square, won the 15th and 16th holes before tying the 17th to win 2 and 1. In the last match to finish, Spieth won the 18th hole to tie with Lowry, and make the final score 1612–1112 to Europe. [64]

Europe and the USA tied the singles matches, each winning five with two tied matches.

Flag of Europe.svg Results Flag of the United States.svg Timetable
Jon Rahm halved Scottie Scheffler 2nd: 12–6
Viktor Hovland Flag of Europe.svg 4 & 3 Collin Morikawa 1st: 1112–512
Justin Rose Flag of the United States.svg 2 & 1 Patrick Cantlay 3rd: 12–7
Rory McIlroy Flag of Europe.svg 3 & 1 Sam Burns 4th: 13–7
Matt Fitzpatrick Flag of the United States.svg 1 up Max Homa 7th: 14–9
Tyrrell Hatton Flag of Europe.svg 3 & 2 Brian Harman 5th: 14–7
Ludvig Åberg Flag of the United States.svg 3 & 2 Brooks Koepka 6th: 14–8
Sepp Straka Flag of the United States.svg 2 up Justin Thomas 9th: 14–11
Nicolai Højgaard Flag of the United States.svg 3 & 1 Xander Schauffele 8th: 14–10
Shane Lowry halved Jordan Spieth 12th: 1612–1112
Tommy Fleetwood Flag of Europe.svg 3 & 1 Rickie Fowler 10th: 15–11
Robert MacIntyre Flag of Europe.svg 2 & 1 Wyndham Clark 11th: 16–11
6Session6
1612Overall1112

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the win–loss–tie record of the player. [65]

Europe

PlayerPointsMatchesOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Ludvig Åberg 242–2–00–1–02–0–00–1–0
Matt Fitzpatrick 131–2–00–1–00–0–01–1–0
Tommy Fleetwood 343–1–01–0–02–0–00–1–0
Tyrrell Hatton 3.543–0–11–0–02–0–00–0–1
Nicolai Højgaard 0.530–2–10–1–00–0–00–1–1
Viktor Hovland 3.553–1–11–0–02–0–00–1–1
Shane Lowry 1.531–1–10–0–11–1–00–0–0
Robert MacIntyre 2.532–0–11–0–00–0–01–0–1
Rory McIlroy 454–1–01–0–02–0–01–1–0
Jon Rahm 342–0–20–0–12–0–00–0–1
Justin Rose 1.531–1–10–1–00–0–01–0–1
Sepp Straka 131–2–00–1–01–1–00–0–0

United States

PlayerPointsMatchesOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Sam Burns 131–2–00–1–00–1–01–0–0
Patrick Cantlay 242–2–01–0–00–2–01–0–0
Wyndham Clark 1.531–1–10–1–00–0–01–0–1
Rickie Fowler 020–2–00–1–00–1–00–0–0
Brian Harman 242–2–00–1–01–1–01–0–0
Max Homa 3.553–1–11–0–01–1–01–0–1
Brooks Koepka 1.531–1–11–0–00–1–00–0–1
Collin Morikawa 141–3–00–1–00–1–01–1–0
Xander Schauffele 141–3–01–0–00–2–00–1–0
Scottie Scheffler 140–2–20–0–10–2–00–0–1
Jordan Spieth 140–2–20–0–10–1–00–1–1
Justin Thomas 1.541–2–11–0–00–1–00–1–1

Broadcast

The 2023 Ryder Cup was televised in the United States by USA Network, NBC and on NBC streaming site Peacock. [66] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the event was broadcast by Sky Sports and in streaming on Sky Go, with radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live. [67] In France, the 2023 Ryder Cup was broadcast on Canal+ Sport (and on Canal+ for the last day) and in streaming on MyCANAL.[ citation needed ] In Italy, it was live broadcast on Sky Sport Italia and on streaming on Sky Go.[ citation needed ] In Canada, the 2023 Ryder Cup media rights are owned by Bell Media and broadcast on TSN and RDS.[ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. Luke Donald replaced Henrik Stenson, who was relieved of the captaincy due to joining LIV Golf.

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