Ryder Cup 2018: Who has made Europe and United States' teams?

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Ryder Cup teams packed with talent - Westwood
2018 Ryder Cup
Venue: Le Golf National, Paris Dates: 28-30 September
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website; daily highlights on BBC Two and online

We now know which 24 players will make up the Europe and United States Ryder Cup teams at Le Golf National in Paris.

The biennial event takes place from 28-30 September, with the United States seeking to defend the trophy.

This is how the sides are shaping up, with players in bold having qualified to play.

Europe

Rory McIlroy
Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy qualified via the World points list

The 12-man team is made up of the first four players from the European points list, followed by the leading four players from the World points list and completed by four wildcard picks by Bjorn. The points system concluded on 2 September following the Made In Denmark tournament.

Bjorn named Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson as his four wildcards.

European points

Determined by how many Race to Dubai points a player has earned from events on the European Tour, the majors and World Golf Championships.

RankNameCountryPoints
1Francesco MolinariItaly6,182,450.35
2Justin RoseEngland4,518,651.42
3Tyrrell HattonEngland4,326,297.77
4Tommy FleetwoodEngland3,668,310.57
5Thorbjorn OlesenDenmark 3,634,765.46
6Jon RahmSpain3,617,769.82
7Rory McIlroyNorthern Ireland3,482,791.06
8Alex NorenSweden3,444,442.21
9Russell KnoxScotland2,659,683.33
10Eddie PepperellEngland2,509,997.42

World points

Determined by overall Official World Golf Ranking points earned from events on the PGA Tour, European Tour, the majors and World Golf Championships

RankNameCountryPoints
1Francesco MolinariItaly373.12
2Justin RoseEngland366.69
3Jon RahmSpain 327.18
4Rory McIlroyNorthern Ireland309.29
5Tommy FleetwoodEngland308.71
6Tyrrell HattonEngland252.68
7Alex NorenSweden252.62
8Thorbjorn OlesenDenmark179.14
9Ian PoulterEngland170.87
10Rafa Cabrera BelloSpain168.75

United States

Patrick Reed
Patrick Reed is in the US team after his Masters win

The points system concluded on 12 August following the US PGA Championship, with the top eight players on the points list securing a spot on the 12-man team.

The four remaining slots are captain's selections.

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau were announced as wildcards by Furyk on Tuesday, 4 September. Tony Finau secured the final spot on Monday, 10 September.

Qualifying rankings

RankNamePoints
1Brooks Koepka13,298.472
2Dustin Johnson9,549.287
3Justin Thomas8,929.122
4Patrick Reed7,821.880
5Bubba Watson5,584.137
6Jordan Spieth5,481.427
7Rickie Fowler5,006.112
8Webb Simpson4,534.745
9Bryson DeChambeau4,316.108
10Phil Mickelson4,207.953
11Tiger Woods4,196.794
12Xander Schauffele3,924.096
13Matt Kuchar3,843.696
14Kevin Kisner3,680.121

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  • I think on paper the us team/squad looks stronger no matter who they pick & the old european "team" advantage seems to have gone now but i think that europe are in a decent place themselves & have home advantage this time!, my head says usa will edge it but my heart is hoping for a europe victory!, i think the captaining of both teams could be the key with crucial decisions& judgement settling it

  • I think the difference now from 10 years ago is US team are all friends and are bonded together which makes them much stronger. I would be tempted to leave out Woods and Mickelson who have never performed that well in Ryder Cup and keep the team spirit. Big call though.

  • My favourite player is Henrik Stenson, but is he playing well enough to get in the team? Is he even fit enough these days?

  • okay!, going on votes to my @, 12, post!, i guess i am out of the running to be the next european ryder cup captain!, damn!, failed again!.

  • The USA team is frighteningly good. As well as the top 8, Mickleson, Woods and Zach Johnson look likely picks to me.
    I don’t envy Bjorn his choice of wildcards. Things can still change for Europe but I suspect Garcia, Stenson, Pieters and Cabrera Bello are in prime position at present.
    It should be epic regardless.

  • Hopefully the US players will be distracted by the FedEx £££ and not travel well to Paris

    Would like to see Thorbjorn make the team, Europe must pick form players like Pieters

  • Oh dear, that US team looks awfully strong!

  • Last time Clarke picked two Ryder Cup veterans who were out of form in Westwood and Kaymer. I expect Henrik to tell Bjorn whether he is playing well enough to warrant a pick but both Garcia and Casey are not playing well at the moment. Cabrera Bello and Pieters would be closer to my radar than either of those two. Thorbjorn has this week and the Made in Denmark to earn automatic selection.

  • The European picks have to balance experience & youth. Last time around there was just a lack of experience despite the captains attempts to balance things.
    With it looking likely 4 rookies will qualify automatically for Europe the wildcards all need to have the experience of at least 1 Ryder cup. That does NOT mean they have to pick out of from players, but they do need to pick experience.

  • Garcia has a good record at Le Golf National, so would imagine he is nailed on for a wildcard. Casey should get one as he has been consistently good for a while now

  • @30, understand the call for Levy, but he's not been pulling up any trees of late. Was at Gleneagles and bumped into Stevie Gallacher on the second morning, who clearly already knew he wasn't going to play again until the singles and was pretty glum about it - in what'll be a tight match, we can't afford any passengers. Expect Casey to take 8th, then would choose RCB, Pieters, Casey and Stenson.

  • No very scarey

  • Time for the McIlroy excuse factory to get into production...Putting ...Wedge play...Driving ..... take your pick ...it will be one or all rolled out in the next couple of weeks...the Ryder Cup requires putting and a short game.!!
    Predictable finish in PGA. As I have commented before ..he won't beat Sir Nick Faldo's six majors...the blank years are piling up.

  • My word that US team looks frightening. You maybe only look at Simpson as a weak link and even then he'll probably sink some key putts with help from his Lord God almighty. The strength in depth is astonishing, they'll leave out players in better form than will qualify automatically for Europe.

    Still, it's the Ryder Cup and anything can happen which is why it's my favourite sporting event.

  • To bring in the French partisan crowd he surely has to pick Alexander Levy

  • USA look scarey now

  • wouldn't like to play foursomes with Rory,unless he gets his act together!!I think Rory needs to bite the bullet and change coach and caddy ASAP

  • @30 less than half the ticket sales have been to French fans (43%). The crowd could look like Longchamp in October. Westwood in 2002 was the last European to win a clean point on home soil. The days when you needed a homie to sell tickets and generate interest went in the mid 80's. Pick on merit, but Europe has some with good course form. Penal layout, accuracy off tee needed

  • Difficult decisions for both captains. Tiger & Phil are certainties to be picked although Lefty can count himself lucky on recent form. Then it's 2 from DeChambeau, Schauffele, Finau, Kisner, Kuchar & Zach Johnson. As for Europe does Bjorn go for experienced players out of form (Garcia, Stenson) or younger players playing better (Oleson, Pieters, RCB, Knox). Poulter a certain pick if he needs it

  • Don't write the Europeans off just yet. Some players are better suited to the Ryder Cup - on paper Poulter is probably the least successful individual player but he's absolutely crucial to this team. When he is pumped up he can be a catalyst. Hoping to see more diversity and less British players in the wildcards - Cabrero-Bello, Garcia, Stenson and Pieters would be my picks.

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