Ryder Cup Team USA: Confirmed Players & Contenders

A close-up of the Ryder Cup trophy held by an American

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published 15 August 2025

The Ryder Cup is on the way and Team USA is taking shape, with six automatic qualifiers booking their spots on the team following the BMW Championship.

Captain Keegan Bradley then has his six wildcard picks to make following the Tour Championship - which may well include himself!

Here's the Team USA Ryder Cup standings and who is in contention for one of those six picks.

Team USA Ryder Cup standings

(Top six qualify automatically; Q = officially qualified for the team)

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Pos.	Name	Points
1.	Scottie Scheffler (Q)	33580.33
2.	JJ Spaun (Q)	14638.91
3.	Xander Schauffele (Q)	13570.02
4.	Russell Henley	11904.82
5.	Bryson DeChambeau	10774.98
6.	Harris English	10439.55
7.	Justin Thomas	10347.59
8.	Collin Morikawa	9929.77
9.	Ben Griffin	9304.76
10.	Keegan Bradley	8103.00
11.	Maverick McNealy	7553.65
12.	Andrew Novak	7230.48

Selected others

13. Brian Harman
14. Cameron Young
15. Patrick Cantlay
16. Sam Burns
17. Wyndham Clark
18. Lucas Glover
19. Daniel Berger
20. Akshay Bhatia
21. Chris Gotterup
28. Jordan Spieth
37. Rickie Fowler
42. Patrick Reed
43. Max Homa
76. Brooks Koepka

USA Ryder Cup wildcard contenders

Patrick Cantlay after winning his Saturday afternoon fourball match in the Ryder Cup at Marco Simone

Of course the monumental question is whether Keegan Bradley should pick himself - and whether he does or not the decision will only be proved right or wrong after the result.

Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa will get picks, and you'd imagine Patrick Cantlay is a lock with his Ryder Cup record, but one of the biggest question marks surrounds whether to pick Jordan Spieth or not.

If Spieth does get in it'll be all on reputation and not form, and there's a real chance he could miss out on a trip to Bethpage Black.

There's then some strong LIV Golf contenders to consider - could Captain America Patrick Reed get a recall? He's got a stellar record but of course there are rumblings of just how well he'd get on in the team room.

And Brooks Koepka is the ultimate big dog in men's pro fold - yes, he's not been in his best form but his presence would certain add an intimidating element for the Europeans to face.

Open champion Brian Harman is s feisty matchplayer and if that putter's hot he can be a nightmare for the opposition.

Cameron Young's first PGA Tour victory could propel him onto the team, while it may come down to just one of Ben Griffin, Andrew Novak and Maverick McNealy if Bradley wants more experience in his side.

The streaking Chris Gotterup would be a wildcard indeed if his late run in the UK sees him pinch a spot, while Akshay Bhatia certainly looks one for the future - but is that future now?

Paul Higham is a sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in covering most major sporting events for both Sky Sports and BBC Sport. He is currently freelance and covers the golf majors on the BBC Sport website. Highlights over the years include covering that epic Monday finish in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and watching Rory McIlroy produce one of the most dominant Major wins at the 2011 US Open at Congressional. He also writes betting previews and still feels strangely proud of backing Danny Willett when he won the Masters in 2016 - Willett also praised his putting stroke during a media event before the Open at Hoylake. Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn, Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson. A big fan of watching any golf from any tour, sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children, and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots. Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake, Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast, but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush.

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