Team USA Picks By The Numbers
The 2025 Ryder Cup rankings for Team USA are finalised and Captain Keegan Bradley has made his picks for the matches at Bethpage in September.
Using ratings from Match Play World Golf Rankings we compare the players on Team USA based on how many points they win per game, where anything over 0.500 is good, 0.550 very good and over 0.600 exceptional.
The mega money FedEx Cup has seen players seal their places and force themselves into contention and the six automatic qualifiers are:
1. Scottie Scheffler (0.622 Points Per Match)
2. Xander Shauffelle (0.654)
3. J.J. Spaun (0.750)
4. Russell Henley (0.452)
5. Harris English (0.467)
6. Bryson DeChambeau (0.325)
USA Ryder Cup Picks
Here the six players that Captain Keegan Bradley selected for 2025 Team USA shown by their finishing position in the Ryder Cup points list:
#7 Justin Thomas
Ryder Cup 0.615, Career 0.570 Points Per Match
Excellent match play record generally and especially in the Ryder Cup, where he is undefeated in singles and 0.600 in fourballs. In Presidents Cup his pairs record is even better at 0.727, so combined with his experience Thomas is a solid pick.
#8 Collin Morikawa
Ryder Cup 0.563, Career 0.577 Points Per Match
Another multiple major champion with a great match play record. Has played in 2 Ryder Cups and 2 Presidents Cups and his strength is in pairs matches where he is 0.667.
#9 Ben Griffin
Ryder Cup NA, Career NA Points Per Match
Despite being a rookie, Griffin who has won twice this year on the PGA Tour and has had a strong FedEx Cup. The definition of a man in form and he has that look about him that may suit match play.
#14 Cameron Young
Ryder Cup NA, Career 0.607 Points Per Match
Big hitter Young just won his first PGA Tour event and a very good singles record (0.636) from the Presidents Cup rankings and WGC Match Play. A good FedEx Cup helped seal his place in Bethpage where he has won before.
#15 Patrick Cantlay
Ryder Cup 0.688, Career 0.658 Points Per Match
If you had to pick the USA player that the Europeans would least like to face then Patrick Cantlay would almost certainly be it. Already top-5 all-time in the USA Ryder Cup rankings and with an excellent record in all forms of match play, look out for his hatless head in New York.
#16 Sam Burns
Ryder Cup 0.333, Career 0.658 Points Per Match
Burns seems to be coming of age with his major performances in 2025 and with Ryder and Presidents Cup experience it is no big surprise that he got the call. His foursomes record is poor, but his overall four-ball record (0.700) and singles record (0.800) is what you would expect from a WGC Match Play champion.
Staying At Home
As always there are players who miss out and sometimes the Captain’s Picks can be defining depending on whether the team wins or loses. Here were our predictions and Keegan Bradley has gone with his probables over the numbers.
Probable Picks: Thomas, Morikawa, Griffin, Cantlay, Burns, Young
By The Numbers Picks: Thomas, Morikawa, Griffin, Cantlay, Burns, Reed
Here are the players that could have made the team, but will be on the sofa watching the 2025 Ryder Cup like the rest of us.
#10 Maverick McNealy
Ryder Cup NA, Career 0.500 Points Per Match
McNealy sneaked into the top 10 thanks to a 3rd place finish in the last FedEx Cup counting event, but there were too many big guns who have also won more recently for him to get the nod. Decent match play record from two WGC Match Plays. He did play in two Walker Cups, where going undefeated in 2017 in a team with Scheffler and Morikawa gave him a 0.642 rating.
#11 Keegan Bradley
Ryder Cup 0.571, Career 0.412 Points Per Match
With a rule change agreed with Luke Donald it looked like Bradley was shaping up to captain and play. Has been in the top 10 of the Ryder Cup rankings most of the season, so there was a strong case for him to be picked if he was not captain. Keegan Bradley’s match play record in four-ball and foursomes in the Ryder Cup is excellent (0.800) and pretty good in Presidents Cup (0.583). His singles record in Ryder Cup (0.000) and WGC Match Play (0.289) is not and that is what drags his overall record down. Motivated and crowd inspiring there is every reason to think he will get his team ready for the fight from the sidelines. Would he have made the team better though?
#12 Brian Harman
Ryder Cup 0.500, Career 0.477 Points Per Match
The 2023 Open Champion is back on form, but needed to force his way into the top-10 to be in the team. Excellent putter and steely competitor who won’t be fazed by the atmosphere, he would be a good addition to any team.
#17 Wyndham Clark
Ryder Cup 0.500, Career 0.429 Points Per Match
The 2023 US Open champion did well on his Ryder Cup debut in Italy and is having a better year and could force his way into the reckoning. A powerful hitter, he has a good record in four-balls, but less so in singles and his temperament can be fiery as several lockers at Oakmont can attest.
#28 Jordan Speith
Ryder Cup 0.585, Career 0.500 Points Per Match
Not on top form, but neither was Justin Thomas last time round and he got the pick to partner Speith, so maybe the favour will be returned. Has the experience and a very good fourball record (0.611) in Ryder Cup and his overall foursomes record is excellent (0.733).
#42 Patrick Reed
Ryder Cup 0.667, Career 0.552 Points Per Match
Why Captain America should be on the team should really need little discussion. Excellent record in foursomes, undefeated in singles, he will pump up the crowd and wind-up Rory. Has recently won on LIV Golf to move to 6th in their rankings and was 3rd in The Masters. If it did come down to him or someone else, then it could be a defining pick.
#76 Brooks Koepka
Ryder Cup 0.533, Career 0.593 Points Per Match
Koepka has the experience and the power and his no-nonsense attitude will be lapped up by the home crowd. His unimpressive Ryder Cup pairs record (0.409) is offset by an excellent singles record (0.875). His Ryder Cup rating and overall four ball record from all matches of 0.563 should be enough to get him the nod, but being on LIV and missing the cut in 3 majors this year may have counted against him.
