The 45th Ryder Cup is still more than a month away, but the captains and co-captains for Team USA have already been selected.
The captain is an underrated part of the Ryder Cup event. Sure, they don’t have any outcome in the results directly, but their decisions could have a drastic effect on the event when all is said and done. Knowing when to use your best golfers, who to match up against who, and when to deploy the big guns can be the difference between a point or a half point, which could make all the difference by the end of the weekend.
Here are the Ryder Cup captains for 2025, plus everything to know about the highly-anticipated tournament.
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Who are the captains for the 2025 Ryder Cup?
The American team will be captained by Keegan Bradley, 39. He will be the youngest U.S. captain in Ryder Cup history. Gary Woodland, Jim Furyk, Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker will serve as vice captains for the team.
On the European side, Luke Donald returns as captain after leading the European team to victory in 2023. Donald will be the first repeat captain since Bernard Gallacher captained the European team in three consecutive tournaments (1991, 1993, 1995). Europe’s vice captains include Edoardo Molinari, Thomas Bjørn, José María Olazábal and Francesco Molinari.
Donald represented Europe as a player four times throughout his career, with Europe winning the tournament every single time. He also contributed points consistently, providing 10.5 points across 15 matches.
When is the 2025 Ryder Cup tournament?
The Ryder Cup will be a three-day tournament between September 26 and 28. This year, the event will be held at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York.
When will Ryder Cup rosters be announced?
The team rosters for the Ryder Cup will be revealed this month following the BMW Championship and Tour Championship. The top six players in the Ryder Cup standings following the BMW Championship, which concludes on August 17, will automatically qualify for the team. The final six players on each team will all be chosen by team captains. Those picks will be announced following the Tour Championship, which concludes a week later on August 24.
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