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\t\t\tWhich players made it through automatically in the Ryder Cup standings? Here\u2019s who will tee up for the US and European teams in September\u2026<\/p>\n
The Ryder Cup standings will determine 12 of the 24 players who will do battle over the infamous Black course at Bethpage State Park in September.<\/p>\n
So who\u2019s made it? We\u2019ll get there, but first let\u2019s find out how they got there\u2026<\/p>\n
\t\t\tHow to qualify for the 2025 Ryder Cup<\/p>\n
All eligible American players were able to earn Ryder Cup points through the 2024 and 2025 PGA Tour season<\/a>. These are broken down as follows:<\/p>\n No points were awarded for opposite-field events.<\/p>\n All eligible European players earned Ryder Cup points across five different bands in the 2025 DP World Tour season<\/a>. These are:<\/p>\n The qualifying period for each team ended in August.<\/p>\n For Team USA, the top six eligible players following the BMW Championship made the team.<\/p>\n For Team Europe, the top six ranked players following the Betfred British Masters qualified automatically for Luke Donald\u2019s side.<\/p>\n Each captain will then have six wildcard picks.<\/p>\n 2025 Ryder Cup standings<\/p>\n Right, who\u2019s on their way to New York? Let\u2019s dive in\u2026<\/p>\n Team USA Ryder Cup rankings<\/p>\n The likes of Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay will require on a captain\u2019s pick from Keegan Bradley, who himself finished 11th in the standings. Bradley will select the remainder of his team on Wednesday August 27 at 10am ET.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau\u2019s major form was enough to see him sneak into the final automatic spot \u2013 though he now has another dilemma to deal with<\/a>.<\/p>\n The top 20 in the American Ryder Cup standings at the end of the qualifying period are:<\/p>\n Captain: Keegan Bradley Team Europe Ryder Cup rankings<\/p>\n Rasmus Hojgaard needed a top-30 finish at the Betfred British Masters in order to qualify for his Ryder Cup debut. A tie for 14th was enough to see him leapfrog Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka for the crucial sixth spot.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been so stressed out on the course and I was telling my caddie I don\u2019t know how I\u2019m going to be able to do this,\u201d Hojgaard said after his final round at The Belfry.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m over the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n The Dane will join Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton in the side. Donald will name his six wildcard picks on Monday September 1.<\/p>\n With one DP World Tour event left for players to impress Donald before he names his six picks, the top 20 in the European Ryder Cup standings are:<\/p>\n Captain: Luke Donald \t\tAbout the author<\/p>\n\n
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Vice-captains: Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Gary Woodland<\/a><\/p>\n\n
Vice-captains: Edoardo Molinari, Thomas Bjorn, Jose Maria Olazabal<\/a>, Francesco Molinari<\/p>\n
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