European Ryder Cup standings: Who is going to Bethpage Black?

The 2025 European Ryder Cup team is beginning to take shape. 

Qualifying for Luke Donald's side began last August and will conclude next month at the Betfred British Masters. 

Six players will qualify automatically for Donald's team. The Englishman - as ever - will also have six captain's picks. 

At this stage of the season, Donald will be thrilled with how European players are performing on the PGA and DP World Tour.

All four men's major championships have been completed and one of them was won by Rory McIlroy. 

McIlroy finally ended his 10-year wait for a major championship victory by breaking through at the 2025 Masters.

Victory also meant that McIlroy fulfilled his childhood ambition of completing the career grand slam. 

McIlroy will once again be the talisman for Team Europe when they head to Bethpage Black in September.

The 36-year-old became the first player to qualify automatically for Donald's team following the conclusion of the US Open at Oakmont. 

Donald will also have Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood as part of his 12-man team. 

Rose sealed automatic qualification with an electric victory over JJ Spaun in a three-hole play-off at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. 

Fleetwood finished runner-up in that event but his strong performances on the PGA Tour this season have given the popular golfer enough points to make his fourth consecutive Ryder Cup appearance. 

Elsewhere, Donald has also seen several members from his 2023 team win this season. 

Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg and Viktor Hovland have all stepped into the winner's circle. 

Austria's Straka captured his second win of the 2025 campaign at the Truist Championship after seeing off a challenge from Shane Lowry. 

Straka's win - which he described as the 'biggest' of his career to date - saw him vault up the standings. 

The Europeans also fared extremely well at the US Open, with four of the 2023 Ryder Cup team finishing inside the top-10. 

Robert MacIntyre contended for his first major title but came up agonisingly short to the aforementioned Spaun. 

Hovland and LIV Golf recruit Tyrrell Hatton finished third and fourth respectively and Jon Rahm also finished in the top-10. 

Donald will also be delighted that Matthew Fitzpatrick has started showing the form we know he is capable of. 

Fitzpatrick was in contention to win his second major after 54 holes of The Open at Royal Portrush but couldn't chase down the imperious Scottie Scheffler. 

The aforementioned MacIntyre also finished inside the top 10. 

Are LIV Golf players allowed to compete at the Ryder Cup?

LIV recruits Hatton and Rahm have been fined and suspended by the DP World Tour for competing on the breakaway.

Both players have appealed their sanctions and it is understood their cases won't be heard until after the conclusion of the 2025 matches on the outskirts of New York.

Therefore, it seems more than likely that Hatton and Rahm will feature on the 2025 European Ryder Cup team.

GolfMagic has listed the current European Ryder Cup standings below. 

We will update this page on a weekly basis. 

Related:

• Team USA Ryder Cup standings

*Last updated 11 August 2025

View full rankings here. 

How does qualifying for the 2025 European Ryder Cup team work?

The European Ryder Cup qualification process for the 2025 team has been simplified compared to previous editions. 

Here's how it works:

Ryder Cup points list

Instead of the former two-list system (European and world points lists), there is now a single list. 

Players earn points by competing in specific tournaments based on a new ranking structure. 

Here's how that looks:

Qualification period

Qualification began on 29 August at the British Masters. 

It will end next August at a TBC DP World Tour event. 

Team composition

The European Ryder Cup team will consist of six automatic qualifiers from the points list as well as six captain's picks.