Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup record: What is his overall record?
Rory McIlroy's Ryder Cup record: Check out how the Grand Slam major winner has fared since his debut in 2010.
Rory McIlroy will be making his eighth appearance in the Ryder Cup when he spearheads the European team at Bethpage Black.
McIlroy's passion for the Ryder Cup is undoubted, although he does get the odd reminder that he described the contest as an "exhibition" ahead of his debut in 2010.
For a player of his talents, his record his disappointing. Before the 2023 showdown in Rome, he had lost as many matches as he had won.
But he then enjoyed the best Ryder Cup of his career, winning four of his five matches with his only defeat coming against Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark in the infamous hat-waving incident on the final green late on day two.
McIlroy played his first six fourballs and foursomes matches with compatriot Graeme McDowell, while he also formed strong partnerships with Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia.
McIlroy was Poulter's partner when "The Postman" delivered one of the most memorable performances in the final fourballs match at Medinah in 2012, clinching a point that gave Europe a huge boost heading into the singles.
But his most successful pairing was with rookie Thomas Pieters at Hazeltine in 2016, when some inspired and aggressive golf earned them three convincing wins from their three matches together.
McIlroy lost three matches in a row at Whistling Straits in 2021 and sat out a session for the first time since his debut.
But he roared back to beat Xander Schauffele in his singles before giving an emotionally-charged interview as he explained how he felt he had let the side down over the first two days.
If anyone still doubted McIlroy's commitment to Team Europe at the time, they would have been swayed by that interview, and then his performance in Rome.
What is Rory McIlroy's Ryder Cup record?
McIlroy's overall Ryder Cup record is 16–13–4.
Here's a breakdown…
Year | Matches played | Record (W–L–T) |
2010 (Celtic Manor) | 4 | 1-1-2 |
2012 (Medinah) | 5 | 3-2-0 |
2014 (Gleneagles) | 4 | 2-0-2 |
2016 (Hazeltine) | 5 | 3-2-0 |
2018 (Le Golf National) | 5 | 2-3-0 |
2021 (Whistling Straits) | 4 | 1-3-0 |
2023 (Marco Simone) | 5 | 4-1-0 |
2025 (Bethpage Black) | TBC | TBC |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Fourballs | Graeme McDowell | Stewart Cink & Matt Kuchar | Tied |
Foursomes | Graeme McDowell | Stewart Cink & Matt Kuchar | Lost 1 up |
Foursomes | Graeme McDowell | Zach Johnson & Hunter Mahan | Won 3&1 |
Singles | — | Stewart Cink | Tied |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Foursomes | Graeme McDowell | Jim Furyk & Brad Snedeker | Won 1 up |
Fourballs | Graeme McDowell | Phil Mickelson & Keegan Bradley | Lost 2&1 |
Foursomes | Graeme McDowell | Jim Furyk & Brad Snedeker | Lost 1 up |
Fourballs | Ian Poulter | Jason Dufner & Zach Johnson | Won 1 up |
Singles | — | Keegan Bradley | Won 2&1 |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Fourballs | Sergio Garcia | Phil Mickelson & Keegan Bradley | Lost 1 up |
Foursomes | Sergio Garcia | Jimmy Walker & Rickie Fowler | Tied |
Fourballs | Ian Poulter | Jimmy Walker & Rickie Fowler | Tied |
Foursomes | Sergio Garcia | Jim Furyk & Hunter Mahan | Won 3&2 |
Singles | — | Rickie Fowler | Won 5&4 |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Foursomes | Andy Sullivan | Phil Mickelson & Rickie Fowler | Lost 1 up |
Fourballs | Thomas Pieters | Dustin Johnson & Matt Kuchar | Won 3&2 |
Foursomes | Thomas Pieters | Phil Mickelson & Rickie Fowler | Won 4&2 |
Fourballs | Thomas Pieters | Brooks Koepka & Dustin Johnson | Won 3&1 |
Singles | — | Patrick Reed | Lost 1 up |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Fourballs | Thorbjorn Olesen | Dustin Johnson & Rickie Fowler | Lost 4&2 |
Foursomes | Ian Poulter | Bubba Watson & Webb Simpson | Won 4&2 |
Fourballs | Sergio Garcia | Brooks KOepka & Tony Finau | Won 2&1 |
Foursomes | Ian Poulter | Justin Thomas & Jordan Spieth | Lost 4&3 |
Singles | — | Justin Thomas | Lost 1 up |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Foursomes | Ian Poulter | Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele | Lost 5&3 |
Fourballs | Shane Lowry | Tony Finau & Harris English | Lost 4&3 |
Fourballs | Ian Poulter | Dustin Johnson & Collin Morikawa | Lost 4&3 |
Singles | — | Xander Schauffele | Won 3&2 |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Foursomes | Tommy Fleetwood | Xander Schauffele & Patrick Cantlay | Won 2&1 |
Fourballs | Matt Fitzpatrick | Xander Schauffele & Collin Morikawa | Won 5&3 |
Foursomes | Tommy Fleetwood | Justin Thomas & Jordan Spieth | Won 2&1 |
Fourballs | Matt Fitzpatrick | Patrick Cantlay & Wyndham Clark | Lost 1 up |
Singles | — | Sam Burns | Won 3&1 |
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