The 44th Ryder Cup will be contested in Rome, Italy at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. The venue has previously hosted the Italian Open.
Here is the twelve-man American team and a brief introduction to what each of them bring to this year’s Ryder Cup Matches. Similar to the European team, it is a combination of rookies and veterans who have all distinguished themselves as the best Europe has to offer for this biennial event.
The U.S. Ryder Cup Team
Sam Burns
Native: Louisiana
Age: 27
Turned Pro: 2017
Pro Wins: 6
OWGR: 20th
Ryder Cup Appearances: Rookie
Ryder Cup Record: 0-0-0
Burns ranks 11th on tour and third on the U.S. team behind only Xander Schauffele and Max Homa in Strokes Gained Putting (0.584) this season.
Patrick Cantlay
Native: California
Age: 31
Turned Pro: 2012
Pro Wins: 9
OWGR: 3rd
Ryder Cup Appearances: (1) 2021
Ryder Cup Record: 3-0-1
Cantlay returns for his second consecutive Ryder Cup following a stellar debut at Whistling Straits that saw him go 3-0-1 in helping the U.S. to victory.
Wyndham Clark
Native: Colorado
Age: 29
Turned Pro: 2017
Pro Wins: 2
OWGR: 10th
Ryder Cup Appearances: Rookie
Ryder Cup Record: 0-0-0
Clark notched his first PGA Tour victory at the Wells Fargo championship in May before wasting no time in winning his first major in June at the US Open at Los Angeles Country.
Rickie Fowler
Native: California
Age: 34
Turned Pro: 2009
Pro Wins: 10
OWGR: 25th
Ryder Cup Appearances: (4) 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018
Ryder Cup Record: 3-7-5
Fowler is set to participate in his fifth Ryder Cup making him one of the most experienced members of the U.S. team alongside Jordan Spieth (5) and Brooks Koepka (4).
Brian Harman
Native: Georgia
Age: 36
Turned Pro: 2009
Pro Wins: 5
OWGR: 8th
Ryder Cup Appearances: Rookie
Ryder Cup Record: 0-0-0
Although a Ryder Cup rookie, the 36-year-old has plenty of match play experience. In 2005 he was the youngest American to ever make the 10-man US Walker Cup team. Harman followed that with a second Walker Cup in 2009. The US won both of those cups.
Max Homa
Native: California
Age: 32
Turned Pro: 2013
Pro Wins: 8
OWGR: 5th
Ryder Cup Appearances: Rookie
Ryder Cup Record: 0-0-0
One of four rookies on the 2023 US Ryder Cup Team, Homa hopes to ride a hot putter to success in Rome.
Brooks Koepka
Native: Florida
Age: 33
Turned Pro: 2012
Pro Wins: 18
OWGR: 17th
Ryder Cup Appearances: (3) 2016, 2018, 2021
Ryder Cup Record: 6-5-1
Koepka, the only LIV golfer participating on either team, will be competing in his fourth consecutive Ryder Cup. He has never lost a singles match 2-0-1.
Collin Morikawa
Native: California
Age: 26
Turned Pro: 2019
Pro Wins: 6
OWGR: 19th
Ryder Cup Appearances: 2021
Ryder Cup Record: 3-0-1
Morikawa returns for a second consecutive Ryder Cup appearance after debuting and 2021. He went undefeated (3-0-1) as a rookie, becoming the first rookie to go 3-0-0 or better in a foursome/four balls combination since Larry Nelson in 1979.
Xander Schauffele
Native: California
Age: 29
Turned Pro: 2018
Pro Wins: 8
OWGR: 1st
Ryder Cup Appearances: (1) 2021
Ryder Cup Record: 2-0-1
Schauffele returns for a second straight Ryder Cup after a 3-1-0 debut for the victorious U.S. team at Whistling Straits.
Scottie Scheffler
Native: Texas
Age: 27
Turned Pro: 2016
Pro Wins: 20
OWGR: 3rd
Ryder Cup Appearances: (2) 2018, 2021
Ryder Cup Record: 4-3-1
After being the captain’s pick in 2021, making his Ryder Cup debut at Whistling Straits, the reigning world No. 1 was the first automatic qualifier for the 2023 US Ryder Cup squad.
Jordan Spieth
Native: Texas
Age: 30
Turned Pro: 2012
Pro Wins: 16
OWGR: 12th
Ryder Cup Appearances: (4) 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
Ryder Cup Record: 8-7-3
Spieth has registered five top-5 finishes on the PGA Tour over the last six months, behind only Scotty Scheffler (9) and Rory McIlroy (7).
Justin Thomas
Native: Kentucky
Age: 30
Turned Pro: 2013
Pro Wins: 17
OWGR: 24th
Ryder Cup Appearances: (2) 2018, 2021
Ryder Cup Record: 6-2-1
Thomas will be appearing for his third consecutive Ryder Cup. This two-time major winner and 15-time PGA Tour champion has certainly been the center of a number of conversations leading up to being picked for this year’s U.S. team.
U.S. Ryder Cup Captains
Captain: Zach Johnson
Vice-Captains: Steve Stricker, Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink
