List of American Ryder Cup golfers
This is a list of all the 188 American golfers who have played in the Ryder Cup through 2018. Phil Mickelson holds the record with 12 appearances.
Players
- ^ In the final team but did not play in any matches.
- + Selected or qualified for the team but withdrew and was replaced. Tom Watson left the day before play began to be at the birth of his first child and was replaced by Mark Hayes.
Playing record
O = Overall, S = Singles matches, Fs = Foursome matches, Fb = Fourball matches
W = Matches won, L = Matches lost, H = Matches halved
| Player | First year | Last year | Ryder Cups | Matches | Points | Winning percentage | O W | O L | O H | S W | S L | S H | Fs W | Fs L | Fs H | Fb W | Fb L | Fb H |
| Tommy Aaron | 1969 | 1973 | 2 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Skip Alexander | 1949 | 1951 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Azinger | 1989 | 2002 | 4 | 16 | 6.5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Jerry Barber | 1955 | 1961 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miller Barber | 1969 | 1971 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Herman Barron | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Bean | 1979 | 1987 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Beard | 1969 | 1971 | 2 | 8 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chip Beck | 1989 | 1993 | 3 | 9 | 6.5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Homero Blancas | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Bolt | 1955 | 1957 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julius Boros | 1959 | 1967 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Keegan Bradley | 2012 | 2014 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gay Brewer | 1967 | 1973 | 2 | 9 | 5.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Burke | 1931 | 1933 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 1951 | 1959 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Burkemo | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 1987 | 2002 | 4 | 14 | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Chad Campbell | 2004 | 2008 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Casper | 1961 | 1975 | 8 | 37 | 23.5 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Stewart Cink | 2002 | 2010 | 5 | 19 | 8.5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Bill Collins | 1961 | 1961 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles Coody | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Cook | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Couples | 1989 | 1997 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Wiffy Cox | 1931 | 1931 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Crenshaw | 1981 | 1995 | 4 | 12 | 3.5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Ben Curtis | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Demaret | 1947 | 1951 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gardner Dickinson | 1967 | 1971 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Diegel | 1927 | 1933 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris DiMarco | 2004 | 2006 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Dave Douglas | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Douglass | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Dudley | 1929 | 1937 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Dufner | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Olin Dutra | 1933 | 1935 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Duval | 1999 | 2002 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lee Elder | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al Espinosa | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Farrell | 1927 | 1931 | 3 | 6 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Faxon | 1995 | 1997 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tony Finau | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dow Finsterwald | 1957 | 1963 | 4 | 13 | 9.5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Raymond Floyd | 1969 | 1993 | 8 | 31 | 13.5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Doug Ford | 1955 | 1961 | 4 | 9 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rickie Fowler | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | 15 | 5.5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Fred Funk | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Furgol | 1957 | 1957 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Furgol | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Furyk | 1997 | 2014 | 9 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al Geiberger | 1967 | 1975 | 2 | 9 | 6.5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bob Gilder | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Goalby | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Johnny Golden | 1927 | 1929 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Graham | 1973 | 1977 | 3 | 9 | 5.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hubert Green | 1977 | 1985 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ken Green | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ralph Guldahl | 1937 | 1937 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Haas | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jay Haas | 1983 | 2004 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Walter Hagen | 1927 | 1935 | 5 | 9 | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hamilton | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Harbert | 1949 | 1955 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chandler Harper | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dutch Harrison | 1947 | 1951 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hawkins | 1957 | 1957 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Hayes | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clayton Heafner | 1949 | 1951 | 2 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jay Hebert | 1959 | 1961 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lionel Hebert | 1957 | 1957 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. J. Henry | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Dave Hill | 1969 | 1977 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Scott Hoch | 1997 | 2002 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ben Hogan | 1947 | 1951 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. B. Holmes | 2008 | 2016 | 2 | 6 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hale Irwin | 1975 | 1991 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tommy Jacobs | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Jacobsen | 1985 | 1995 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Don January | 1965 | 1977 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Janzen | 1993 | 1997 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dustin Johnson | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Zach Johnson | 2006 | 2016 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Herman Keiser | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Kim | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Kite | 1979 | 1993 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Brooks Koepka | 2016 | 2018 | 2 | 8 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ted Kroll | 1953 | 1957 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Kuchar | 2010 | 2016 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ky Laffoon | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Lehman | 1995 | 1999 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tony Lema | 1963 | 1965 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Justin Leonard | 1997 | 2008 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wayne Levi | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bruce Lietzke | 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene Littler | 1961 | 1975 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Davis Love III | 1993 | 2004 | 6 | 26 | 11.5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Mark McCumber | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry McGee | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Maggert | 1995 | 1999 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Mahaffey | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hunter Mahan | 2008 | 2014 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tony Manero | 1937 | 1937 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 1947 | 1953 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Marr | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Maxwell | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Mayer | 1957 | 1957 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Mehlhorn | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Mickelson | 1995 | 2018 | 12 | 47 | 21.5 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
| Cary Middlecoff | 1953 | 1959 | 3 | 6 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Miller | 1975 | 1981 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Larry Mize | 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Moore | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gil Morgan | 1979 | 1983 | 2 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Murphy | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Byron Nelson | 1937 | 1947 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Nelson | 1979 | 1987 | 3 | 13 | 9.5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Nichols | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Nicklaus | 1969 | 1981 | 6 | 28 | 18.5 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Andy North | 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ed Oliver | 1947 | 1953 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark O'Meara | 1985 | 1999 | 5 | 14 | 4.5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jeff Overton | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arnold Palmer | 1961 | 1973 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Palmer | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Parks Jr. | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Pate | 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Pate | 1991 | 1999 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Corey Pavin | 1991 | 1995 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Calvin Peete | 1983 | 1985 | 2 | 7 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kenny Perry | 2004 | 2008 | 2 | 6 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Henry Picard | 1935 | 1937 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pohl | 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Pott | 1963 | 1967 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Ragan | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Henry Ransom | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Reed | 2014 | 2018 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Revolta | 1935 | 1937 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Riley | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Loren Roberts | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Rogers | 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Rosburg | 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mason Rudolph | 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Runyan | 1933 | 1935 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Sanders | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Sarazen | 1927 | 1937 | 6 | 12 | 8.5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Shute | 1931 | 1937 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Sikes | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Scott Simpson | 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Webb Simpson | 2012 | 2018 | 3 | 9 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Horton Smith | 1929 | 1937 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. C. Snead | 1971 | 1975 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Snead | 1937 | 1959 | 7 | 13 | 10.5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandt Snedeker | 2012 | 2016 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Sneed | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Souchak | 1959 | 1961 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan Spieth | 2014 | 2018 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Craig Stadler | 1983 | 1985 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Payne Stewart | 1987 | 1999 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ken Still | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Stockton | 1971 | 1977 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Strange | 1983 | 1995 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Steve Stricker | 2008 | 2012 | 3 | 11 | 3.5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Hal Sutton | 1985 | 2002 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Vaughn Taylor | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Thomas | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Toms | 2002 | 2006 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lee Trevino | 1969 | 1981 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Jim Turnesa | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Turnesa | 1927 | 1929 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Venturi | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Verplank | 2002 | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lanny Wadkins | 1977 | 1993 | 8 | 34 | 21.5 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Walker | 2014 | 2016 | 2 | 8 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Art Wall | 1957 | 1961 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Watrous | 1927 | 1929 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bubba Watson | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tom Watson | 1977 | 1989 | 4 | 15 | 10.5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Boo Weekley | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tom Weiskopf | 1973 | 1975 | 2 | 10 | 7.5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Brett Wetterich | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Craig Wood | 1931 | 1935 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tiger Woods | 1997 | 2018 | 8 | 37 | 14.5 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Lew Worsham | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 1979 | 1985 | 3 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
In this table the appearances includes players who were in the final team but were not selected for any matches. It does not include those who were initially selected or who qualified but were later replaced. Thus Tom Watson is excluded.
Record American Ryder Cup point winners
| Rank | Name | Record | Points | Winning percentage |
| 1 | Billy Casper | 20–10–7 | 23.5 | 63.51% |
| 2 | Arnold Palmer | 22–8–2 | 23 | 71.88% |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 18–22–7 | 21.5 | 45.74% |
| Lanny Wadkins | 20–11–3 | 21.5 | 63.24% | |
| 5 | Lee Trevino | 17–7–6 | 20 | 66.67% |
| 6 | Jack Nicklaus | 17–8–3 | 18.5 | 66.07% |
| 7 | Gene Littler | 14–5–8 | 18 | 66.67% |
| 8 | Tom Kite | 15–9–4 | 17 | 60.71% |
| 9 | Tiger Woods | 13–21–3 | 14.5 | 39.19% |
| 10 | Hale Irwin | 13–5–2 | 14 | 70.00% |
Family relationships
The following American Ryder Cup players are or have been related:- Joe Turnesa and Jim Turnesa were brothers.
- Jay Hebert and Lionel Hebert were brothers.
- Sam Snead was the uncle of J. C. Snead.
- Bob Goalby is the uncle of Jay Haas. Haas's mother Shirley was the sister of Goalby.
- Jack Burke Jr. and Dave Marr were second cousins.
- Bruce Lietzke and Jerry Pate were brothers-in-law. Lietzke's wife, Rose, and Pate's wife, Soozi, are sisters. They played together in the 1981 Ryder Cup.