Find out who Team Europe captain, Luke Donald, has chosen as his six wildcard picks for the 2025 Ryder Cup, and what the latest odds are to lift the trophy.
Who are Luke Donald’s captain picks for the 2025 Team Europe Ryder Cup team?
Luke Donald’s first pick for the 2025 Team Europe team was Shane Lowry, making his third consecutive appearance in the Ryder Cup. Lowry finished seventh in the Ryder Cup rankings, only marginally missing out on automatic qualification. Lowry achieved four top 10 finishes this season, including a second placed finish at the Truist Championship.
Despite finishing 24th in the Ryder Cup standings, Jon Rahm was Luke Donald’s second captain pick for the Team Europe side. The two-time major winner will be making his fourth appearance in a Ryder Cup team at Bethpage Black.
Donald’s third pick was Austrian, Sepp Straka, who has won twice in the 2025 season (The American Express & Truist Championship). He also achieved top five finishes at the WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational, and the Memorial Tournament. Straka eventually finished 8th in the Ryder Cup points standings.
Viktor Hovland was the fourth captain’s picks, making his third appearance in the Team Europe Ryder Cup team. Hovland won once in 2025 in the Valspar Championship and finished third at this year’s U.S Open. The Norwegian finished 10th in the 2025 Ryder Cup standings.
Luke Donald’s fifth captain’s pick was world number 14, Ludvig Åberg. The Swede made his debut in the 2023 Ryder Cup and played an instrumental role in Europe getting the victory in Rome. Åberg won once on the PGA Tour this season at The Genesis Invitational.
The final captain’s pick from Luke Donald was 2022 U.S Open winner, Matt Fitzpatrick. The Englishman finished top ten at both the PGA Championship and The Open in 2025. Fitzpatrick finished the season 11th in the Ryder Cup points standings.
| Team Europe Captain's Picks | Ryder Cup Points Standings |
|---|---|
| Shane Lowry | 7th |
| Jon Rahm | 24th |
| Sepp Straka | 8th |
| Viktor Hovland | 10th |
| Ludvig Aberg | 9th |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 11th |
Who automatically qualified for the 2025 Team Europe Ryder Cup team?
Rory McIlroy qualified in 1st position for the 2025 Team Europe team, achieving 3489.21 points during the 2025 season. Rory won three times on tour this season, completing his career grand slam at the 2025 Masters, The Players Championship, and the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Robert MacIntyre qualified in second after achieving top five finishes at both the U.S Open and the BMW Championship. The Scotsman also finished top 10 at The Open, The Players Chmpionship, and the Charles Schwab Championship.
The other Europeans who have automatically qualified for the 2025 Ryder Cup team are Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Hojgaard, and Tyrrell Hatton.
What are the betting odds for the 2025 Ryder Cup?
As it stands, Team USA are the 1/1 favourites to win the 2025 Ryder Cup, translating to an implied probability of 50%. Team Europe, on the other hand, are currently 6/4 underdogs with Bet MGM to retain the Ryder Cup. The latest odds value the draw at 12/1.
Over the past seven days on Oddschecker, 49.2% of all bets placed have backed Team Europe, compared to 48.4% on Team USA and 2.4% on the draw.
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When and where is the 2025 Ryder Cup taking place?
The 2025 Ryder Cup will take place at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York. The match play event will begin on Friday 26th of September and finish on Sunday 28th September. The event’s schedule will be this:
Day 1 (Friday 26th September): 4 foursome matches & 4 fourball matches
Day 2 (Saturday 27th September): 4 foursome matches & 4 fourball matches
Day 3 (Sunday 28th September): 12 singles matches
How to bet on the 2025 Ryder Cup?
Nearly all UK bookmakers will offer odds for the 2025 Ryder Cup tournaments, you can compare the best odds through Oddschecker’s dedicated Ryder Cup page. Here, you can bet on the Ryder Cup winner, the Ryder Cup correct score, and which team will win each day’s foursome and fourball matches.
