The 2025 Ryder Cup is less than two months away and players on the European side continue to work toward making captain Luke Donald’s team.
Checking in on the latest standings update, and there’s not been much movement, with the top six (which would be automatic qualifiers) unchanged. In fact, the top 11 on the Euro standings are unchanged from a week ago. The first movement comes with Matt Fitzpatrick (12) and Thomas Detry (13) flipping spots.
Rory Mcllroy is the only golfer on the Euro side to have clinched a spot. The rest of the top six will be officially on the team after the DP World Tour’s Betfred British Masters in three weeks. The next six will be captain’s picks.
Alex Noren made the biggest jump this week, going from No. 71 to No. 46 but Aaron Rai goes from No. 16 to No. 14, inching closer to consideration.
The standings below are as of the Aug. 3, 2025, update.
European Ryder Cup team rankings
The top six earn automatic spots:
| Pos. | Golfer | Ryder Cup points |
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 3440.78 |
| 2 | Robert MacIntyre | 1355.84 |
| 3 | Tommy Fleetwood | 1314.61 |
| 4 | Tyrrell Hatton | 1279.33 |
| 5 | Shane Lowry | 1234.11 |
| 6 | Sepp Straka | 1226.83 |
The next six in the standings:
| Pos. | Golfer | Ryder Cup points |
| 7 | Rasmus Hojgaard | 1150.91 |
| 8 | Justin Rose | 1019.62 |
| 9 | Ludvig Åberg | 1006.83 |
| 10 | Viktor Hovland | 930.31 |
| 11 | Matt Wallace | 867.02 |
| 12 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 787.48 |
The next six in the standings:
| Pos. | Golfer | Ryder Cup points |
| 13 | Thomas Detry | 780.29 |
| 14 | Aaron Rai | 711.36 |
| 15 | Jordan Smith | 692.29 |
| 16 | Niklas Norgaard | 638.73 |
| 17 | Thorbjorn Olesen | 615.55 |
| 18 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 591.04 |
The highest-ranking LIV golfer on the Euro side is Hatton at No. 4. Jon Rahm is 21st.
The Ryder Cup is set for Sept. 26-28 at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York.
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