Full List of Ryder Cup Captains by year of USA vs Europe

Full list of Ryder Cup captains for Team USA and Europe: Past and present in history since 1927

The list of Ryder Cup captains goes back to 1927, when the biennial tournament began. Every other year, the best male, professional golfers from Europe and the United States face off in this match play tournament, each team led by its captain. 

The European Tour selects the captain for Team Europe, the PGA of America chooses Team USA's captain. Each captain then is able to pick his own assistants, as well as several members of the team (the majority of Ryder Cup players are automatic selections via points lists).

 The most-recent Ryder Cup captains is the Luke Donald from Team Europe, while Zach Johnson who led Team USA in Rome.

In the 96-year history of the tournament, Walter Hagen was the man who has been captain the most times having led Team U.S.A. in six different editions

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List of Ryder Cup winnings Captains by year from Team USA vs Europe 1927-2023. 

In every year, "W" donates the Ryder Cup winning captain of that year, If it doesn't write, it means, Its Draw. 

Year -  Team Europe -  Team USA

2023  Luke Donald Zach Johnson

2021  Padraig Harrington Steve Stricker (w)

2018  Thomas Bjorn (w) Jim Furyk

2016  Darren Clarke Davis Love III (w)

2014  Paul McGinley (w) Tom Watson

2012  Jose Maria Olazabal (w) Davis Love III

2010  Colin Montgomerie (w) Corey Pavin

2008  Nick Faldo Paul Azinger (w)

2006  Ian Woosnam (w) Tom Lehman

2004  Bernhard Langer (w) Hal Sutton

2002  Sam Torrance (w) Curtis Strange

1999  Mark James Ben Crenshaw (w)

1997  Steve Ballesteros (w) Tom Kite

1995  Bernard Gallacher (w) Lanny Wadkins

1993  Bernard Gallacher Tom Watson (w)

1991  Bernard Gallacher Dave Stockton (w)

1989  Tony Jacklin Raymond Floyd

1987  Tony Jacklin (w) Jack Nicklaus

1985  Tony Jacklin (w) Lee Trevino

1983  Tony Jacklin Jack Nicklaus (w)

1981  John Jacobs Dave Marr (w)

1979  John Jacobs Billy Casper (w)

*Please note that prior to 1979, the teams were the United States and, from 1973-77, Great Britain and  Ireland; or, prior to 1973, Great Britain.*

Year Team Great Britain & Ireland Team U.S.A.

1977  Ryan Huggett Dow Finsterwald (w)

1975  Bernard Hunt Arnold Palmer (w)

1973  Bernard Hunt Jack Burke Jr. (w)

1971  Eric Brown  Jay Hebert (w)

1969  Eric Brown  Sam Snead

1967  Dai Rees Ben Hogan (w)

1965  Harry Weetman   Byron Nelson (w)

1963  John Fallon Arnold Palmer (w)

1961  Dai Rees Jerry Barber (w)

1959  Dai Rees Sam Snead (w)

1957  Dai Rees (w) Jack Burke Jr.

1955  Dai Rees Chick Harbert

1953  Henry Cotton Lloyd Mangrum (w)

1951  Arthur Lacey Sam Snead (w)

1949  Charles Whitcomb Ben Hogan (w)

1947  Henry Cotton Ben Hogan (w)

1937  Charles Whitcomb Walter Hagen (w)

1935  Charles Whitcomb Walter Hagen (w)

1933  J.H. Taylor (w) Walter Hagen

1931  Charles Whitcomb Walter Hagen (w)

1929  George Duncan (w) Walter Hagen

1927  Ted Ray Walter Hagen (w)

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