Ryder Cup 2025: Full list of Past Ryder Cup captains for Team USA vs Europe: 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 Keegan Bradley is the captain for Team USA, while Luke Donald will lead Team Europe in the 2025 Ryder Cup in Farmingdale, New York.
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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Who are the Ryder Cup Captains 2025 for Team USA and Team Europe.?
Team USA
Captain: Keegan Bradley. At 38 years old, Bradley is the youngest American Ryder Cup captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963. He has served as captain for both the U.S. Presidents Cup team in 2017 and the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2023.
Team Selection: Bradley has already selected his six captain's picks to complete his 12-man squad.
Team Europe
Captain: Luke Donald. A successful captain in the last contest, Donald is the first European to repeat his captaincy since Bernard Gallacher in 1993.
Team Selection: On September 1, 2025, Donald announced his six captain's picks, finalizing Europe's 12-man roster.
List of Ryder Cup winnings Captains by year from Team USA vs Europe 1927-2025.
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
2025 Luke Donald -- Keegan Bradley
2023 Luke Donald (W) 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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