Qualification

Paul Waring climbed 32 places into fifth position on the 2025 European Ryder Cup Rankings after his first Rolex Series victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The Englishman carded rounds of 64-61-73-66 to win by two strokes from three-time Team Europe player Tyrrell Hatton, as well as a whole host of European Ryder Cup players, and climb into the automatic qualification spots with 428.23 points.

Angel Hidalgo moved into the automatic qualification places in the 2025 European Ryder Cup qualification process after defeating three-time Team Europe player Jon Rahm in a play-off at the Open de España presented by Madrid. This Spaniard’s maiden DP World Tour victory at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid moved him into fifth place on the European rankings with 269.17 points.

Rory McIlroy climbed two places in the 2025 European Ryder Cup qualification standings after his runner-up finish at the 2024 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club. The four-time Major Champion was defeated by Billy Horschel on the second play-off hole as he holed a stunning eagle putt to become the first American to win the BMW PGA Championship twice.

Rasmus Højgaard climbed to the top of the 2025 European Ryder Cup qualifying standings following his dramatic one-shot victory over Rory McIlroy at the Amgen Irish Open. The Dane sits in pole position with 362.72 points after his win at Royal County Down, which followed a third-place finish at the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo and tied 17th finish at the Omega European Masters.

Matt Wallace climbed to the top of the 2025 European Ryder Cup rankings after a dramatic play-off victory at the 2024 Omega European Masters. After defeating Spain’s Alfredo Garcia-Heredia in Crans Montana, Switzerland, the now five-time DP World Tour champion sits atop the Ryder Cup rankings with 287.50 points.

Niklas Nørgaard tops 2025 European Ryder Cup qualifying following his maiden victory on the DP World Tour at the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo. Played at The Belfry – host venue of four Ryder Cups in 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2002 – Denmark’s Nørgaard fired rounds of 70-66-64-72 to win by two strokes and earn the maximum 250 qualifying points available as Europe’s qualification process began last week.

The start of the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo marks the beginning of the 2025 Ryder Cup qualification for European players.

Captain Luke Donald believes his European Ryder Cup hopefuls will get a boost from the start of qualification when the race to make the team for Bethpage gets under way on Thursday. This week's Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo on the DP World Tour presents the first opportunity for players to earn points through the new-look qualification system, with six automatic spots available for Europe's trophy defence in New York next year.

Ryder Cup Europe today confirmed the qualification process for the 2025 European Ryder Cup team which will defend the trophy against the United States at Bethpage in New York from September 26-28, 2025. In a significant change from previous years – an alteration ratified by the DP World Tour’s Tournament Committee – there will be only one Ryder Cup Points List operational in the 2024/2025 qualification period, using points earned in accordance with a new tournament banding structure implemented by Ryder Cup Europe in consultation with Captain Luke Donald.