As the latest instalment of the biggest team golf event on the planet looms, we look at the Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup record over the years – which will also highlight which format this year’s Masters winner has done best in.
Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup Record As World Number Two Makes Eighth Appearance
Rory McIlroy will head into a Ryder Cup for the first time as a Masters champion – after finally getting measured up for a green jacket at Augusta earlier this season.
So, with this monkey off his back – can we expect a more relaxed McIlroy to run the show for the European team once again?
Being the lowest-ranked European player, then there is always a lot of pressure put on the world number two player – but with seven past Ryder Cups, McIlroy (36) has a bundle of experience.
This year the event will be staged on US soil and with the last Europe Ryder Cup win in America (2021) going to the home nation, Rory McIlroy, captain Luke Donald and the European team know how hard it is to win on their travels.
The Ryder Cup odds also back this up with the golf betting sites making USA favourites at 4/6 to win, with Europe 6/4 and the tie priced at 12/1.
However, the away team will look to the Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup record and gain hope – with the Northern Irish big-hitter having won 18 points over the years and only lost two of the seven Ryder Cups he’s contested.
Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup Record 🏌️
- Appearances: 7
- Ryder Cup Team Record: 5 Wins / 2 Losses
- Ryder Cup Individual Record: 16 Wins / 4 Ties / 13 Losses
- Total Ryder Cup Points Won: 18
Ryder Cup 2025 Dates and Event Info ⛳
- 🏌️ Event: 2025 Ryder Cup
- 📅 Date: Fri 26 Sept – Sun 28 Sept
- 🕛 Opening Tee Time: Approx. 1.00pm BST
- 🏆 Defending Champions: Europe
- 📺 TV Channel: Sky Sports
- ⛳️ Venue: Bethpage Black Course | Farmingdale, New York, USA
- 🎲 Odds: Europe 6/5 | USA 4/6
Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup Appearances Breakdown
You can see the Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup record broken down by appearances here – where at the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone, McIlroy was almost unplayable.
He won four points from a possible five, with his only defeat coming in the session 4 four-balls when partnered with Matt Fitzpatrick and losing to Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark.
| Year | Venue | Age | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points |
| 2023 | Marco Simone 🇮🇹 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | Whistling Straits 🇺🇸 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Le Golf National 🇫🇷 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | Hazeltine 🇺🇸 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | Gleneagles 🏴 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | Medinah 🇺🇸 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | Celtic Manor 🏴 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 16 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup Record By Format
With seven wins in the foursomes and a tie, this has been the best points format at the Ryder Cup for Rory McIlroy.
Foursomes is a match between two teams of two players.
On each hole the golfers on each team play alternate shots – using the same ball.
With one team member teeing off on the odd tee numbered holes and the other on the even.
Each hole is one (or tied) based on which team gets the ball in the hole in the fewest strokes.
| Format | Matches Played | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points |
| Foursomes | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 1/2 |
| Four-balls | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Singles | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 1/2 |
| Totals | 16 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
Rory McIlroy Eighth In The All-Time European Ryder Cup List
Overall, the Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup record tells us he’s won 18 points.
This puts McIlroy eighth in the all-time Ryder Cup European points list.
With Sergio Garcia leading the way with a massive 28.5 points and Lee Westwood next at 24 points.
McIlroy needs four more Ryder Cup points to draw level with two-time Masters winner Nick Faldo, who site on 22 points.
While of the other Europeans playing in 2025, Justin Rose is only just behind McIlroy with 15.5 Ryder Cup points.
Ryder Cup Total Points – Top Europeans
| Country | Player | Points |
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Sergio Garcia | 28.5 |
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Lee Westwood | 24 |
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Bernhard Langer | 24 |
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Colin Montgomerie | 23.5 |
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Seve Ballesteros | 22.5 |
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Nick Faldo | 22 |
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Jose Maria Olazabal | 20.5 |
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Rory McIlroy | 18 |
Look Out For Any Tommy Fleetwood/Rory McIlroy Partnership
When it comes to Rory McIlroy’s best Ryder Cup partners over the years – fellow countryman Graeme McDowell and legends of this event Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter have done well at his side.
However, this trio are not part of Luke Donald’s European team in 2025.
But another player that McIlroy has done well partnering with is – Tommy Fleetwood.
Okay, the two have only played twice with each other at the Ryder Cup – but they are yet to lose.
Both came in foursomes at last year’s Ryder Cup at Marco Simone, so there is every chance we could see the two join forces in this format again in 2025.
Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy beat Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay on day one and Thomas and Jordan Spieth on day two.
Xander Schauffele Won’t Fancy Facing McIlroy at the Ryder Cup
When looking deeper into the Rory McIlroy Ryder Cup stats, US player Xander Schauffele will be hoping he’s drawn away from the Masters champion.
Why?
Well, the pair have played in four Ryder Cup matches and Rory McIlroy has won three – with his only defeat when Schauffele teamed up with Cantlay for a foursomes match at Whistling Straits in 2021.
But later that year, Rory McIlroy got his revenge – beating Schauffele in the singles.
It’s also interesting that when looking at the Scottie Scheffler Ryder Cup record – the current world number one and two players are yet to met in any format.
Rory McIlroy Beat Sam Burns In The Ryder Cup Singles in 2023
