<Li> Europe: 1979 to 2018 </Li> <P> 156 golfers have been in the final teams . In addition the list below includes Miguel Ángel Martín who qualified for the European 1997 Ryder Cup team but withdrew due to injury . Seven of the golfers in the final teams were never chosen to play in any matches so that only 149 of these golfers have actually played in the Ryder Cup . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Editions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jimmy Adams </Td> <Td> 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Percy Alliss </Td> <Td> 1929 ^, 1933, 1935, 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Alliss </Td> <Td> 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laurie Ayton, Jnr </Td> <Td> 1949 ^ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Baker </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seve Ballesteros </Td> <Td> 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Bannerman </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian Barnes </Td> <Td> 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maurice Bembridge </Td> <Td> 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas Bjørn </Td> <Td> 1997, 2002, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aubrey Boomer </Td> <Td> 1927, 1929 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ken Bousfield </Td> <Td> 1949, 1951, 1955 ^, 1957, 1959, 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hugh Boyle </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Bradshaw </Td> <Td> 1953, 1955, 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordon Brand, Jnr </Td> <Td> 1987, 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordon J. Brand </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Broadhurst </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eric Brown </Td> <Td> 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ken Brown </Td> <Td> 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stewart Burns </Td> <Td> 1929 ^ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dick Burton </Td> <Td> 1935, 1937, 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Busson </Td> <Td> 1935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Butler </Td> <Td> 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rafael Cabrera - Bello </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> José Maria Cañizares </Td> <Td> 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Casey </Td> <Td> 2004, 2006, 2008, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alex Caygill </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clive Clark </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Howard Clark </Td> <Td> 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Darren Clarke </Td> <Td> 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neil Coles </Td> <Td> 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicolas Colsaerts </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrew Coltart </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Archie Compston </Td> <Td> 1927, 1929, 1931 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry Cotton </Td> <Td> 1929, 1937, 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Cox </Td> <Td> 1935, 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Allan Dailey </Td> <Td> 1933 ^ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fred Daly </Td> <Td> 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eamonn Darcy </Td> <Td> 1975, 1977, 1981, 1987 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Davies </Td> <Td> 1931, 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Dawson </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luke Donald </Td> <Td> 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamie Donaldson </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norman Drew </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Victor Dubuisson </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Duncan </Td> <Td> 1927, 1929, 1931 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syd Easterbrook </Td> <Td> 1931, 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nick Faldo </Td> <Td> 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Fallon </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niclas Fasth </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Max Faulkner </Td> <Td> 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Feherty </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ross Fisher </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Matthew Fitzpatrick </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tommy Fleetwood </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pierre Fulke </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Gadd </Td> <Td> 1927 ^ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bernard Gallacher </Td> <Td> 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stephen Gallacher </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sergio García </Td> <Td> 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Garner </Td> <Td> 1971, 1973 ^ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antonio Garrido </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ignacio Garrido </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Gilford </Td> <Td> 1991, 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eric Green </Td> <Td> 1947 ^ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malcolm Gregson </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joakim Haeggman </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tom Haliburton </Td> <Td> 1961, 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Søren Hansen </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Hanson </Td> <Td> 2010, 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Hargreaves </Td> <Td> 1951 ^ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pádraig Harrington </Td> <Td> 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tyrrell Hatton </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arthur Havers </Td> <Td> 1927, 1931, 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jimmy Hitchcock </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bert Hodson </Td> <Td> 1931 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reg Horne </Td> <Td> 1947 ^ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tommy Horton </Td> <Td> 1975, 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Howell </Td> <Td> 2004, 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian Huggett </Td> <Td> 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bernard Hunt </Td> <Td> 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Geoffrey Hunt </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guy Hunt </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Jacklin </Td> <Td> 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Jacobs </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark James </Td> <Td> 1977, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ted Jarman </Td> <Td> 1935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miguel Ángel Jiménez </Td> <Td> 1999, 2004, 2008, 2010 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Per - Ulrik Johansson </Td> <Td> 1995, 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Herbert Jolly </Td> <Td> 1927, 1931 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Karlsson </Td> <Td> 2006, 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Martin Kaymer </Td> <Td> 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael King </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam King </Td> <Td> 1937, 1947, 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arthur Lacey </Td> <Td> 1933, 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barry Lane </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bernhard Langer </Td> <Td> 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Lawrie </Td> <Td> 1999, 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arthur Lees </Td> <Td> 1947, 1949, 1951, 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas Levet </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sandy Lyle </Td> <Td> 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miguel Ángel Martín </Td> <Td> 1997 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jimmy Martin </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Graeme McDowell </Td> <Td> 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul McGinley </Td> <Td> 2002, 2004, 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rory McIlroy </Td> <Td> 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Mills </Td> <Td> 1957, 1959 ^ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abe Mitchell </Td> <Td> 1927 +, 1929, 1931, 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ralph Moffitt </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edoardo Molinari </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Francesco Molinari </Td> <Td> 2010, 2012, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colin Montgomerie </Td> <Td> 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alex Norén </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christy O'Connor Jnr </Td> <Td> 1975, 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christy O'Connor Snr </Td> <Td> 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John O'Leary </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> José María Olazábal </Td> <Td> 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 +, 1997, 1999, 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thorbjørn Olesen </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Oosterhuis </Td> <Td> 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alf Padgham </Td> <Td> 1933, 1935, 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Panton </Td> <Td> 1951, 1953, 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jesper Parnevik </Td> <Td> 1997, 1999, 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alf Perry </Td> <Td> 1933, 1935, 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas Pieters </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manuel Piñero </Td> <Td> 1981, 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lionel Platts </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eddie Polland </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ian Poulter </Td> <Td> 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Phillip Price </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronan Rafferty </Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jon Rahm </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ted Ray </Td> <Td> 1927 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dai Rees </Td> <Td> 1937, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steven Richardson </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> José Rivero </Td> <Td> 1985, 1987 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fred Robson </Td> <Td> 1927, 1929, 1931 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costantino Rocca </Td> <Td> 1993, 1995, 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Justin Rose </Td> <Td> 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jarmo Sandelin </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syd Scott </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Des Smyth </Td> <Td> 1979, 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henrik Stenson </Td> <Td> 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andy Sullivan </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dave Thomas </Td> <Td> 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Torrance </Td> <Td> 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Townsend </Td> <Td> 1969, 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jean van de Velde </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian Waites </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philip Walton </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charlie Ward </Td> <Td> 1947, 1949, 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Way </Td> <Td> 1983, 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Weetman </Td> <Td> 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lee Westwood </Td> <Td> 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles Whitcombe </Td> <Td> 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ernest Whitcombe </Td> <Td> 1929, 1931, 1935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reg Whitcombe </Td> <Td> 1935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Will </Td> <Td> 1963, 1965, 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Danny Willett </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oliver Wilson </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chris Wood </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norman Wood </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ian Woosnam </Td> <Td> 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Editions </Th> </Tr>

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