<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2016 2020 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 42nd Ryder Cup Matches will be held in France from 28--30 September 2018 at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Saint - Quentin - en - Yvelines, a suburb southwest of Paris . It will be the second Ryder Cup to be held in Continental Europe, after the 1997 contest, which was held in Spain . The United States is the defending champion, but has lost the last five matches in Europe, having last won there in 1993 . </P> <P> The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point . The competition format will be as follows: </P>

Where are they playing the ryder cup this year