Ryder Cup American Records: Most career points, largest margin of victory, and more

The 2025 Ryder Cup is right around the corner and the biannual golf tournament will take place in New York after Italy hosted in 2023.

2025 marks the 45th Ryder Cup - the U.S. has taken the trophy 25 times while Europe has 15 victories. Europe has won eight of the last 11 however, and the hosting team has won in each of the last five tournaments.

American legends such as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and more have competed in the Ryder Cup, and current superstar Scottie Scheffler will compete in 2025.

Here's a look at some American records in Ryder Cup history to get you ready for potential history in 2025:

Most Career Points in Ryder Cup History (USA)

Player	Matches	Points
Phil Mickelson	47	21.5
Lanny Wadkins	31	18.5
Tom Kite	28	17.0
Tiger Woods	37	14.5
Jim Furyk	34	12.0
Dustin Johnson	21	12.0
Davis Love III	26	11.5
Jordan Spieth	22	10.5
Raymond Floyd	21	10.0
Larry Nelson	12	9.5

Most Singles Career Points in Ryder Cup History (USA)

Player	Matches	Points
Tom Kite	7	6.0
Phil Mickelson	12	5.5
Tiger Woods	8	5.0
Jim Furyk	9	4.5
Lanny Wadkins	7	4.0
Dustin Johnson	5	4.0
Davis Love III	6	4.0
Brooks Koepka	4	3.5
Zach Johnson	5	3.5
Fred Couples	5	3.0

Largest Margin of Victory (USA)

Winner	Loser	Margin of Victory	Type	Year
Tom Kite	Howard Clark	8 & 7	Singles	1989
Fred Couples	Ian Woosnam	8 & 7	Singles	1997
Miller Barber	Maurice Bembridge	7 & 6	Singles	1969
Lee Trevino	Brian Huggett	7 & 6	Singles	1971
Hale Irwin & Tom Kite	Ken Brown & Des Smyth	7 & 6	Foursomes	1979
Paul Azinger & Mark O'Meara	Nick Faldo & David Gilford	7 & 6	Foursomes	1991
Tom Lehman	Ignacio Garrido	7 & 6	Singles	1997
Keegan Bradley & Phil Mickelson	Lee Westwood & Luke Donald	7 & 6	Foursomes	2012

USA Team Largest Victory Margin

The largest victory in Ryder Cup history occurred in 1967 when the USA defeated Great Britain & Ireland 23.5-8.5 in Houston, Texas.

The USA won 19-9 in 2021, the largest margin of victory in the modern, 28-point system.

Players who earned the max points in a single tournament (USA)

Player	Points	Year
Larry Nelson	5.0	1979
Dustin Johnson	5.0	2021

Dustin Johnson joined Larry Nelson as the only Americans to achieve the maximum five points at a single Ryder Cup in 2021. Only Francesco Molinari in 2018 has accomplished the feat for Europe.

Players to Achieve a Hole-in-One

While there have been five Europeans (Peter Butler, Nick Faldo, Costanino Rocca, Howard Clark, and Paul Casey, to achieve a hole-in-one, only one American has done so in a Ryder Cup: Scott Verplank in 2006 at the 14th hole at The K Club in Ireland.

Youngest Players to Compete in a Ryder Cup (USA)

Player	Age	Year
Horton Smith	20 years, 339 days	1929
Jordan Spieth	21 years, 61 days	2014
Tiger Woods	21 years, 270 days	1997
Rickie Fowler	21 years, 292 days	2010

Oldest Players to Compete in a Ryder Cup (USA)

Player	Age	Year
Raymond Floyd	51 years, 20 days	1993
Jay Haas	50 years, 290 days	2004
Phil Mickelson	48 years, 104 days	2018
Fred Funk	48 years, 95 days	2004