How Many Rookies Are There on U.S. Ryder Cup Team This Year?

Published 09/09/2021, 11:30 AM EDT

USA Team captain Steve Stricker recently announced the team for the 2021 Ryder Cup. With the highest number of captain’s pick in the cup’s history, the 12-man American team has 6 rookies. This is the highest number since the team that won at the 2008 Ryder Cup in Valhalla.

The Ryder Cup, jointly administered by the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe, is a biennial men’s golf tournament between teams from Europe and the USA. With the location alternating every edition between the two, this year it is being played at the Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, United States.

How are the Ryder Cup teams selected?

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For team USA, six golfers automatically qualify based on their ranking and performance in the past few seasons. The rest are up to the team captain’s choice – in this case, Steve Stricker. As for Europe, a total of nine golfers qualify automatically and the remaining three are up to the captain’s discretion.

Team. Complete.
With his Captain's Picks locked, @SteveStricker selects:
🇺🇸 @DanielBerger59
🇺🇸 @Harris_English
🇺🇸 @tonyfinaugolf
🇺🇸 @XSchauffele
🇺🇸 Scottie Scheffler
🇺🇸 @JordanSpieth pic.twitter.com/wFGR3bw8IH
— Ryder Cup USA (@RyderCupUSA) September 8, 2021

Six American golfers will be making their debut this season; amongst them are Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Harris English, Daniel Berger, and Scottie Scheffler. While these are rookies, they are all experienced and high-ranked golfers, with Morikawa, Cantlay and Schauffele ranked in the top 10.

Stricker went on to choose the legendary Phil Mickelson and Fred Couples as the Vice Captains.

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The full American line-up

This is the list of the complete US Team for the tournament which is to be played in less than 2 weeks:

Golfer	Position
Steve Stricker	Captain
Phil Mickelson	Vice captain
Fred Couples	Vice captain
Collin Morikawa	Automatic qualifier
Dustin Johnson	Automatic qualifier
Bryson DeChambeau	Automatic qualifier
Brooks Koepka	Automatic qualifier
Justin Thomas	Automatic qualifier
Patrick Cantlay	Automatic qualifier
Daniel Berger	Captain’s pick
Harris English	Captain’s pick
Tony Finau	Captain’s pick
Xander Schauffele	Captain’s pick
Scottie Scheffler	Captain’s pick
Jordan Spieth	Captain’s pick

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Europe’s qualifying will end this week with the BMW PGA Championship, after which the European Captain Padraig Harrington will announce his picks. Until then, which member that got left out of the US team will you miss the most?

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Ishita Bhargava is a golf content writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing her undergraduate degree from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, she has a keen interest in sports and fitness. When not playing or watching a sports event, Ishita can be seen spending time with her pets or binge-watching.

How Many Rookies Are There on U.S. Ryder Cup Team This Year?

How are the Ryder Cup teams selected?

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The full American line-up