The 43rd Ryder Cup Matches were held in the United States from September 24–26, 2021, on the Straits course at Whistling Straits, Haven, Wisconsin. Europe was the holder of the Ryder Cup after its win over the United States in 2018 at Le Golf National.
The United States, fielding its youngest team in its history, regained the Ryder Cup in 2021 with a record 19–9 victory.[1] This was the largest margin of victory in a Ryder Cup since 1967. Continental Europe joined the Ryder Cup in 1979; this is Europe's heaviest defeat in Ryder Cup history.[1][2] Combined with its 2016 win at Hazeltine, the United States won back-to-back Ryder Cups on home soil for the first time since 1979 and 1983.[3]
Due to several tournaments, including a number of majors, shifting their schedules due to the COVID-19 pandemic (including one major being canceled and one being moved to November), the Ryder Cup was originally scheduled to take place only five days after the final round of the rescheduled U.S. Open, from September 25 to 27, 2020.[4]
On July 8, 2020, the PGA of America announced the postponement of the event to September 24 to 26, 2021, because of the pandemic. The next Ryder Cup was rescheduled to 2023 and further odd years, while the Presidents Cup was also rescheduled into 2022 and further even years, resetting the annual rotation of both events to how they were scheduled before the September 11 attacks in 2001
| United States team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Age | Points rank | World ranking | Previous Ryder Cups | Matches | Record | Win percentage |
| Collin Morikawa | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Dustin Johnson | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 7–9–0 | 43.75 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 28 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0.00 |
| Brooks Koepka | 31 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4–3–1 | 56.25 |
| Justin Thomas | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4–1–0 | 80.00 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Tony Finau (P) | 32 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 66.67 |
| Xander Schauffele (P) | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Jordan Spieth (P) | 28 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 7–5–2 | 57.14 |
| Harris English (P) | 32 | 10 | 11 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Daniel Berger (P) | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Scottie Scheffler (P) | 25 | 14 | 21 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Europe team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | Age | Points rank (European) | Points rank (World) | World ranking | Previous Ryder Cups | Matches | Record | Win percentage |
| Jon Rahm |  Spain | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 33.33 |
| Tommy Fleetwood |  England | 30 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 4–1–0 | 80.00 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | England | 29 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 33.33 |
| Bernd Wiesberger |  Austria | 35 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Rory McIlroy |  Northern Ireland | 32 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 11–9–4 | 54.17 |
| Viktor Hovland |  Norway | 24 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Paul Casey | England | 44 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 4–3–5 | 54.17 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | England | 27 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0–2–0 | 0.00 |
| Lee Westwood | England | 48 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 10 | 44 | 20–18–6 | 52.27 |
| Shane Lowry (P) |  Ireland | 34 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Sergio García (P) | Spain | 41 | 19 | 10 | 43 | 9 | 41 | 22–12–7 | 62.20 |
| Ian Poulter (P) | England | 45 | 23 | 14 | 50 | 6 | 22 | 14–6–2 | 68.18 |