When and where is the Ryder Cup 2025?

Where is the next Ryder Cup and when will it take place? Find out all you need to know about the 2025 Ryder Cup venue and schedule.

The Ryder Cup is one of the biggest events in the sporting calendar, as every two years, the best golfers from Europe and the USA compete in golf’s most prestigious team event.

Established in 1927, the Ryder Cup takes place every two years at venues alternating between Europe and the United States. But when is the next Ryder Cup, and where will it take place? Our guide explains everything you need to know about the 2025 edition of the matchplay event.

Where is the next Ryder Cup?

The 2025 Ryder Cup will take place at the Bethpage Black Course in the USA.

Bethpage Black is a public course located on Long Island in the state of New York. It is considered one of the world’s greatest golf courses, and has hosted major championships on three occasions – the US Open in 2002 and 2009, and the PGA Championship in 2019.

USA are the favourites in the golf betting to reclaim the trophy after losing to Europe in Italy two years ago.

When is the next Ryder Cup?

The 2025 Ryder Cup begins on Friday 26 September and will run until Sunday 28 September.

The morning session of the first day will feature four foursome matches, where players on the same team share a ball and take alternate shots. The afternoon session will feature four fourball matches, where players play their own ball and the team takes the better score of its two players.

Saturday will follow the same format as Friday, with foursomes in the morning and fourballs in the afternoon.

The decisive final day on Sunday will feature 12 singles matches, where players go head-to-head and attempt to earn the crucial points to push their team over the line to victory.

For more information on how the Ryder Cup works, make sure to check out our comprehensive guide to the Ryder Cup format.

When are the Ryder Cup captains’ picks announced?

A crucial moment in the Ryder Cup schedule is the announcement of the captain’s picks, where each team captain selects six players who have not qualified automatically via DP Tour or Ryder Cup points.

The six American captain’s picks will be announced by Keegan Bradley following the TOUR Championship, which takes place between August 21-24 2025.

Team Europe captain Luke Donald will announce his six captain’s picks following the British Masters, which takes place from 21-24 August 2025 and is the conclusion of the European automatic selection process.

Ryder Cup opening ceremony

The Ryder Cup begins with the opening ceremony, which takes place on the night before the first day of the event. The 2025 Ryder Cup opening ceremony will begin on Thursday 25 September.

The opening ceremony introduces the 12 players from each team, and features speeches from the two captains and the national anthem of the host nation.

The highlight of the opening ceremony comes after the player introductions, when the pairings for the opening round of matches on Friday are announced by the two team captains.

Bethpage Black course guide

The 2025 Ryder Cup will mark the first time that Bethpage Black has hosted golf’s most prestigious team event.

Widely recognised as one of the best golf courses in the world, Bethpage Black presents a daunting challenge to the players and was voted the toughest course in the United States in 2020. The famous sign behind the first tee reads: “The Black Course Is An Extremely Difficult Course Which We Recommend Only For Highly Skilled Golfers.”

But what makes Bethpage Black so hard?

The first test for players is the course’s sheer length. At 7,459 yards in total, it is one of the longest courses that the players will take on all year. The par 5 13th hole is over 600 yards in length, while the 7th, 10th and 12th are all par 4s of over 500 yards in length each.

Team Europe have benefitted in recent Ryder Cups from courses that are shorter in length and prioritise accuracy over big hitting, such as Le Golf National in Paris and Marco Simone in Rome. Bethpage Black’s length presents a completely different challenge, and may be set up to favour the Americans.

Hitting the fairway off the tee is a must at Bethpage Black, however, as the course features long, thick rough that is extremely difficult to escape from. With players facing long approach shots on many holes, finding the rough or one of the course’s countless bunkers can spell disaster.

Perhaps the biggest challenge the European players will face, however, is the potentially raucous atmosphere. Bethpage Black is a public course situated on Long Island in New York, and is known for attracting a boisterous crowd. The Ryder Cup has become increasingly rowdy in recent years, and it’s safe to expect an electric atmosphere again in 2025.

This was the course layout for Bethpage Black when it hosted the PGA Championship in 2019:

When did Europe last win the Ryder Cup?

Europe are the current holders of the Ryder Cup, having beaten USA 16½ – 11½ in Rome in 2023.

The last four Ryder Cups have been split 2-2 between Europe and the USA, with the home side winning on all four occasions.

However, Europe have been much more successful than America over the past 10 editions of the Ryder Cup, winning seven to the USA’s three.

Europe last won a Ryder Cup on US soil in 2012, the famous ‘Miracle at Medinah’. Trailing 10-6 heading into the Sunday singles matches, Europe staged an incredible comeback to win 14½ – 13½.