Who leads the American, European point standings a year out from 2025 Ryder Cup?

We’re just less than a year from the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, which means it’s time to look at the (way too early) standings for automatic qualification onto the teams.

The qualification process is simple for both sides: the top-six players will earn automatic selections, and then the captains, Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald, will get six picks each to complete the teams.

There’s a new qualification process for the European side this year. There will be only one Ryder Cup Points List operational in the 2024-25 qualification period, which uses points earned in accordance with a new tournament banding structure. With the new system and the qualification process starting only a couple months ago, the rankings for the Europeans will change drastically in the coming months.

Europeans must be members of the DP World Tour, as well. So LIV Golf stars like Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will be eligible if they meet the DP World Tour’s criteria.

For the Americans, there’s a group of three golfers who stood out in the majors in 2024 who have a big head start to be on the 2025 squad, though every spot remains up for grabs over the next year.

Bradley and Donald spoke Tuesday at a joint press conference, and both discusses the qualification process and about filling out their teams.

Here’s a look at the qualification standings (as of Oct. 8, 2024) for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

American Ryder Cup standings

1. Xander Schauffele, 9,580.956
2. Scottie Scheffler, 9,145.556
3. Bryson DeChambeau, 6,993.000
4. Collin Morikawa, 2,478.133
5. Brian Harman, 2,250.561
6. Billy Horschel, 2,037.223
7. Wyndham Clark, 1,936.213
8. Patrick Cantlay, 1,613.255
9. Russell Henley, 1,600.426
10. Tony Finau, 1,575.878
11. Sahith Theegala, 1,234.287
12. Max Homa, 1,229.883

European Ryder Cup standings

1. Rasmus Hojgaard, 376.92
2. Rory McIlroy, 354.07
3. Matt Wallace, 340.9
4. Niklas Norgaard, 334.35
5. Tyrrell Hatton, 295.84
6. Angel Hidalgo, 269.17
7. Matteo Manassero, 227.41
8. Jon Rahm, 205.3
9. Alfredo Garcia-Heredia, 194.55
10. Tommy Fleetwood, 185.63
11. Nicolas Colsaerts, 180.32
12. Grant Forrest, 158.7