Who's making the U.S. Ryder Cup roster? - ESPN

As if there wasn't enough on the line in the final two weeks of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs, a handful of players are still fighting for spots on the U.S. Ryder Cup team that will compete against Europe outside Rome in late September. Since the Ryder Cup included all of Europe as a team in 1979, the U.S. has won nine and lost 11, including a 3-7 record since the turn of the century.

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler and U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark have already qualified for the team on points.

The top six players in the U.S. team points standings after this week's BMW Championship at Olympia Fields, Illinois, will automatically qualify for the team as well. Patrick Cantlay, Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka and Max Homa currently round out the top six.

While some players, like Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth, seem to be in better position than others, there's still a lot that can shake out over the next two weeks. U.S. team captain Zach Johnson will make six captain's picks after the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Aug. 27.

«We have so much at stake these next two weeks, whether it's money, whether it's Ryder Cup,» Keegan Bradley said. «There's so much to play for, and that's really exciting.»

Here's where the top contenders stand heading into the BMW Championship:

Scottie Scheffler (first in points with 25,857.74)Where he stands: Scheffler has already qualified for Team USA. He posted a 2-0-1 record as a Ryder Cup rookie in the Americans' 19-9 rout of the Europeans at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, in September 2021.

Scheffler defeated Jon Rahm, 4 and 3, in a singles match on Sunday when it looked like nobody could take down the Spanish golfer. That performance was a springboard for