There’s just a few weeks to go until Europe take on America in the 2025 Ryder Cup, due to be played at the Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York, from September 26-28.
Initially played between teams from the United States and Great Britain and Ireland, the first match took place in 1927 at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts.
American dominance saw the team extended to include players from continental Europe from 1979 and, since then, the biennial competition has become one of the most eager-anticipated events in the golfing calendar by both players and fans.
This year will see Scotland’s Robert McIntyre play in his second Ryder Cup, having gone unbeaten on his debut in 2023, when Team Europe triumphed by 16.5 points to 11.5 points in Italy.
He is the latest Scot to make his mark on the competition.
A total of 11 have played since Team Europe was formed in 1979 - following on from their countrymen who played in the earlier itinerations of the competition, namely Jimmy Adams, Laurie Ayton Jnr, Harry Bannerman, Eric Brown, Stewart Burns, Allan Dailey, George Duncan, John Fallon, Tom Haliburton, John Panton, George Will and Norman Wood.
Here are all 11, and how they performed.
5. Bernard Gallacher
Bernard Gallacher played in eight consecutive Ryder Cup matches in 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981 and 1983. In that time he won 13 matches, lost 13 and halved five. He was then Ryder Cup captain (non playing) in 1991, 1993 and 1995. The 1995 win was his first as a member of the Ryder Cup team. | Getty Images
6. Stephen Gallacher
Stephen Gallacher played a single Ryder Cup in 2014 where he only played in the singles, being beaten by Phil Mickelson. He's now captain of the European Junior Ryder Cup team. | Getty Images
7. Paul Lawrie
Open champion Paul Lawrie played in two Ryder Cups in 1999 and 2012. He recorded four wins , three losses and one tie. | Getty Images
8. Sandy Lyle
Scottish double-Major winner Sandy Lyle took part in five Ryder Cups in 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1987. In that time her won seven matches, lost nine and tied two. | Getty Images