2018 Ryder Cup - wikipedia 2018 Ryder Cup 42nd Ryder Cup Matches Dates 28 -- 30 September 2018 Venue Le Golf National, Albatros Course Location Saint - Quentin - en - Yvelines, Île - de-France, France Captains Thomas Bjørn ( Europe ) Jim Furyk ( USA ) ← 2016 2020 → Saint - Quentin - en - Yvelines Location in France The 42nd Ryder Cup Matches will be held in France from 28 -- 30 September 2018 on the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Saint - Quentin - en - Yvelines, a suburb southwest of Paris. It will be the second Ryder Cup to be held in Continental Europe, after the 1997 contest, which was held in Spain. The United States is the defending champion, but has lost the last five matches in Europe, having last won there in 1993. Contents 1 Format 2 Bidding for the 2018 Ryder Cup 3 Course 4 Team qualification and selection 4.1 Europe 4.2 United States 5 Teams 5.1 Captains 5.2 Vice-captains 5.3 Players 6 References 7 External links Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format will be as follows : Day 1 ( Friday ) -- 4 foursome ( alternate shot ) matches and 4 fourball ( better ball ) matches Day 2 ( Saturday ) -- 4 foursome matches and 4 fourball matches Day 3 ( Sunday ) -- 12 singles matches On the first two days there will be 4 fourball matches in the morning and 4 foursome matches in the afternoon. With a total of 28 points available, 141⁄2 points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion, the United States, to retain the Cup. All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes. Bidding for the 2018 Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Europe confirmed originally six countries -- France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden -- to be interested in bidding for the 2018 Ryder Cup. The deadline for the submission of bids was set for 30 April 2010 ; Sweden withdrew from the bidding early that month, while the Spanish bidding host city of Tres Cantos showed poor popular support. There were five bids to host the event : France : Saint - Quentin - en - Yvelines Germany : Neuburg / Rohrenfeld Portugal : Lisbon / Comporta, Alentejo Coast Spain : Madrid / Guadarrama Netherlands : Rotterdam / Lingewaal France was announced as host on 17 May 2011, despite calls for the Cup to be held in Spain, as a tribute to the late Seve Ballesteros. Course Main article : Le Golf National Hole 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Metre 380 195 515 445 370 350 440 190 545 3,430 350 175 405 390 555 365 160 443 430 3,273 6,703 Yards 416 213 563 487 405 383 481 208 596 3,752 383 191 443 427 607 399 175 484 470 3,579 7,331 Par 5 5 36 5 35 71 Team qualification and selection Europe The European team qualification rules were announced on 18 January 2017. There were a number of changes compared to 2016 with an increase in the number of captain 's picks from three to four. The team will consist of : The leading four players on the Race to Dubai Points List Points earned in all Race to Dubai tournaments starting with the 2017 D + D Real Czech Masters and ending with the 2018 Made in Denmark that finishes on 2 September 2018. Points earned from the 2018 BMW PGA Championship onwards, will be multiplied by 1.5. The leading four players, not qualified above, on the World Points List Total World Points earned in Official World Golf Ranking events starting on 31 August 2017 ( the start date of the D + D Real Czech Masters ) and ending on 26 August 2018 and thereafter only at the Made in Denmark tournament. Points earned from the date of the 2018 BMW PGA Championship onwards, will be multiplied by 1.5. No World points will be earned from tournaments staged opposite Rolex Series tournaments in both 2017 and 2018. Four captain 's picks Membership criteria for the European Tour have been reduced from five tournaments to four ( outside the majors and WGCs ) for the 2018 season. As in previous Ryder Cups, all players must be members of the European Tour to be eligible to play for Europe. Changes were also made to the eligibility of future captains and vice-captains. Current points lists : http://www.rydercup.com/rankings Paul Casey became a member of the European Tour at the start of 2018. Since he was not a member during 2017 he did not earn points until the start of 2018. The leading 10 players in the current Ryder Cup European point list are : Position Name Points Francesco Molinari 6,182,450.35 Justin Rose 4,518,651.42 Tyrrell Hatton 4,326,297.77 Tommy Fleetwood 3,668,310.57 5 Jon Rahm 3,617,769.82 6 Thorbjørn Olesen 3,609,983.32 + 7 Rory McIlroy 3,482,791.06 8 Alex Norén 3,444,442.21 9 Russell Knox 2,659,683.33 10 Eddie Pepperell 2,503,672.42 + Players currently in qualifying places are shown in green. There is only one more event at which points can be gained, the Made in Denmark tournament. Players entered in this event are marked with a +. The winner receives 375,000 points. The leading 15 players in the current Ryder Cup world point list are : Position Name Points Francesco Molinari 373.12 Justin Rose 366.69 Jon Rahm 327.18 Rory McIlroy 309.29 5 Tommy Fleetwood 308.71 6 Tyrrell Hatton 252.68 7 Alex Norén 252.62 8 Thorbjørn Olesen 177.01 + 9 Ian Poulter 170.87 10 Rafa Cabrera - Bello 168.75 11 Paul Casey 167.05 12 Matthew Fitzpatrick 152.93 + 13 Sergio García 146.93 14 Eddie Pepperell 145.24 + 15 Russell Knox 144.71 Players currently in qualifying places are shown in green. Players written in italics currently qualify through the European points list above. There is only one more event at which points can be gained, the Made in Denmark tournament. Players entered in this event are marked with a +. The winner receives 36 points. United States The United States qualification rules were announced on 8 February 2017. The majority of the team will be selected from the Ryder Cup points list which is based on prize money won in important tournaments. Generally one point is awarded for every $1,000 earned. The team will consist of : The leading eight players on the Ryder Cup points list, gained in the following events 2017 major championships 2017 World Golf Championship events and The Players Championship ( half points ) 2018 major championships ( double points for the winner, 50 % extra for those who make the cut ) 2018 PGA Tour events. Qualifying events in this category are those played between 1 January and 12 August 2018, the date of the PGA Championship, and including the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event. `` Alternate '' events ( those played opposite a major or WGC event ) did not earn points Four captain 's picks Three announced after the 2018 Dell Technologies Championship, which concludes on 3 September. One announced after the 2018 BMW Championship, which concludes on 9 September. The qualification rules were similar to those used for the 2016 Ryder Cup. The points given for the current season major championships have been reduced from double to 50 % extra ( except for the winner who still gets double points ). The dates on which the captain 's picks are made has been brought forward by one or two weeks. The leading 15 players in the final points list after the final qualifying event, the 2018 PGA Championship were : Position Name Points Brooks Koepka 13298.472 Dustin Johnson 9549.287 Justin Thomas 8929.122 Patrick Reed 7821.880 5 Bubba Watson 5584.137 6 Jordan Spieth 5481.427 7 Rickie Fowler 5006.112 8 Webb Simpson 4534.745 9 Bryson DeChambeau 4316.108 10 Phil Mickelson 4207.953 11 Tiger Woods 4196.794 12 Xander Schauffele 3924.096 13 Matt Kuchar 3843.696 14 Kevin Kisner 3680.121 15 Tony Finau 3512.021 Players in qualifying places are shown in green. Teams Captains Thomas Bjørn was named as the European captain on 6 December 2016. He was chosen by a five - man panel made up of the three most recent European Ryder Cup captains ( Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley and José María Olazábal ), the Chief Executive of the European Tour, Keith Pelley and European Tour Tournament Committee member Henrik Stenson. Jim Furyk was named as the USA captain on 11 January 2017. Vice-captains Each captain selects a number of vice-captains to assist him during the tournament. Bjørn selected Robert Karlsson as his first vice-captain in May 2017. In May 2018 he selected four more vice-captains : Luke Donald, Pádraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood. Furyk named Davis Love III as a vice-captain, soon after his appointment in January 2017. He later added Steve Stricker and Tiger Woods in February 2018. Players Seven players are guaranteed places on the European team, although their positions in the points tables may change after the final event. Europe team Name Country Age Points rank ( European ) Points rank ( World ) World ranking Previous Ryder Cups Matches W -- L -- H Winning percentage Thomas Bjørn Denmark 47 Non-playing captain Francesco Molinari Italy 35 6 6 0 -- 4 -- 2 16.67 Justin Rose England 38 19 11 -- 6 -- 2 63.16 Tyrrell Hatton England 26 6 25 0 Rookie Tommy Fleetwood England 27 5 11 0 Rookie Jon Rahm Spain 23 5 5 0 Rookie Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland 29 7 7 19 9 -- 6 -- 4 57.89 Alex Norén Sweden 36 8 7 15 0 Rookie The 8th qualifying pace will be decided after the Made in Denmark event with a further four captain 's picks to be announced on 5 September. United States team Name Age Points rank World ranking Previous Ryder Cups Matches W -- L -- H Winning percentage Jim Furyk 48 Non-playing captain Brooks Koepka 28 3 -- 1 -- 0 75.00 Dustin Johnson 34 11 6 -- 5 -- 0 54.55 Justin Thomas 25 0 Rookie Patrick Reed 28 13 9 6 -- 1 -- 2 77.78 Bubba Watson 39 5 14 11 3 -- 8 -- 0 27.27 Jordan Spieth 25 6 9 9 4 -- 3 -- 2 55.56 Rickie Fowler 29 7 8 11 2 -- 4 -- 5 40.91 Webb Simpson 33 8 17 6 2 -- 3 -- 1 41.67 Three captain 's picks will be announced after the 2018 Dell Technologies Championship, which concludes on 3 September, and a final one after the 2018 BMW Championship, which concludes on 9 September. References Jump up ^ `` The 2010 Ryder Cup -- Bidding nations for 2018 Ryder Cup announced ''. Ryder Cup. Jump up ^ `` News & Events ''. PGA of America. 29 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` Unas 500 personas participan en una marcha contra la construcción de un campo de golf '' ( Some 500 people participate in a march against the construction of a golf course ). Qué ! ( in Spanish ). 10 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` New demonstration at Tres Cantos against the golf course project ''. Jump up ^ `` French bid website ''. Jump up ^ `` French golf federation bid press kit '' ( PDF ). Jump up ^ `` France beats favourites Spain to host 2018 Ryder Cup ''. BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` Ryder Cup 2018 : Europe to increase wildcards from three to four ''. BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Changes make to membership criteria and 2018 Ryder Cup qualification process ''. European Tour. 18 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Casey to restart European Tour career ''. European Tour. 30 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk announces selection criteria for 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup team ''. PGA of America. 8 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ryder Cup Points ''. PGA Tour. Retrieved 16 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Thomas Bjørn named 2018 European Ryder Cup Captain ''. Ryder Cup. 6 December 2016. Jump up ^ Auclair, T.J. ( 11 January 2017 ). `` Jim Furyk FAQs : Everything you need to know about the 2018 Ryder Cup USA Captain ''. Ryder Cup. Jump up ^ `` Robert Karlsson named as Vice Captain ''. Ryder Cup. 30 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker named Vice Captains for 2018 USA Ryder Cup team ''. Ryder Cup. 20 February 2018. External links Ryder Cup 2018 website Ryder Cup 2018 website French Ryder Cup United States vs. Great Britain 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 United States vs. Great Britain and Ireland 1973 1977 United States vs. Europe 1979 1981 1985 1991 1993 1995 1999 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Statistics and lists Matches Records Broadcasters American golfers European golfers Coordinates : 48 ° 45 ′ 02 '' N 2 ° 04 ′ 40 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.7505 ° N 2.0779 ° E ﻿ / 48.7505 ; 2.0779 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Ryder_Cup&oldid=857137702 '' Categories : Ryder Cup Golf tournaments in France Sport in Île - de-France Saint - Quentin - en - Yvelines 2018 in golf 2018 in French sport September 2018 sports events in Europe Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from August 2018 CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) Articles with hCards Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Français Italiano 日本 語 Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 29 August 2018, at 20 : 12 ( UTC ). 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Question: where is the ryder cup golf tournament being played
Answer: on the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, a suburb southwest of Paris