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 at 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 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 are 4 foursome matches and 4 fourball matches with the home captain choosing which are played in the morning and which 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 French bid website / French golf federation bid press kit Germany : Neuburg / Rohrenfeld Portugal : Lisbon / Comporta, Alentejo Coast Spain : Madrid / Guadarrama Netherlands : Rotterdam / Lingewaal France were announced as hosts 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 Meter 380 195 515 445 370 350 440 190 445 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. 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 ). 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. 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 ) do 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. Current points list : http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.131.html 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. Furyk named Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker vice-captains in February 2018. References Jump up ^ The 2010 Ryder Cup -- Bidding nations for 2018 Ryder Cup announced Jump up ^ News & Events PGA.com Jump up ^ About 500 people march against the construction of a golf course Jump up ^ New demonstration at Tres Cantos against the golf course project Jump up ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/13409990.stm 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 ^ `` Thomas Bjørn named 2018 European Ryder Cup Captain ''. Ryder Cup. 6 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Jim Furyk FAQs : Everything you need to know about the 2018 Ryder Cup USA Captain ''. Ryder Cup. 11 January 2017. 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 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 & 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 ′ 14 '' N 2 ° 04 ′ 37 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.754 ° N 2.077 ° E ﻿ / 48.754 ; 2.077 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Ryder_Cup&oldid=836023213 '' 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 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano 日本 語 Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 12 April 2018, at 06 : 12. 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Question: who is the ryder cup captain this year
Answer: Jim Furyk