Scottie Scheffler and Brian Harman lead Team USA Ryder Cup rankings; no LIV player in top 15

Scottie Scheffler and Brian Harman topped the Team USA Ryder Cup rankings. The biennial tournament officials have recently unveiled the rankings of the American team.

With 4,500 points, the current World No. 1 and last year's USA Ryder Cup team member Scottie Scheffler topped the list, followed by the 2023 Open Championship winner Brian Harman with 1891.667 points. Xander Schauffele and Wyndham Clark also tied for second place with 1891.667 points.

Interestingly, not a single LIV golfer could make the list. Although there was just one LIV golfer who competed at the Ryder Cup in 2023, over the years, players who now compete on the Saudi circuit have dominated the Ryder Cup and played an integral part in the victory of the USA team in the past.

Dustin Johnson is one of the most dominating Ryder Cup players who played for the American team in the past. He currently plays on the LIV Golf. Moreover, Phil Mickelson also holds a decent record at the Ryder Cup. He is also enjoying his time on the Saudi circuit these days. However, none of the aforementioned golfers were included in the list.

It is important to note that LIV golfers are banned from competing on the PGA Tour and thus, struggle to gain points for world rankings or even the Ryder Cup points rankings.The players receive points based on their performance throughout the season.

As the next Ryder Cup is scheduled for 2025, its team points race has already begun. Players will receive points for the 2024 season through The Players Championship and all four Majors and will gain one point for every $1000 they earn in the aforementioned tournaments.

The Players Championship concluded recently, with Scottie Scheffler emerging victorious at the event, earning $4.5 million in prize money and thus awarded 4500 Ryder Cup points.

LIV golfers were banned from competing because The Players Championship was a PGA Tour event. However, they can still make it to the Ryder Cup point list if they perform well in the Majors.

A few American LIV golfers have exemptions to compete in Majors, and if they perform well in the tournaments, they could make it into the US Team Ryder Cup Rankings.

For the unversed, the Ryder Cup team has 12 players, six of whom are auto-qualified based on their team rankings, while the remaining six are Ryder Cup captain picks.

Team USA Ryder Cup rankings

Here are the rankings of the Team USA Ryder Cup:

Scottie Scheffler: 4,500.000
Brian Harman: 1,891.667
Xander Schauffele: 1,891.667
Wyndham Clark: 1,891.667
Maverick McNealy: 706.250
Sahith Theegala: 706.250
Taylor Montgomery: 606.250
Joel Dahmen: 606.250
Nate Lashley: 489.583
Sam Ryder: 406.250
Doug Ghim: 406.250
Adam Schenk: 285.536
Harris English: 285.536
Dylan Wu: 285.536
Kurt Kitayama: 285.536
Matthew NeSmith: 186.250
Chris Kirk: 186.250
Taylor Moore: 152.813
Mark Hubbard: 152.813
Ben Martin: 152.813
Lee Hodges: 119.286
Denny McCarthy: 119.286
Brice Garnett: 119.286
Jimmy Stanger: 119.286
Grayson Murray: 93.750
David Lipsky: 93.750
Sam Burns: 70.063
J.T. Poston: 70.063
Jake Knapp: 70.063
Tony Finau: 70.063
Austin Eckroat: 70.063
Ryan Moore: 70.063
Collin Morikawa: 70.063
Andrew Putnam: 60.250
Zac Blair: 57.500
Tom Hoge: 57.500
Cameron Young: 57.500
J.J. Spaun: 53.500
Tyler Duncan: 53.500
Max Homa: 53.500
Patrick Cantlay: 51.500
Chan Kim: 51.500
Rickie Fowler: 51.500
Peter Malnati: 51.500
Gary Woodland: 50.250
Keith Mitchell: 49.750