United States Ryder Cup Team of the Decade for the 2010’s
By Matt Coles
Ryan Moore – 67% points won (1 appearance)
The final man to have taken two-thirds of his available points at the Ryder Cup is Ryan Moore, who, like Finau, has only featured in a single edition of the world’s premiere team golf event.
The rookie came into the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine as the last of the four captain’s picks that Davis Love III had chosen, with the 33-year-old being the only member of the host’s twelve-man squad to sit outside the top 30 in the Official World Golf Rankings at the time of play.
He played once on the opening day of the event, losing out alongside J.B. Holmes to the Spanish pairing of Sergio Garcia and Rafa Cabrera Bello, but the same pairing took down Lee Westwood and Danny Willet 24 hours later, to rack up Moore’s first point in American colours.
As the United States dominated the singles, Moore would eventually be the player to sink the putt that won the hosts the Ryder Cup, as his 1up victory against Lee Westwood on the closing hole at Hazeltine gave the Americans an unassailable 15 points, as they reclaimed the trophy for the first time in eight years.
Moore finishes the decade with two points from three matches, with his sole appearance coming in 2016. The American still sits inside the top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings.