J.J. Spaun, Robert MacIntyre shake up 2025 Ryder Cup standings

The top two finishers at the 2025 U.S. Open have moved into automatic qualifying slots for the upcoming Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
2025 Ryder Cup captains Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald
2025 Ryder Cup captains Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald | Andrew Redington/GettyImages

The 2025 Ryder Cup is just over three months away, as the United States and Europe will renew their rivalry from September 26-28 at famed Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. However, there are only roughly two months remaining for players to automatically qualify for this biennial battle, with six guaranteed slots available on each side.

On the American side of things, the last day for players to qualify is August 17, which marks the conclusion of the second leg of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs, better known as the BMW Championship.

The last day for European players to qualify comes a week later on August 24 at the conclusion of the DP World Tour's Betfred British Masters.

And once the automatic spots are filled, captains Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald will each add six players to their respective squads.

Let's have a look at the standings on each side coming out of the U.S. Open.

United States Ryder Cup standings

In what should come as a surprise to absoultely nobody, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who's won three times this year, has already locked up his spot for the United States and holds a massive lead atop the standings with 26841.93 points.

Sitting in a distant second is the world's third-ranked player, Xander Schauffele, who's amassed 12430.45 points.

Heading into the U.S. Open, the third slot belonged to Bryson DeChambeau, who obviously can't accrue Ryder Cup points with LIV Golf but has still racked up 10318.00 thanks to his strong finishes in the majors over the last two seasons, minus his missed cut at Oakmont this past week, that is.

But Bryson now sits fourth, as U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun jumped 10 spots up the board into the No. 3 position with 11911.85 points.

Justin Thomas (9457.69) and Collin Morikawa (9410.01) hold the fifth and sixth slots, respectively, while Russell Henley was knocked out of the top six with Spaun's ascension.

The biggest move of the week was made by Cameron Young, who tied for fourth at Oakmont, marking his second straight T4 finish. Young now sits in 15th in the standings, up 13 slots from a week ago.

As for Keegan Bradley, who says he won't be a playing captain unless he qualifies automatically, he currently sits in 17th.

Here's a look at the top 20 of the U.S. Ryder Cup standings.

Position

Player

Points

1

Scottie Scheffler

26841.93

2

Xander Schauffele

12430.45

3

J.J. Spaun

11911.85

4

Bryson DeChambeau

10318.00

5

Justin Thomas

9457.69

6

Collin Morikawa

9410.01

7

Russell Henley

9406.85

8

Ben Griffin

8072.91

9

Maverick McNealy

6873.90

10

Harris English

6786.52

11

Andrew Novak

6220.90

12

Brian Harman

5901.26

13

Patrick Cantlay

5570.83

14

Sam Burns

5256.19

15

Cameron Young

4340.05

16

Tom Hoge

4337.81

17

Keegan Bradley

4245.22

18

Daniel Berger

4236.82

19

Tony Finau

4120.76

20

Lucas Glover

3615.63

European Ryder Cup standings

As for the defending champs, Rory McIlroy is the lone player on the European team to have already locked up his spot at Bethpage, leading the way with 3040.95 points (things are calculated much differently on this side).

With a tie for fourth at the U.S. Open, Tyrrell Hatton has jumped from the fifth position to No. 2 with 1216.55, while Shane Lowry (1186.51) dropped from second to third after a dreadful week at Oakmont, shooting 79-78 to miss the cut by 10 shots.

Making his way into the automatic qualifying section this week is Robert MacIntyre (1176.23), whose solo-second finish at the U.S. Open vaulted him seven spots from No. 11 to No. 4.

Sepp Straka (1130.73) and Rasmus Højgaard (1072.33) rank fifth and sixth, respectively, while Tommy Fleetwood (976.43), Ludvig Åberg (888.23), Justin Rose (886.84), and Viktor Hovland (882.31), all of whom would assumingly be captain's picks if they don't get into the top six, round out the top 10.

Here's a look at the top 20 in the European Ryder Cup standings.

Position

Player

Points

1

Rory McIlroy

3040.95

2

Tyrrell Hatton

1216.55

3

Shane Lowry

1186.51

4

Robert MacIntyre

1176.23

5

Sepp Straka

1130.73

6

Rasmus Højgaard

1072.33

7

Tommy Fleetwood

976.43

8

Ludvig Åberg

888.23

9

Justin Rose

886.84

10

Viktor Hovland

882.31

11

Thomas Detry

742.64

12

Matt Wallace

707.57

13

Niklas Norgaard

634.43

14

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen

576.34

15

Thorbjørn Olesen

564.55

16

Aaron Rai

550.58

17

Jon Rahm

544.89

18

Laurie Canter

539.62

19

Jordan Smith

526.78

20

Jorge Campillo

506.43

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