Below is a plain text list of all Ryder Cup Captains, U.S. and Europe, and Ryder Cup locations. This begins with the U.S. captains, listed chronologically from most recent (2019) to the first year it began (1927). Remember that the Ryder Cup was initially just America vs Great Britain before being expanded to U.S. vs Europe.
The U.S. Ryder Captains (appear on the left) and the Europe/Great Britain captains appear in the column on the right. Remember that these names are in order from most recent:
| Steve Stricker |
Pádraig Harrington |
| Jim Furyk |
Thomas Bjørn |
| Davis Love III |
Darren Clarke |
| Tom Watson |
Paul McGinley |
| Davis Love III |
José María Olazábal |
| Corey Pavin |
Colin Montgomerie |
| Paul Azinger |
Nick Faldo |
| Tom Lehman |
Ian Woosnam |
| Hal Sutton |
Bernhard Langer |
| Curtis Strange |
Sam Torrance |
| Ben Crenshaw |
Mark James |
| Tom Kite |
Seve Ballesteros |
| Lanny Wadkins |
Bernard Gallacher |
| Tom Watson |
Bernard Gallacher |
| Dave Stockton |
Bernard Gallacher |
| Raymond Floyd |
Tony Jacklin |
| Jack Nicklaus |
Tony Jacklin |
| Lee Trevino |
Tony Jacklin |
| Jack Nicklaus |
Tony Jacklin |
| Dave Marr |
John Jacobs |
| Billy Casper |
John Jacobs |
| Dow Finsterwald |
Brian Huggett |
| Arnold Palmer |
Bernard Hunt |
| Jack Burke Jr. |
Bernard Hunt |
| Jay Hebert |
Eric Brown |
| Sam Snead |
Eric Brown |
| Ben Hogan |
Dai Rees |
| Byron Nelson |
Harry Weetman |
| Arnold Palmer |
John Fallon |
| Jerry Barber |
Dai Rees |
| Sam Snead |
Dai Rees |
| Jack Burke Jr. |
Dai Rees |
| Chick Harbert |
Dai Rees |
| Lloyd Mangrum |
Henry Cotton |
| Sam Snead |
Arthur Lacey |
| Ben Hogan |
Charles Whitcombe |
| Ben Hogan |
Henry Cotton |
| Walter Hagen |
Charles Whitcombe |
| Walter Hagen |
Charles Whitcombe |
| Walter Hagen |
John Henry Taylor |
| Walter Hagen |
Charles Whitcombe |
| Walter Hagen |
George Duncan |
| Walter Hagen |
Ted Ray |
