The two teams for the 2014 Ryder Cup have now been announced. How do the teams stack up? That question will be answered by all of the talking heads over the next few weeks. In the meantime, we will compare the two teams by how players rate on our Power Rankings.
The table below has all of the players on each team. Each player has their current power index number followed by their power ranking position in parentheses, as of Sept. 2.
| Europe | USA |
| Rory McIlroy 21.00 (3) | Rickie Fowler 16.79 (5) |
| Sergio Garcia 11.75 (21) | Jim Furyk 15.63 (7) |
| Stephen Gallacher 11.00 (26) | Matt Kuchar 11.83 (20) |
| Victor Dubuisson 9.88 (37) | Hunter Mahan 11.42 (24) |
| Graeme McDowell 9.75 (38) | Jimmy Walker 8.38 (50) |
| Justin Rose 9.75 (38) | Phil Mickelson 7.83 (60) |
| Thomas Bjorn 8.41 (49) | Keegan Bradley 7.75 (63) |
| Jamie Donaldson 8.25 (52) | Webb Simpson 7.75 (63) |
| Henrik Stenson 6.96 (84) | Patrick Reed 7.21 (77) |
| Martin Kaymer 4.63 (144) | Zach Johnson 5.83 (106) |
| Lee Westwood 2.54 (241) | Jordan Spieth 0.75 (345) |
| Ian Poulter -1.08 (710) | Bubba Watson -0.21 (636) |
Looking at the current Power Rankings for the two teams, I would give the edge to the US team, even though all discussion throughout the summer has been that the Euros’ team will be stacked and that the US team will be lucky to not be blown out.
Let the endless hours of pointless analysis begin.