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2016 Ryder Cup Team Comparison

The 2016 Ryder Cup is about to start at Hazeltine, so here are the Power Rankings for the two teams.

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. 25.

Europe USA
Martin Kaymer 16.54 (9) Dustin Johnson 18.38 (6)
Thomas Pieters 14.92 (14) Ryan Moore 15.96 (11)
Rafael Cabrera-Bello 14.50 (16) Patrick Reed 13.58 (21)
Rory McIlroy 13.79 (19) Jordan Spieth 12.58 (26)
Matthew Fitzpatrick 12.67 (25) Matt Kuchar 12.42 (27)
Danny Willett 11.29 (32) Brandt Snedeker 9.13 (61)
Henrik Stenson 10.58 (42) Jimmy Walker 7.63 (82)
Sergio Garcia 6.92 (95) Brooks Koepka 5.58 (120)
Justin Rose 5.50 (126) J.B. Holmes 4.67 (151)
Lee Westwood 4.96 (141) Rickie Fowler 4.63 (152)
Chris Wood 3.50 (189) Phil Mickelson 3.96 (178)
Andy Sullivan -0.54 (648) Zach Johnson 0.00 (404)

Based on the most recent results, it looks like Europe may have a slight edge.

2016 Ryder Cup Teams (So Far)

Here are the 2016 Ryder Cup teams so far.  Why does the U.S. get to wait until September 25th to make their final pick?  Once the teams are finalized, we will see how they stack up against each other using our Power Rankings.

And here is the US Team so far.

Presidents Cup Team Comparisons By Power Rankings

The 2015 Presidents Cup is about to start, and here is a team comparison based 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. 28.

International USA
Jason Day 22.38 (1) Dustin Johnson 16.96 (9)
Hideki Matsuyama 11.17 (33) Bubba Watson 16.46 (10)
Anirban Lahiri 10.75 (37) Rickie Fowler 15.21 (15)
Branden Grace 9.54 (45) Jordan Spieth 13.38 (20)
Danny Lee 8.83 (53) Zach Johnson 13.13 (23)
Thongchai Jaidee 7.08 (76) Jim Furyk 12.42 (24)
Sang-moon Bae 6.00 (92) Matt Kuchar 11.29 (30)
Charl Schwartzel 5.88 (96) Patrick Reed 5.04 (125)
Steven Bowditch 5.75 (100) Bill Haas 4.25 (161)
Louis Oosthuizen 5.67 (104) Phil Mickelson 1.58 (292)
Adam Scott 0.21 (392) Jimmy Walker 1.00 (332)
Marc Leishman -1.17 (678) Chris Kirk 0.00 (403)

According to the Power Rankings, which are based on recent performance, it should be a pretty even match, but the U.S. team is too strong at the top.  The Internationals may have Jason Day, but the U.S team has 7 players ranked higher than the second-highest ranked International (Hideki Matsuyama). Maybe the fact that the matches will take place in South Korea will even it out.