Luke Donald will be looking to lead Team Europe to glory over their American rivals once again at the 2025 Ryder Cup later this year.

Donald captained Europe to a superb win in Rome two years ago as Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood starred in a brilliant event.

It followed USA’s dominant victory at Whistling Straits in 2021 and sets up an intriguing match-up at Bethpage Black this September.

The last Ryder Cup was full of needle and controversy off the course as well as sublime action on it.

That is sure to continue as the rowdy crowds of New York welcome golf’s best for the prestigious team event.

Winning an away Ryder Cup is one of the hardest things to do in sport, but Europe will be full of confidence to do just that.

With still a few months to go before the opening tee shot, here’s how the teams are shaping up…

How the 2025 Ryder Cup teams could look

Team USA

The 2011 US Open champion Keegan Bradley, who is only 38 years old, will captain USA in a decision that surprised many.

Bradley won the BMW Championship only last August and is in the unusual situation where he could yet become an automatic qualifier or legitimately warrant a pick.

In any case, Bradley’s team will be made up of six qualifiers and six captain’s picks.

Team USA’s qualifiers will be confirmed following the conclusion of this year’s BMW Championship on August 17 and Bradley will confirm his picks the following week.

As ever, USA have a plethora of world-class talent to choose from.

At the time of writing, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Russell Henley and Justin Thomas would make the US team outright.

In terms of who Bradley could pick, Maverick McNealy, Brian Harman and Harris English have enjoyed fine seasons so far, while Patrick Cantlay and Brooks Koepka are Ryder Cup veterans.

Billy Horschel has been highly unlucky not to make Ryder Cup teams in the past and this could be his year.

Other names high up in the PGA of America’s rankings table include JJ Spaun, Andrew Novak, Tom Hoge, Daniel Berger and Lucas Glover.

Bradley will also be considering some more household names who are in less promising form, including Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Tony Finau, Sam Burns and Sahith Theegala.

There’s then the option to draft in more LIV Golf players. Patrick Reed performed well at The Masters recently, while Dustin Johnson won five points from five at Whistling Straits in 2021.