The Esthen Exchange44th edition of the biennial Ryder Cup competition will pit the best male golfers from the United States against the best from Europe in a unique team match play format.

The U.S. squad (27-14-2 overall) will look to defend its title after prevailing in 2021 at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin − and will attempt to claim the cup on European soil for the first time since 1993 at The Belfry in England.

The event consists of 28 matches (fourball, foresomes and singles) spread out over three days of competition, with a total of 14.5 points needed to claim the championship.

While the U.S. is the defending champion, Europe has won seven of the last 10 Ryder Cup compeitions.

When and where is the 2023 Ryder Cup being played?

This year's Ryder Cup matches will take place September 29-October 1 at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club outside Rome, Italy.

The stadium-style course features rolling fairways, undulating greens and a restored 11th Century castle on 350 acres of Roman countryside.

Who is playing on the U.S. Ryder Cup team?

Captain Zach Johnson will lead Team USA at this year's Ryder Cup. The team consists of:

• Scottie Scheffler (automatic qualifier)
• Wyndham Clark (automatic qualifier)
• Brian Harman (automatic qualifier)
• Patrick Cantlay (automatic qualifier)
• Max Homa (automatic qualifier)
• Xander Schauffele (automatic qualifier)
• Justin Thomas (captain's pick)
• Rickie Fowler (captain's pick)
• Brooks Koepka (captain's pick)
• Jordan Spieth (captain's pick)
• Collin Morikawa (captain's pick)
• Sam Burns (captain's pick)

Who is playing on the European Ryder Cup team?

Team Europe is captained by Luke Donald and consists of:

• Matt Fitzpatrick, England (automatic qualifier)
• Tyrrell Hatton, England (automatic qualifier)
• Viktor Hovland, Norway (automatic qualifier)
• Robert MacIntyre, Scotland (automatic qualifier)
• Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland (automatic qualifier)
• Jon Rahm, Spain (automatic qualifier)
• Justin Rose, England (captain's pick)
• Sepp Straka, Austria (captain's pick)
• Ludvig Aberg, Sweden (captain's pick)
• Tommy Fleetwood, England (captain's pick)
• Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark (captain's pick)
• Shane Lowry, Ireland (captain's pick)

Future Ryder Cup sites

• 2025: Bethpage Black Course, Farmingdale, New York
• 2027: The Golf Course at Adare Manor, County Limerick, Ireland
• 2029: Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
• 2031: TBD
• 2033: The Olympic Golf Club, San Francisco, California
• 2035: TBD
• 2037: Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Bethesda, Maryland