Cameron Young thrust himself into the Ryder Cup conversation with his victory Sunday at the Wyndham Championship.
While the top six remained the same ahead of the post-BMW cutoff for automatic qualification, the captain’s pick race continues to get hotter. Young rose five spots to No. 15 in U.S. points, ahead of past Ryder Cuppers such as Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns.
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Assuming the current top six – Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Russell Henley, Bryson DeChambeau and Harris English – qualify via points or a pick, there are arguably a dozen or so contenders still for picks onto the 12-man team. Here is a closer look:
PLAYER
RC PTS
OWGR
DATAGOLF
DG TREND
SG TOTAL
SG T2G
SGP
BIRDIE+ %
WINS
TOP-10s
RATING
RC APPS
RC MATCHES
RC RECORD
Justin Thomas
7
4
8
52
6
20
13
2
1
7
14
3
13
7–4–2
Collin Morikawa
8
6
23
65
8
2
129
17
0
4
32.25
2
8
4–3–1
Ben Griffin
9
17
10
13
11
22
28
56
2
8
20.75
N/A
N/A
N/A
Keegan Bradley
10
10
18
17
12
6
102
57
1
5
29
2
7
4–3
Mav McNealy
11
19
29
28
33
47
37
84
0
6
36
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brian Harman
12
28
44
61
84
96
81
143
1
4
68.625
1
4
2–2
Andrew Novak
13
33
52
99
41
52
41
126
1
4
57.125
N/A
N/A
N/A
Patrick Cantlay
14
24
17
38
10
11
83
21
0
3
27.25
2
8
5–2–1
Cameron Young
15
21
34
12
47
120
6
29
1
5
35.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sam Burns
16
23
26
44
19
104
3
23
0
4
32.25
1
3
1–2
Daniel Berger
19
36
36
112
20
13
132
120
0
2
61
1
3
2–1
Chris Gotterup
20
27
21
3
26
27
88
20
1
3
29
N/A
N/A
N/A
KEY
RC PTS – Ryder Cup points rank
OWGR – Official World Golf Ranking rank
DATAGOLF – DataGolf rank
DG TREND – DataGolf trend rank
SG TOTAL – Strokes gained total rank for 2025
SG T2G – Strokes gained tee to green rank for 2025
SGP – Strokes gained putting rank for 2025
BIRDIE+ % – Birdie or better percentage rank for 2025
WINS – PGA Tour wins in 2025
TOP-10s – PGA Tour top-10s in 2025
RATING – Average of above ranks
RC APPS – Career Ryder Cup appearances
RC MATCHES – Career Ryder Cup matches played
RC RECORD – Career Ryder Cup record (W-L-T)
