Drive for Five

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Ryder Cup Player Ratings

Every legend in Drive for Five — 198 players across both teams — rated on nine attributes, from driving distance to the one that wins Ryder Cups: pressure. Tap any name for the full breakdown.

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These are the ratings that power Drive for Five. Every golfer is scored across nine attributes and given a playing style, and the whole squad-building side of the game runs on them. The numbers are our own subjective calls, built for the game — and arguing with them is half the point. Rankings below are by peak overall rating within each team.

How the ratings work

Each player is scored 0–99 on nine attributes. Together they decide how a golfer performs in the game's foursomes, fourballs and singles:

Playing styles

Every player is also one of four styles, and pairing styles well is part of the captaincy craft: Bomber (length-first), Precision (fairways and greens), Shotmaker (creative, shapes it both ways) and Grinder (scraps out scores and never gives a hole away cheaply). Certain course set-ups reward certain styles — which is exactly the calculation a captain makes when picking a team for a venue like Adare Manor.

Team Europe

Topped by Seve Ballesteros at 91 overall. 91 players.

#PlayerCountryStyleOVR
1 Seve Ballesteros Spain Shotmaker 91
2 Nick Faldo England Precision 88
3 Rory McIlroy N.Ireland Bomber 88
4 Colin Montgomerie Scotland Precision 87
5 Ian Woosnam Wales Shotmaker 86
6 Henrik Stenson Sweden Precision 86
7 Tommy Fleetwood England Precision 86
8 Jon Rahm Spain Bomber 86
9 Sergio Garcia Spain Bomber 85
10 Justin Rose England Precision 85
11 Bernhard Langer Germany Precision 84
12 Viktor Hovland Norway Bomber 84
13 Francesco Molinari Italy Precision 83
14 Sandy Lyle Scotland Bomber 82
15 Jose Maria Olazabal Spain Shotmaker 82
16 Padraig Harrington Ireland Grinder 82
17 Martin Kaymer Germany Precision 82
18 Matt Fitzpatrick England Precision 82
19 Jose Maria Canizares Madrid Precision 81
20 Darren Clarke N.Ireland Grinder 81
21 Lee Westwood England Precision 81
22 Ian Poulter England Grinder 81
23 Ludvig Aberg Sweden Bomber 81
24 Luke Donald England Precision 80
25 Thomas Pieters Belgium Bomber 80
26 Tyrrell Hatton England Grinder 80
27 Shane Lowry Ireland Grinder 80
28 Paul Lawrie Scotland Grinder 79
29 Paul Casey England Bomber 79
30 Robert Karlsson Sweden Bomber 79
31 Graeme McDowell N.Ireland Precision 79
32 Victor Dubuisson France Precision 79
33 Jesper Parnevik Sweden Shotmaker 78
34 Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium Bomber 78
35 Jamie Donaldson Wales Precision 78
36 Robert MacIntyre Scotland Grinder 78
37 Nicolai Hojgaard Denmark Bomber 78
38 Tony Jacklin England Precision 77
39 Paul Way England Shotmaker 77
40 Ronan Rafferty N.Ireland Precision 77
41 David Feherty N.Ireland Shotmaker 77
42 Peter Baker England Precision 77
43 Costantino Rocca Italy Shotmaker 77
44 Thomas Bjorn Denmark Precision 77
45 Miguel Angel Jimenez Spain Shotmaker 77
46 Niclas Fasth Sweden Precision 77
47 David Howell England Precision 77
48 Peter Hanson Sweden Precision 77
49 Danny Willett England Precision 77
50 Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain Precision 77
51 Thorbjorn Olesen Denmark Shotmaker 77
52 Alex Noren Sweden Grinder 77
53 Sepp Straka Austria Precision 77
54 Bernard Gallacher Scotland Grinder 76
55 Mark James England Grinder 76
56 Peter Oosterhuis England Precision 76
57 Sam Torrance Scotland Grinder 76
58 Gordon Brand Jnr Scotland Precision 76
59 Steven Richardson England Precision 76
60 Paul Broadhurst England Precision 76
61 Paul McGinley Ireland Grinder 76
62 Ross Fisher England Precision 76
63 Edoardo Molinari Italy Precision 76
64 Chris Wood England Bomber 76
65 Rasmus Hojgaard Denmark Shotmaker 76
66 Ken Brown Scotland Grinder 75
67 Manuel Pinero Spain Precision 75
68 Howard Clark England Precision 75
69 David Gilford England Precision 75
70 Barry Lane England Precision 75
71 Per-Ulrik Johansson Sweden Precision 75
72 Jean Van de Velde France Grinder 75
73 Pierre Fulke Sweden Precision 75
74 Thomas Levet France Precision 75
75 Oliver Wilson England Precision 75
76 Soren Hansen Denmark Precision 75
77 Stephen Gallacher Scotland Grinder 75
78 Andy Sullivan England Precision 75
79 Bernd Wiesberger Austria Precision 75
80 Joakim Haeggman Sweden Shotmaker 75
81 Antonio Garrido Spain Precision 74
82 Des Smyth Ireland Grinder 74
83 Jose Rivero Spain Precision 74
84 Eamonn Darcy Ireland Grinder 74
85 Christy O'Connor Jnr Ireland Shotmaker 74
86 Philip Walton Ireland Precision 74
87 Ignacio Garrido Spain Precision 74
88 Andrew Coltart Scotland Precision 74
89 Jarmo Sandelin Sweden Bomber 74
90 Phillip Price Wales Precision 74
91 Brian Waites England Grinder 73
92 Michael King England Precision 72

Team USA

Topped by Tiger Woods at 89 overall. 106 players.

#PlayerStateStyleOVR
1 Tiger Woods California Bomber 89
2 Jack Nicklaus Ohio Precision 88
3 Scottie Scheffler Texas Precision 88
4 Tom Watson Missouri Precision 85
5 Fred Couples Washington Bomber 85
6 Lee Trevino Texas Precision 84
7 Dustin Johnson S.Carolina Bomber 84
8 Xander Schauffele California Precision 84
9 Davis Love III Georgia Bomber 83
10 Phil Mickelson California Shotmaker 83
11 Jordan Spieth Texas Shotmaker 83
12 Tom Kite Texas Precision 82
13 Ray Floyd N.Carolina Grinder 82
14 Jim Furyk Pennsylvania Grinder 82
15 Brooks Koepka Florida Bomber 82
16 Justin Thomas Kentucky Shotmaker 82
17 Collin Morikawa California Precision 82
18 Lanny Wadkins Virginia Grinder 81
19 Hale Irwin Missouri Precision 81
20 Ben Crenshaw Texas Shotmaker 81
21 Curtis Strange Virginia Precision 81
22 David Duval Florida Precision 81
23 Patrick Reed Texas Grinder 81
24 Bryson DeChambeau California Bomber 81
25 Patrick Cantlay California Precision 81
26 Larry Nelson Georgia Grinder 80
27 Jerry Pate Georgia Precision 80
28 Johnny Miller California Shotmaker 80
29 Hal Sutton Louisiana Bomber 80
30 Mark Calcavecchia Nebraska Bomber 80
31 Scott Simpson California Precision 80
32 Paul Azinger Florida Grinder 80
33 Payne Stewart Missouri Precision 80
34 Tom Lehman Minnesota Precision 80
35 Justin Leonard Texas Grinder 80
36 Chad Campbell Texas Bomber 80
37 Rickie Fowler California Shotmaker 80
38 Andy Bean Florida Bomber 79
39 Hubert Green Alabama Precision 79
40 Fuzzy Zoeller Indiana Shotmaker 79
41 Bill Rogers Texas Precision 79
42 Craig Stadler California Grinder 79
43 Mark O'Meara California Precision 79
44 Larry Mize Georgia Precision 79
45 Chip Beck Georgia Precision 79
46 Lee Janzen Florida Precision 79
47 Jeff Maggert Texas Precision 79
48 Anthony Kim California Bomber 79
49 Hunter Mahan California Precision 79
50 Steve Stricker Wisconsin Precision 79
51 Matt Kuchar Georgia Precision 79
52 Jason Dufner Alabama Precision 79
53 Keegan Bradley Vermont Grinder 79
54 Tony Finau Utah Bomber 79
55 Daniel Berger Florida Precision 79
56 Sam Burns Louisiana Precision 79
57 Bruce Lietzke Texas Precision 78
58 Bob Gilder Oregon Precision 78
59 Ken Green Connecticut Shotmaker 78
60 Corey Pavin California Grinder 78
61 Steve Pate California Precision 78
62 Jim Gallagher Jnr Tennessee Precision 78
63 Brad Faxon Rhode Island Precision 78
64 Loren Roberts California Precision 78
65 Scott Verplank Texas Precision 78
66 Stewart Cink Alabama Precision 78
67 Chris DiMarco Florida Grinder 78
68 Kenny Perry Kentucky Bomber 78
69 David Toms Louisiana Precision 78
70 Boo Weekley Florida Grinder 78
71 Bubba Watson Florida Bomber 78
72 Brandt Snedeker Tennessee Precision 78
73 Webb Simpson N.Carolina Precision 78
74 Wyndham Clark Colorado Bomber 78
75 Russell Henley Georgia Precision 78
76 J.J. Spaun California Precision 78
77 Jimmy Walker Texas Bomber 78
78 Mark Hayes Oklahoma Precision 77
79 John Mahaffey Texas Precision 77
80 Gil Morgan Oklahoma Grinder 77
81 Jay Haas S.Carolina Precision 77
82 Calvin Peete Florida Precision 77
83 Andy North Wisconsin Precision 77
84 Peter Jacobsen Oregon Shotmaker 77
85 Dan Pohl Michigan Bomber 77
86 Mark McCumber Florida Precision 77
87 Joey Sindelar N.Carolina Grinder 77
88 John Cook California Precision 77
89 Zach Johnson Iowa Precision 77
90 Jeff Overton Indiana Precision 77
91 Ryan Moore Washington Precision 77
92 Harris English Georgia Precision 77
93 Max Homa California Grinder 77
94 Brian Harman Georgia Grinder 77
95 Cameron Young New York Bomber 77
96 Ben Griffin N.Carolina Grinder 77
97 Scott Hoch N.Carolina Grinder 76
98 Chris Riley California Precision 76
99 J.J. Henry Connecticut Precision 76
100 Ben Curtis Ohio Precision 76
101 J.B. Holmes Kentucky Bomber 76
102 Wayne Levi New York Precision 75
103 Fred Funk Maryland Precision 75
104 Vaughn Taylor Virginia Precision 75
105 Brett Wetterich Ohio Bomber 74
106 Lee Elder Texas Grinder 73
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Drive for Five is an independent, unofficial fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with the Ryder Cup, the PGA of America, Ryder Cup Europe, the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, or any player, team or organisation mentioned. All ratings are subjective interpretations created for the game.