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Luke Donald

England · born , Hemel Hempstead, England

10.5Ryder Cup points from 15 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 10-4-1 · 10.5 points (70.0%)
  • Singles 3-1-0 · Foursomes 6-2-0 · Four-ball 1-1-1
  • Ryder Cup captain 2023, 2025
  • Open top 10s 2009 (T5), 2012 (T5)
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 1 events · 0 top 10s · FedEx Cup No. 208

Near misses

  1. 2009 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T5 · 280 (E)
  2. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 278 (-2)

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 15 matches: 10 won, 4 lost, 1 halved, 10.5 points. Foursomes 6-2-0, four-ball 1-1-1, singles 3-1-0.

  1. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · captain's pick
  2. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points · automatic
  3. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · captain's pick
  4. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
  5. 2023 Captain Europe · won 16.5–11.5
  6. 2025 Captain Europe · won 15–13

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Sergio García's rivals →

Moments

Records and firsts

  1. 2025 Ryder Cup First European to repeat as captain since Gallacher (1993) · 2023 and 2025

Results by championship

    Best day

    2010 Ryder Cup

    Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 2010.

    Career line, 2004–2026

    The Open
    2009 The Open: finished T52012 The Open: finished T5
    Ryder Cup
    2004 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-1-12006 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-0-02010 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-1-02012 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-2-0
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 PGA Tour season: 7 events2025 PGA Tour season: 6 events2026 PGA Tour season: 1 events
    20052010201520202025

    9 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
    • Tour season

    Luke Donald was born on December 7, 1977, in Hemel Hempstead, England. Donald played in 4 Ryder Cups for Europe (2004, 2006, 2010, 2012), winning 10, losing 4 and halving 1 of 15 matches for 10.5 points, and captained the side in 2023 and 2025. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Donald played 1 event and stood No. 208 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2009 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T5 · 280 (E)
    2. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 278 (-2)

    Ryder Cup

    Donald played 4 Ryder Cups for Europe: 15 matches, 10 won, 4 lost, 1 halved, 10.5 points (70.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 6-2-0, four-ball 1-1-1, singles 3-1-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2018; 2021.

    1. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · captain's pick
    2. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points · automatic
    3. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · captain's pick
    4. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
    5. 2023 Captain Europe · won 16.5–11.5
    6. 2025 Captain Europe · won 15–13

    Partners, with matches played together: Sergio García (6), Lee Westwood (2), Paul McGinley (1), Pádraig Harrington (1), Ian Poulter (1).

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2024 Season 7 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 1 cuts made · $23,538 official money
    2. 2025 Season 6 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 1 cuts made · $27,014 official money
    3. 2026 In progress 1 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 1 cuts made · $25,070 official money (No. 207) · FedEx Cup No. 208

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 2025 Ryder Cup First European to repeat as captain since Gallacher (1993) · 2023 and 2025

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. Golf Compendium
    3. Wikipedia: Luke Donald
    4. Wikidata: Q712150
    5. R&A 2009
    6. R&A 2012
    7. GC: 2004 ryder cup
    8. Golf Channel 2004
    9. Golf Channel
    10. Wikipedia: 2004 Ryder Cup
    11. GC: 2006 ryder cup
    12. 2006 WP mirror (2007 snapshot)
    13. Wikipedia: 2006 Ryder Cup
    14. GC: 2010 ryder cup
    15. Wikipedia: 2010 Ryder Cup
    16. Fox Sports
    17. Wikipedia: 2012 Ryder Cup
    18. GolfCompendium: 2012 ryder cup
    19. WP Ryder Cup
    20. ESPN statistics API
    21. pgatour.com: stats
    22. Wikipedia 2025