Activities Sports & Athletics 2020 Ryder Cup Share PINTEREST Email Print The dramatic setting of Whistling Straits should be great for match play at the 2020 Ryder Cup. David Cannon/Getty Images Sports & Athletics Golf Golf Tournaments Basics History Gear Golf Courses Famous Golfers Baseball Bicycling Billiards Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Extreme Sports Football Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Paintball Soccer Swimming & Diving Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Activities Learn More By Brent Kelley Brent Kelley Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 02/20/19 The 2020 Ryder Cup is the 43rd playing of the tournament, with Team USA taking on Team Europe. The Ryder Cup is played every two years by teams of male professional golfers representing Europe and the United States. Dates: Specific dates are TBA, but the Ryder Cup typically takes place in September or October. Location: Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin Captains: USA - Steve Stricker. Europe - Padraig Harrington Tickets: Visit the Ticket section of RyderCup.com The 2020 Ryder Cup Golf Course Whistling Straits is the Wisconsin faux-links course on the banks of Lake Michigan that opened to great acclaim in 1998. It was designed by Pete Dye, and almost as soon as it opened began receiving commitments for major championships and other major events. Whistling Straits has been the site of multiple majors; here are those events, with their winners: 2015 PGA Championship: Jason Day2010 PGA Championship: Martin Kaymer2007 U.S. Senior Open: Brad Bryant2004 PGA Championship: Vijay Singh 2020 Ryder Cup Format The Ryder Cup format goes like this: Day 1: Four foursomes matches, four fourball matches (order determined by host captain) Day 2: Four foursomes, four fourballs Day 3: Twelve singles matches See the FAQ, "What is the Ryder Cup format?" for more details about the typical schedule of play. Team Selection for 2020 Ryder Cup Both Team USA and Team Europe will select 12-man squads, each side combining automatic selection via points lists with captain's picks. See our FAQ, "How are players selected for the Ryder Cup?" for details of the current selection process. At the 2016 Ryder Cup, Team USA chose eight golfers via automatic selection and four through captain's picks. Team Europe selected nine golfers via points lists and three golfers through wildcard picks. It is up to the PGA of America for Team USA and the European Tour for Team Europe to set their own selection guidelines, however, so those specifics may change prior to 2020. More About the Ryder Cup Ryder Cup History: Here's a look at how the competition got started, and how it has developed and changed over its long history.