International players are dominating the PGA Tour in 2025 with 12 wins in 18 events
Todd KellyIs the Zurich Classic of New Orleans an opportunity to prep for the Ryder Cup? The European squad thinks so and has started to award points players at the Zurich if both players on one of the two-man teams are European.
There are 11 such teams in New Orleans, including the defending champion duo of Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, stalwarts on the Euro Ryder Cup team.
It's not just the Europeans, though, that are showing the strength of international golf in 2025. So far this season, 12 of the 18 PGA Tour event winners are international players, seven of which are Euros.
That includes McIlroy, who has already won three times. International players won six of the first seven events in 2025 and after Americans won three straight, the international players have won six of last next eight.
All seven of European winners in 2025 are in the top 19 players on the current Ryder Cup points list.
| Tournament | Golfer | Country |
|---|---|---|
| The Sentry | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Nick Taylor | Canada |
| The American Express | Sepp Straka | Austria |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Harris English | U.S. |
| AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
| WM Phoenix Open | Thomas Detry | Belgium |
| The Genesis Invitational | Ludvig Aberg | Sweden |
| Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | Brian Campbell | U.S. |
| Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | Joe Highsmith | U.S. |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Russell Henley | U.S. |
| Puerto Rico Open | Karl Vilips | Australia |
| The Players Championship | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
| Valspar Championship | Viktor Hovland | Norway |
| Texas Children's Houston Open | Min Woo Lee | Australia |
| Valero Texas Open | Brian Harman | U.S. |
| Masters Tournament | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
| RBC Heritage | Justin Thomas | U.S. |
| Corales Puntacana Championship | Garrick Higgo | South Africa |
The five American winners in 2025 are Russell Henley (5), Justin Thomas (6), Harris English (12), Joe Highsmith (25) and Brian Campbell (39) have two in the top six, who automatically qualify for the U.S.
Does this portend anything about European success at Bethpage Black in September for the Ryder Cup? Who knows, but what's evident is international golf is racking up the wins so far in 2025.