Ryder Cup, a privately owned entity headquartered in the UK, was founded in 1927 and operates with approximately 40 employees. It reported $12.2M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as a tier 3 media tech buyer, the organization primarily focuses on golf, specifically through its biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. Ryder Cup Europe, which comprises representatives of the European Tour Group (60%), the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland (20%), and the Confederation of Professional Golf (20%), owns the rights for the Ryder Cup when the competition is held in Europe. The European Tour Group is the Managing Partner with prime responsibility for all matters concerning The European Team. The PGA of Great Britain and Ireland serves as the Founding Partner, and the Confederation of Professional Golf is responsible for the management of the Ryder Cup European Development Trust. When the competition is held in the United States, the PGA of America owns the rights.
Rory McIlroy stated on March 6, 2026, that Luke Donald's retention as Ryder Cup captain provides Europe with an advantage over the USA, which will feature a new skipper at the Adare Manor event next year. Donald, on March 3, 2026, expressed his expectation that the Adare Manor Ryder Cup would be "played in a very respectful and classy way," noting the encouraging support from players like McIlroy and Shane Lowry for a third captaincy following Europe's victory at Bethpage last September. Previously, on March 2, 2026, Donald confirmed he would lead the European team in the 2027 event, seeking to become the first captain to achieve three consecutive Ryder Cup victories. This follows remarks made on December 1, 2025, by Justin Thomas, who implied that greenskeepers at Bethpage Black did not fulfill a request from Team USA, which the team had intended to leverage for a home-course advantage during Europe's earlier victory at the Ryder Cup.
Ryder Cup offers 5 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Ryder Cup's product portfolio comprises of golf and media and TV services.
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Ryder Cup's revenues were less than $25M in 2023. Caretta Research has split Ryder Cup's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is golf. For full access to Ryder Cup's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Ryder Cup sells broadcasting rights of its 4 golf competitions to 40 companies globally, covering 10 countries. Ryder Cup's rights holders include Telefonica.
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