• 11 Ryder Cup records Phil could break or match

    USA Ryder Cup Team Captain Jim Furyk poses with Phil Mickelson
    Phil is ready for a big week

    Phil Mickelson will be making his 12th Ryder Cup appearance this year, breaking the tie with Nick Faldo for the most appearances among either team.

    RECORDS PHIL COULD BREAK:

    46 matches played — Nick Faldo

    • Phil: 45
    • Most possible after 2018: 50

    25 points won — Nick Faldo

    • Phil: 21.5
    • Most possible after 2018: 26.5

    22 matches won — Arnold Palmer (US only)

    • Phil: 18
    • Most possible after 2018: 23

    8 matches halved — Gene Littler, Tony Jacklin

    • Phil: 7
    • Most possible after 2018: 12

    11 singles matches played — Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson (US only)

    • Phil: 11
    • Most possible after 2018: 12

    4 foursome matches halved — Tony Jacklin, Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson

    • Phil: 4
    • Most possible after 2018: 6

    10.5 four-ball points — Ian Woosnam, Jose Maria Olazabal

    • Phil: 9
    • Most possible after 2018: 11

    RECORDS PHIL COULD TIE:

    6 singles matches won — Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo, Peter Oosterhuis, Colin Montgomerie

    • Phil: 5
    • Most possible after 2018: 6

    18 foursome matches played — Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Lee Westwood

    • Phil: 16
    • Most possible after 2018: 18

    9 foursome points won — Lanny Wadkins, Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper

    • Phil: 7
    • Most possible after 2018: 9

    10 four-ball matches won — Ian Woosnam

    • Phil: 8
    • Most possible after 2018: 10

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