Rory McIlroy has incredible lead in race for Ryder Cup after Masters win as top six Europe rankings revealed

RORY MCILROY'S victory at the Masters has given him a stunning lead in the race for a spot in the Ryder Cup.

The Northern Irishman is set to compete once again for Team Europe as they look to retain their crown at the Bethpage Black Course in New York from September 26-28.

‘s side will be made up of 12 players, with six guaranteeing their spot through the ranking system and the other six getting chosen by the team captain.

Ranking points are handed out to players based on their performances at events and the four majors.

‘s stunning 2025 has already seen him clinch the Players Championship as well as the Green Jacket at Augusta.

And he has all-but booked his spot at the after picking up a whopping 2863.75 points.

It puts McIlroy 1,873.20 clear at the top of the table.

Tyrrell Hatton is in second with 990.55 and ‘s runner-up spot at the Masters sees him in third with 870.04.

Rasmus Hojgaard, Shane Lowry and complete the current top six.

But stars like Tommy Fleetwood, Thomas Detry and Matt Wallace are hot on their heels.

Viktor Hovland and RobertMacIntyre were part of the squad that won the for Europe in 2023 and they sit 12th and 13th respectively.

was also previously in the side and will seemingly have to settle for being one of Donald's picks.

The Spaniard is now part of LIV Golf and he therefore languishes in 26th place due to him no longer playing in PGA Tour competitions.

Meanwhile, the current American top six is , XanderSchauffele, CollinMorikawa, BrysonDeChambeau, RussellHenley and Justin Thomas.

Players have up until the end of the BMW Championship on August 17 to pick up ranking points for the Ryder Cup.