Ryder Cup 2023 player ratings: McIlroy 9, Hovland 9; Homa 8, Scheffler 2

Europe wrapped up a convincing five-point victory over the US at Marco Simone Golf Club on Sunday

Rory McIlroy 9/10

RYDER CUP PLAYER RATINGS - TEAM EUROPE: From the heartbreak of Whistling Straits to Europe's top points scorer in Rome, McIlroy was a man on a mission. Won his first three matches and only a miracle pShow more

Viktor Hovland 9/10

Overwhelmed on debut two years ago, Hovland arrived in Rome as arguably the best player in the world and played like it. Set the tone with a chip-in on the first and claimed one-and-a-half points on tShow more

Tyrrell Hatton 9/10

Hatton's first Ryder Cup as a senior player, and boy did he revel in his leadership role. Formed an unbreakable foursomes partnership with Rahm, winning both games, and claimed a half with Hovland in Show more

Jon Rahm 9/10

The Spaniard was Europe's star in a losing effort in Wisconsin and he led from the front again in Rome. Dominated alongside Hatton in Friday's foursomes and holed an outrageous putt off the green to sShow more

Justin Rose 8/10

Paired with rookie MacIntyre for Friday and Saturday fourballs, Rose took on the mentor role with conviction. Sunk a nerveless putt on 18 to share the honours against the previously formidable Spieth Show more

Tommy Fleetwood 8/10

Struggled early on but still won alongside McIlroy in the Friday foursomes, Fleetwood then came into his own 24 hours later to earn another foursomes point with McIlroy. Yet he saved his very best forShow more

Ludvig Aberg 8/10

Selected having only turned pro three months ago, Aberg justified the pick and exceeded all the hype with a stellar rookie showing. Claimed two points alongside Hovland in the foursomes, including a rShow more

Robert MacIntyre 8/10

Viewed as Europe's potential weak link, the Scot did look out of his depth early but came alive from Saturday onwards, combining with Rose for Europe's only Saturday fourballs point, before easing pasShow more

Shane Lowry 7/10

The Irishman contributed to the best-ever European session, combining with rookie Straka as part of a Friday foursomes clean sweep, although the pair got dominated the following day. Halved his singleShow more

Matt Fitzpatrick 6/10

Arrived in Rome seeking his first Ryder Cup point following five defeats, the Englishman started like a train to lead McIlroy to victory in Friday fourballs. First point secured but that's as good as Show more

Sepp Straka 6/10

Started brilliantly with a point in his first Ryder Cup session, but the Austrian rookie lost his other two matches, in Saturday foursomes and Sunday singles. Played his part in the win, and some soliShow more

Nicolai Hojgaard 5/10

The Danish rookie started brightly on Friday afternoon but the gritty half-point alongside Rahm was the best it got. Hojgaard is capable of stunning shot-making but his putter went badly cold on SaturShow more

Luke Donald 10/10

A perfect captain's performance. From his team selection, choice of pairings, and playing order, Donald barely put a foot wrong. Opting to lead out with foursomes on Friday and Saturday was a masterstShow more

Max Homa 8/10

TEAM USA: Homa looked genuinely terrified on the first tee, but looks can be deceiving. Despite losing that opening morning session, he grew from strength to strength, winning three and halving one ofShow more

Patrick Cantlay 7/10

Involved in as much off-course drama as on it. There were accusations of Cantlay leading a split in the team room amid an alleged protest over a lack of pay. While those are all rumours, Cantlay delivShow more

Brian Harman 6/10

After losing his Friday morning match, won both on Saturday to become one of the US's leading players heading into Sunday singles, where he was outplayed by Tyrrell Hatton. A satisfactory Ryder Cup deShow more

Justin Thomas 6/10

His selection divided opinion given his poor form this season on the PGA Tour, but Thomas showed plenty of grit - a quality missing from many of his teammates. Lost two and halved one of his three paiShow more

Sam Burns 5/10

Burns was all over the show on Friday morning in the foursomes defeat alongside Scheffler but was much improved in Saturday fourballs to win a point with Morikawa. He was then outclassed by McIlroy inShow more

Wyndham Clark 4/10

Spoke a big game leading into Rome but hardly backed it up. Directly responsible for throwing away half a point after a horror 18th hole in Friday's fourballs, but did collect a point the next day aloShow more

Brooks Koepka 4/10

The only LIV player on the US team, Koepka won one, drew one, and lost one of his three matches. Not a terrible return but given his status as one of the world's leading players, he never imposed himsShow more

Collin Morikawa 4/10

Irrepressible in Wisconsin two years ago, Morikawa was a shadow of that player in Rome. Lost both of his matches on Friday, before collecting his first win in Saturday's fourballs. The two-time major Show more

Xander Schauffele 4/10

Saw his previously perfect partnership with Cantlay taken apart with twin losses on Friday and lost again in Saturday foursomes. Claimed a full point by beating Hojgaard in singles but the US were alrShow more

Jordan Spieth 3/10

One of the senior members of the US team, Spieth, like Scheffler, went winless in Rome, halving two and losing two of his four matches. His formidable partnership with Thomas was cut down to size and Show more

Rickie Fowler 2/10

Revived this year after a few seasons in the wilderness, Fowler arrived in Rome in good form and as an experienced member of the US team. However, he proceeded to lose both of his matches and made verShow more

Scottie Scheffler 2/10

A surprise star at Whistling Straits, Scheffler has spent the past two years establishing himself as the best player on the planet. Yet, in Rome, the world No 1 crumbled. Failed to win a match and wasShow more

Zach Johnson 2/10

A thoroughly nice and decent guy but Johnson was hardly the inspirational figure his team needed after a historically bad Friday. Got many of his selections wrong, and struggled to reverse his team's Show more

Tommy Fleetwood enjoyed the winning moment as Europe regained the Ryder Cup from a battling United States on Sunday, wrapping up a 16½-11½ victory despite a blistering American singles charge.

The USA remain without a win on European soil since 1993 while neither team have lifted the trophy away from home in 11 years.

With Europe needing half a point to get over the line, Fleetwood moved 2-up against Rickie Fowler with two holes to play after the American dumped his tee shot on the short par-four 16th into the water.

Fleetwood struck his drive into the heart of the green and calmly stroked his eagle putt to the hole side to ensure Europe a seventh consecutive home victory, before going on to win 3 and 1.

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland led the way with early victories in the Rome sunshine and Jon Rahm also snatched half a point from Scottie Scheffler on the 18th green.

The Americans were attempting to pull off the biggest Sunday Ryder Cup comeback, having trailed 10½-5½ at the start of the day.

But they never recovered from being swept 4-0 in the opening foursomes on Friday, squashing American hopes that their crushing win in 2021 was the start of a period of dominance.

It was a Ryder Cup full of exceptional individual performances, as well as several players who struggled to find their best form in Rome. Check out the photo gallery above for the player ratings from Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or swipe if using a mobile device.