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Age *	Player (Team)	Year
19 years 258 days	Sergio Garcia (Europe)	1999
20 years 59 days	Nick Faldo (GB&I)	1977
20 years 216 days	Paul Way (Europe)	1983
20 years 221 days	Bernard Gallacher (GB)	1969
20 years 249 days	Ken Brown (GB&I)	1977
20 years 340 days	Horton Smith (USA)	1929
21 years 61 days	Jordan Spieth (USA)	2014
21 years 150 days	Rory McIlroy (Europe)	2010
21 years 217 days	Sandy Lyle (Europe)	1979
21 years 232 days	José María Olazábal (Europe)	1987
21 years 270 days	Tiger Woods (USA)	1997
21 years 293 days	Rickie Fowler (USA)	2010

* Age when a golfer played in his first match
(GB) indicates Great Britain (1923-71) | (GB&I) indicates Great Britain & Ireland (1973-77)
Up to and including 2025.

Rory McIlroy was 21 years 150 days when he made his Ryder Cup debut in the fourballs on 1 October 2010. He was a day older when the game finished because heavy rain saw play suspended twice before it was eventually continued on 2 October.

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