The 34th Ryder Cup was held 27–29 September 2002 in England, on the Brabazon Course at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire (near Sutton Coldfield).

[1] The victory prompted Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister to joke in his speech at the following week's Labour Party conference: "What about the Ryder Cup, eh?

"[3] The manager of Phil Mickelson and Mark Calcavecchia had earlier announced that the two players would not travel to Europe.

Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller hosted from the 18th tower, Bob Murphy called holes, while on-course reporters were Gary Koch, Mark Rolfing, Roger Maltbie, and Ed Sneed.

Captains picks are shown in yellow; the world rankings and records are at the start of the 2002 Ryder Cup.

As vice-captains, the European captain Sam Torrance selected Joakim Haeggman, Mark James and Ian Woosnam, to assist him during the tournament.

Captains picks are shown in yellow; the world rankings and records are at the start of the 2002 Ryder Cup.

[5] More specifically, two categories of U.S. citizens became eligible: However, this change has yet to have any effect; all Team USA players through the 2018 Ryder Cup have been born in the country.