1 Nick Faldo:

With 11 appearances over a 20-year period, he holds the record on both sides of the Atlantic.

2 Christy O'Connor Sr: The Irishman made 10 Ryder Cup appearances in the 50s and 60s.

3 Bernhard Langer: Ten appearances too for the German starting in the 1970s.

4 Lee Westwood: The Englishman has played eight times and is set to make his ninth appearance at Gleneagles.

5 Dai Rees: Welshman Rees made eight appearances in the early days of the event.

6 Ian Woosnam: Fellow Welshman Woosnam also made eight appearances and captained the team to glory.

7 Sam Torrance: Sam from Ayrshire is another on eight - and memorable sank the winning putt in 1985.

8 Colin Montgomerie: Scot Colin, who played eight times, was one of Europe's greatest Ryder Cup competitors.

9 Seve Ballesteros: Eight appearances for Seve, credited with reviving the trophy in the 80s.

10 Bernard Gallagher: Also on eight, the Scot who captained the team on three occasions.