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US Ryder Cup Points 2008

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

UPDATED (24 July 2008): The latest standings for the US Ryder Cup team are shown below. This is following the latest qualifying events and also takes into account the news that Tiger Woods will be missing from the Ryder Cup this year. 

Don’t forget that the new US Ryder Cup qualification system is in place so there are only 8 rather than 10 automatic qualification spots this year. 

2008 US Ryder Cup Points – (24 July 2008)
Position Player Points
1 Stewart Cink 4906
2 Phil Mickelson 4570
3 Kenny Perry 4445
4 Jim Furyk 4186
5 Anthony Kim 3807
6 Justin Leonard 3278
7 Boo Weekley 2592
8 Steve Stricker 2557

 

With time running out the really interesting part is looking at who is hovering just outside the top eight with time running out and opportunities to earn those valuable points running out.  Listed below are those who are just outside the automatic qualification spots.

 

9 Woody Austin 2381
10 Rocco Mediate 2204
11 Hunter Mahan 2172
12 D.J. Trahan 2132
13 Zach Johnson 2102
14 Brandt Snedeker 2088
15 Jeff Quinney 2014
16 J.B. Holmes 1979
17 Bart Bryant 1900
18 Sean O’hair 1804
19 Ben Curtis 1787
20 Jerry Kelly 1753

 

There is a lot of players bunched up just below this and if you want to see all 204 players who currently have some US Ryder Cup points see here.

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Padraig Harrington Wins the Claret Jug!

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

A heartfelt congratulations to Padraig Harrington winner of the 2007 British Open at Carnoustie. And what a win it was.

Padraig Harrington

After posting an impeccable round to catch Sergio Garcia, Harrington seemed to fall at the final hurdle through an errant drive on the 18th. Garcia however couldn’t master the 18th either and the dramatic loss of the 1999 Open on the same hole by Jean Van de Velde had to be going through the minds of both players. The four hole playoff couldn’t have started better for Harrington when he managed to leave the first hole with a two stroke lead. Coming up the 18th was nail biting stuff as Harrington chose to (correctly!) lay up and settle for (more…)

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Ryder Cup 2007?

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Just a short post for all those who are searching for Ryder Cup 2007 (we are getting a large number of visitors here who have searched for “ryder cup 2007″) – there is no Ryder Cup 2007! The Ryder Cup is held every two years (for a brief overview have a look at Everything You Wanted to Know about the Ryder Cup but Were Afraid to Ask). The Ryder Cup used to be held on odd years until 2001 when it was postponed due to the September 11 tragedy. Since then it appears alternately in Europe and America every two years, on even numbered years. Ryder Cup 2008 is the next event scheduled to be held at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky.

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Zach Johnson Collects a Green Jacket and Ryder Cup Points

Monday, April 9th, 2007


Zach Johnson (31) was one of the suprise rookies who qualified for the 2006 US Ryder Cup Team and his win at this years Masters at Augusta National was no less suprising. Under the new US Ryder Cup team qualification system the Masters is one of only four events for which Ryder Cup points will be awarded for 2007, one point being awarded for every $1000 earned. Johnson’s last round 69, which secured victory over Tiger Woods in the pairing behind him for only his second ever PGA Tour win, his only previous win came at the 2004 BellSouth Classic. His win however could signify a golfer settling in for a long stretch at the top of a lot of leaderboards to come.

The win catapults Johnson from 56th to 15th in the overall golf World Rankings and the $1.2m prize cheque will help not only his wallet but his Ryder Cup chances also in a year when there is limited opportunities to earn those covetted points.

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Dates for the 2010 Ryder Cup Announced

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

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The organisers of the 2010 Ryder Cup to be held at Celtic Manor in Wales have announced the event is to be played during the week starting 27 September – 3 October. The announcement followed a meeting with the Welsh Assembly First Minister Rhodri Morgan. In a positive sign also a spokesperson for Celtic Manor announced that the course was now ready and will be holding event shortly to bed it in.

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Ryder Cup Books

Monday, January 15th, 2007

A review of all the best (and worst) books published for the 2006 Ryder Cup.  The publishing industry was well lined up for the Ryder Cup with a slew of books being released throughout 2006 both before and after the event, many of them reprints from earlier years. Prior to September, the books tended to recount different specific Ryder Cups or were more wide ranging histories of the event, often with an Irish angle. The more interesting ones however really got into full swing after the event in September with many different books from players, caddies and journalists being rushed out in time to capture the lucrative Christmas market. Some of these books were sometimes little more than coffee table fluff pieces whilst others were more detailed and well researched. Outlined below are some of the good, the bad and the ugly.

The Cup: How the 2006 Ryder Cup Was Won
Philip Reid

The Cup: How the 2006 Ryder Cup Was Won by Philip Reid

Reid’s book is perhaps the best of the bunch in describing the event that was the Ryder Cup 2006. Those looking for all the facts and figures minutiae will not be disappointed here however it also has something more to add than merely a dry retelling of the event. Reid is a journalist with the Irish Times and as such has a wide background on all matters relating to golf in Ireland. This background adds greatly to the book by situating the event within the context of a very Irish setting in terms of place, time and people.

See it at Amazon UK / Amazon US – Not Available

Heroes All: My 2006 Ryder Cup Story
Darren Clarke

Heroes All: My 2006 Ryder Cup Story - Darren Clarke

The goodwill engendered by Darren Clarke for his stoicism and performance throughout the Ryder Cup was well deserved at every level. The decision to rush out this book was (more…)

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Celtic Manor

Monday, January 1st, 2007

Celtic Manor

Celtic Manor Resort plays host to the 38th Ryder Cup Matches in 2010.

The resort, set on 1400 acres in the Usk valley in South Wales, boasts three golf courses – Wentworth Hills, Roman Road and Coldra Woods Academy Course. The Ryder Cup will be played at Wentworth Hills which is being completely overhauled for the event. The new course will be a par 71 – 7459 yds in length. It features nine new holes (1st – 5th and 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th) that have been developed along the floor of the Usk Valley, as well as nine holes from the former Wentwood Hills Championship Course that have been extensively remodelled (6th – 13th and 17th). The course features six signature holes (the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 14th, 15th and 18th), each of which features a formidable water hazard.

Celtic Manor Resort is owned by Sir Terry Matthews, who bought it in 1980 and began an enormous development program to turn the victorian country house and estate into a world class leisure resort. The resort includes a 330 bedroom, 32 suite hotel, a state of the art Convention Centre and Exhibition Hall. It also has 40 function rooms, 4 restaurants, 2 championship golf courses, a golf Academy with a dedicated tuition course and a stunning clubhouse. Finally the resort also is equipped with a spa and 2 heath clubs.

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New US Ryder Cup Qualifying System Announced

Monday, November 6th, 2006

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Well the worst kept secret in golf was formally confirmed today as the PGA announced that Paul Azinger is to be the US Ryder Cup Captain for 2008 as reported here last week. The more interesting part of the announcement at the Valhalla Golf Club (home to the 2008 Ryder Cup) was the newly unveiled qualifying system for the US Ryder Cup team.

A change was widely anticpated to try and stem the flow of US losses (the US have lost 6 out of the previous 7 Ryder Cup competitions, the last two by record margins). At an overview level the two main changes are:

  • Qualifying points become tied to the money list weighted towards the year of the competition rather than the two years preceding it as was the case this time around.
  • There will be only 8 automatic qualifying spots (as opposed to 10) and Azinger will get to handpick the remaining 4 places.

Read on if you want the detailed breakdown of how the new US Ryder Cup qualifying system will work. (more…)

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Ryder Cup Results

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Team Europe 18.5 – Team USA 9.5

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Congratulations to the European team on an emphatic victory.

Singles results:

Colin Montgomerie Won 1 Up v David Toms
Sergio Garcia v Stewart Cink Won 4&3
Paul Casey Won 2&1 v Jim FurykRobert
Karlsson v Tiger Woods Won 3&2
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Ryder Cup Pairings for Friday's Fourball

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Monty and Woods

The first Ryder Cup pairings have been announced and it looks like it is going to start with a bang. They are as follows:

Match 1
(Time 8:00) Padraig Harrington/Colin Montgomerie (EUROPE – Ireland & Scotland) v Tiger Woods/Jim Furyk (USA) (more…)

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