Ryder Cup Update
The last couple of weeks has seen a lot shuffling of players in and out of the Ryder Cup top 10. As indicated in the table below, the bottom half of the American team is made up of Ryder Cup rookies and probably more importantly, first-time winners on the PGA tour. Chris DiMarco took a lot of pressure off of captain Tom Lehman by playing his way back in the top-10 because Lehman can now be more flexible with his two captain’s picks.
You have to believe that at least one of those picks will go to Davis Love III and the second could go to Fred Couples, although Scott Verplank would also be a great add to the team. This is assuming of course that Couples, Verplank, and Love III don’t play their way onto the team. Possible, but not likely though.
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 3,775.000 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 2,474.375 |
| 3 | Jim Furyk | 1,896.000 |
| 4 | Chad Campbell | 1,129.602 |
| 5 | David Toms | 1,072.250 |
| 6 | Chris DiMarco | 830.000 |
| 7 | J.J. Henry | 778.750 |
| 8 | Zach Johnson | 756.477 |
| 9 | Brett Wetterich | 746.000 |
| 10 | John Rollins | 685.000 |
| 11 | Vaughn Taylor | 660.833 |
| 12 | Lucas Glover | 641.376 |
| 13 | Davis Love III | 631.875 |
| 14 | Fred Couples | 627.727 |