European Team - Ryder Cup 2008

Nick Faldo – Captain of the European TeamCaptain Nick Faldo

Three-time Masters winner Nick Faldo believes his reputation in the United States can work to Europe's advantage when he captains the European side in Kentucky at the 2008 Ryder Cup Matches.

Britain's most successful golfer triumphed at Augusta in 1989, 1990 and 1996, and such is his profile in the United States that he has just signed a contract to commentate for the ESPN and ABC television networks.

European Team Selection

There are two qualifying measurements used for the European selection of golfers: The European Tour List and the World Ranking Points List.



Ryder Cup World Points List - Top 20

Points through 17 August 2008
Pos Name Points
1 Padraig HARRINGTON 343.03
2 Lee WESTWOOD 266.18
3 Sergio GARCIA 242.46
4 Henrik STENSON 233.13
5 Robert KARLSSON 204.76
6 Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ 202.35
7 Justin ROSE 187.14
8 Ian POULTER 183.37
9 Graeme MCDOWELL 175.81
10 Martin KAYMER 152.17
11 Luke DONALD 134.66
12 Daniel CHOPRA 134.05
13 Carl PETTERSSON 126.17
14 Søren HANSEN 123.64
15 Oliver WILSON 118.18
16 Ross FISHER 106
17 Nick DOUGHERTY 104.54
18 Paul CASEY 103.85
19 Søren KJELDSEN 88.62
20 Alastair FORSYTH 86.58
Bold indicates top five from each list who are automatic qualifiers.

European Ryder Cup Points List

Points through 17 August 2008
Pos Name Points
1 Padraig HARRINGTON 2,676,219.89
2 Lee WESTWOOD 2,547,952.01
3 Robert KARLSSON 2,183,494.78
4 Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ 2,092,170.08
5 Graeme MCDOWELL 1,993,608.21
6 Henrik STENSON 1,905,482.47
7 Justin ROSE 1,424,101.35
8 Oliver WILSON 1,366,285.71
9 Søren HANSEN 1,363,245.66
10 Martin KAYMER 1,362,973.82
11 Ian POULTER 1,315,024.18
12 Ross FISHER 1,273,955.48
13 Nick DOUGHERTY 1,208,366.34
14 Sergio GARCIA 1,122,436.99
15 Søren KJELDSEN 1,080,039.85
16 Paul CASEY 1,010,232.28
17 Peter HANSON 994,332.10
18 Colin MONTGOMERIE 908,807.38
19 Steve WEBSTER 902,015.68
20 Richard FINCH 879,852.44
Bold indicates top five from each list who are automatic qualifiers.