228 days until opening matches at Medinah:
Yesterday was a good day for Davis Love III and Phil Mickelson. It wasn’t a great day for Tiger Woods, but I don’t think it was the trainwreck that everyone thinks it was.
I’m sure the U.S. Ryder Cup captain welcomed the strong showing by Mickelson in winning at Pebble Beach. It vaulted him from ninth on the U.S. points list to first. The victory should secure Mickelson an automatic spot on the team.
That’s important because prior to Sunday, Love’s team was looking like a bunch of rookies and mostly unknowns. With 8 automatic spots, Love needs some of the big names to step up and secure their bids to give him more flexibility with his 4 wildcards.
Currently, there are a bunch of U.S. stalwarts outside the top 8, some of them far outside: Dustin Johnson (9), Webb Simpson (13), Bill Haas (17), Bubba Watson (22), Ricky Fowler (24), Hunter Mahan (33), Matt Kuchar (40), Nick Whatney (43), Anthony Kim (44), and Jim Furyk (68).
Obviously, there’s a long way to go, but Love needs to start seeing those players move up on the points list.
As for Mr. Woods, he climbed from 38th to 29th Sunday in his first PGA Tour start in 2012. Much will be made about how poorly he played on Sunday. And he was pretty horrible.
But I do think he is close. I don’t think he ever will be what he once was, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he won 2-4 tournaments and a major in 2012.
I know Love would be happy to see it.
| 1 |
Phil MICKELSON |
2,056.27408 |
| 2 |
Kyle STANLEY |
1,822.11300 |
| 3 |
Keegan BRADLEY |
1,805.41667 |
| 4 |
Steve STRICKER |
1,683.07571 |
| 5 |
Johnson WAGNER |
1,604.35834 |
| 6 |
Brandt SNEDEKER |
1,542.59620 |
| 7 |
Mark WILSON |
1,239.25036 |
| 8 |
Jason DUFNER |
1,159.00000 |
| 9 |
Dustin JOHNSON |
1,078.02700 |
| 10 |
Ben CRANE |
1,016.85000 |
| 11 |
Robert GARRIGUS |
870.06033 |
| 12 |
Kevin NA |
815.70778 |
| 13 |
Webb SIMPSON |
781.66900 |
| 14 |
Harrison FRAZAR |
751.03400 |
| 15 |
John ROLLINS |
745.16800 |
| 16 |
Spencer LEVIN |
726.11150 |
| 17 |
Bill HAAS |
690.47057 |
| 18 |
D.A. POINTS |
689.04330 |
| 19 |
David TOMS |
662.00000 |
| 20 |
Ricky BARNES |
621.90180 |
| 21 |
Bo VAN PELT |
573.37600 |
| 22 |
Bubba WATSON |
564.43316 |
| 23 |
Sean O’HAIR |
535.95414 |
| 24 |
Charles HOWELL III |
535.02201 |
| 25 |
Ryan PALMER |
496.00861 |
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European Team Ryder Cup Points |
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Through the Omega Dubai Desert Classic |
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2/12/2012 |
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| 1 |
Rory MCILROY (NIR) |
1,530,341.11290 |
| 2 |
Martin KAYMER (GER) |
1,352,071.55800 |
| 3 |
Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTAÑO (ESP) |
1,179,920.63650 |
| 4 |
Paul LAWRIE (SCO) |
1,162,631.62100 |
| 5 |
Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) |
1,064,673.09600 |
| 6 |
Sergio GARCIA (ESP) |
1,035,941.89670 |
| 7 |
Peter HANSON (SWE) |
832,783.06090 |
| 8 |
Graeme MCDOWELL (NIR) |
791,593.44980 |
| 9 |
Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) |
787,728.63000 |
| 10 |
Michael HOEY (NIR) |
771,474.92220 |
| 11 |
Joost LUITEN (NED) |
723,317.44500 |
| 12 |
Thomas BJÖRN (DEN) |
714,643.54730 |
| 13 |
Robert ROCK (ENG) |
658,747.08280 |
| 14 |
Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) |
586,451.36280 |
| 15 |
Simon DYSON (ENG) |
573,820.37200 |
| 16 |
Richie RAMSAY (SCO) |
572,666.33600 |
| 17 |
Grégory HAVRET (FRA) |
560,899.34280 |
| 18 |
David LYNN (ENG) |
550,482.01680 |
| 19 |
Tom LEWIS (ENG) |
493,202.92410 |
| 20 |
Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) |
491,828.86440 |
| 21 |
Fredrik JACOBSON (SWE) |
473,747.37600 |
| 22 |
Nicolas COLSAERTS (BEL) |
459,948.35130 |
| 23 |
Luke DONALD (ENG) |
446,771.66860 |
| 24 |
Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) |
440,037.14930 |
| 25 |
Shane LOWRY (IRL) |
413,043.47480 |
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European Team World Points |
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Through the 2/12/12 |
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| 1 |
Rory MCILROY (NIR) |
181.68000 |
| 2 |
Luke DONALD (ENG) |
134.58000 |
| 3 |
Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) |
131.23000 |
| 4 |
Martin KAYMER (GER) |
121.89000 |
| 5 |
Paul LAWRIE (SCO) |
106.57000 |
| 6 |
Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTAÑO (ESP) |
103.05000 |
| 7 |
Sergio GARCIA (ESP) |
96.13000 |
| 8 |
Justin ROSE (ENG) |
89.93000 |
| 9 |
Graeme MCDOWELL (NIR) |
88.43000 |
| 10 |
Thomas BJÖRN (DEN) |
86.70000 |
| 11 |
Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) |
84.18000 |
| 12 |
Peter HANSON (SWE) |
83.23000 |
| 13 |
Simon DYSON (ENG) |
81.28000 |
| 14 |
Robert ROCK (ENG) |
79.40000 |
| 15 |
Joost LUITEN (NED) |
70.48000 |
| 16 |
Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) |
69.92000 |
| 17 |
Michael HOEY (NIR) |
66.15000 |
| 18 |
Paul CASEY (ENG) |
61.09000 |
| 19 |
Fredrik JACOBSON (SWE) |
57.67000 |
| 20 |
David LYNN (ENG) |
55.04000 |
| 21 |
Ian POULTER (ENG) |
52.39000 |
| 22 |
Grégory HAVRET (FRA) |
49.84000 |
| 23 |
Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) |
47.19000 |
| 24 |
Richie RAMSAY (SCO |
46.98000 |
| 25 |
Nicolas COLSAERTS (BEL) |
46.28000 |
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U. S. Ryder Cup Qualifications (Captain Davis Love III)
The United States points system will determine the top eight players for the 2012 United States Ryder Cup Team on August 12, 2012. In addition, Captain Davis Love III selects four players on Sept.4, 2012 in New York City, to complete the United States Team. Points are based upon the following:
• Prize money earned in the 2011 major championships (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship): One point is awarded for every $1,000 earned; all U.S. players making the cut will earn points.
• Prize money earned in 2012 “Official” events from Jan. 1 through Aug. 12: One point is awarded for every $1,000 earned, excluding the major championships, events played opposite major championships and events played opposite World Golf Championships; all U.S. players making the cut will earn points.
• Prize money earned for the 2012 major championships: (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and the PGA Championship). Two points are awarded for every $1,000 earned; all U.S. players making the cut will earn points.
• Prize money earned in 2012 events played opposite the major championships and opposite World Golf Championship events between Jan. 1 and the PGA Championship, Aug. 12 – one-half point will be awarded for every $1,000 earned; all U.S. players making the cut will earn points.
European Ryder Cup Team Qualifications (Captain José María Olazábal)
The European Team will be selected employing the following criteria:
• The leading five players on The Ryder Cup European Points List (1) at the conclusion of the 2012 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. In the event of a tie (equal number of points accumulated), placings will be decided by the player with the higher ranking on The 2012 Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
• The leading five players, not otherwise qualified (having selected the five players from The Ryder Cup European Points List) from The Ryder Cup World Points List (2) at the conclusion of the 2012 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. In the event of a tie (equal number of points accumulated), placings will be decided by the player with the higher ranking on the Official World Golf Ranking.
• The Captain, José María Olazábal, will choose the remaining two players following the conclusion of the 2012 Johnnie Walker Championship on Monday, Aug. 27 at Gleneagles.
1. The Ryder Cup European Points List will comprise points (1 point = 1 Euro) earned by a European Tour Member from all officially sanctioned European Tour tournaments on The European Tour Race to Dubai from September 1, 2011 until the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in 2012.
2. The Ryder Cup World Points List will comprise World Ranking Points won by a European Tour Member from each tournament in which he participates from September 1, 2011 until the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in 2012. World Ranking Points are allocated to all officially sanctioned tournaments (on any Federated Tour) by the Official World Golf Ranking and are allocated according to the Event Rating of the tournament. |
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