2006 U.S. and European Ryder Cup Team Standings (as of 9/4/06)
The 36th Ryder Cup will be held Sept. 22-24, 2006, at The K Club in Straffan, Ireland.

The 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup Team was chosen on the basis of points compiled by The PGA of America, which players accumulated from Aug. 22, 2004 through The PGA Championship concluding on Aug. 20, 2006. Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank were named to the team by U.S. Ryder Cup Team Captain Tom Lehman.

2006 U.S. RYDER CUP Team Final Standings
Through Through the PGA Championship (8/20/06)

Name Points
1. WOODS, Tiger* 4,825.000
2. MICKELSON, Phil* 2,474.375
3. FURYK, Jim* 2,076.000
4. CAMPBELL, Chad* 1,129.602
5. TOMS, David* 1,072.250
6. DiMARCO, Chris* 830.000
7. TAYLOR, Vaughn* 780.833
8. HENRY, J.J.* 778.750
9. JOHNSON, Zach* 756.477
10. WETTERICH, Brett* 746.000
11. ROLLINS, John 685.000
12. CINK, Stewart** 676.894
13. KELLY, Jerry 653.750
14. GLOVER, Lucas 641.376
15. LOVE III, Davis 631.875
16. COUPLES, Fred 627.727
17. HERRON, Tim 621.667
18. PERNICE, Tom 615.000
19. LEHMAN, Tom 612.917
20. VERPLANK, Scott** 595.667
21. STRICKER, Steve 585.000
22. OBERHOLSER, Aaron 557.500
23. WILSON, Dean 543.250
24. QUIGLEY, Brett 534.999
25. MAYFAIR, Billy 489.166
* Clinched U.S. Ryder Cup Team Berth
** Captains Pick

European Ryder Cup Qualifications
The leading five players on The Ryder Cup World Points List and the leading five players, who did not otherwise qualify, from The Ryder Cup European Points List, as of Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, qualified for The 2006 European Ryder Cup Team. Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood were selected by European Ryder Cup Team Captain Ian Woosnam to complete the team.

2006 RYDER CUP WORLD POINTS LIST
Through 9/4/06

Name Points
1. STENSON, Henrik* 258.70
2. DONALD, Luke* 243.72
3. GARCIA, Sergio* 225.89
4. HOWELL, David* 223.24
5. MONTGOMERIE, Colin* 216.24
6. OLAZÁBAL, José Maria 208.15
7. CASEY, Paul 187.03
8. HARRINGTON, Padraig 180.05
9. PETTERSSON,Carl 157.71
10. KARLSSON, Robert 155.86
11. EDFORS, Johan 126.38
12. BROADHURST, Paul 125.73
13. CLARKE, Darren** 121.42
14. WESTWOOD, Lee 118.93
15. POULTER, Ian 117.09
16. BJÖRN, Thomas 111.13
17. MCGINLEY, Paul 106.04
18. JIMÉNEZ, Miguel Angel 103.62
19. DYSON, Simon 98.17
20. WALL, Anthony 94.52
21. BICKERTON, John 89.12
22. DOUGHERTY, Nick 88.89
23. HANSEN, Anders 86.27
24. FASTH, Niclas 81.66
25. KAHN, Simon 80.94
* Clinched European Ryder Cup Team Berth
** Captains Pick

2006 RYDER CUP POINTS LIST
Through 9/4/06

Name Points
1. MONTGOMERIE, Colin 2,500,883.87
2. HOWELL, David 2,406,520.06
3. STENSON, Henrik 2,250,080.86
4. GARCIA, Sergio 1,964,354.95
5. CASEY, Paul* 1,945,114.51
6. KARLSSON, Robert* 1,930,902.34
7. HARRINGTON, Padraig* 1,736,533.99
8. DONALD, Luke 1,571,818.07
9. MCGINLEY, Paul* 1,499,849.20
10. OLAZÁBAL, José Maria* 1,446,006.82
11. BROADHURST, Paul 1,343,773.33
12. EDFORS, Johan 1,298,526.75
13. BJÖRN, Thomas 1,195,838.51
14. BICKERTON, John 1,170,261.88
15. FERRIE, Kenneth 1,109,531.28
16. JIMÉNEZ, Miguel Angel 1,058,024.80
17. WALL, Anthony 1,055,920.38
18. KAHN, Simon 1,032,559.08
19. POULTER, Ian 993,335.60
20. DYSON, Simon 992,473.61
21. WESTWOOD, Lee** 954,880.27
22. DODD, Stephen 949,203.58
23. HANSEN, Anders 940,515.26
24. FASTH, Niclas 908,494.30
25. DOUGHERTY, Nick 905691.81
* Clinched European Ryder Cup Team Berth
** Captains Pick

The 36th Ryder Cup will be held Sept. 22-24, 2006, at The K Club in Straffan, Ireland.