As The Cup Turns

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Europe captain Nick Faldo competed on 11 Ryder Cup teams.

The Ryder Cup is only played once every two years, but the trials and tribulations of the European team makes for a continuous soap opera, something new captain Nick Faldo knows all too well. Bob Harig

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Harig: Faldo knows importance of Ryder Cup in Europe (1 day ago)
Harig: Azinger, Faldo trade barbs at Valhalla (2 days ago)
Sobel: Missing the cut means another lost weekend (5 days ago)
Sobel: Dreaming big as Round 1 approaches (7 days ago)
Harig: Caddies are no longer second-class citizens (8 days ago)
Sobel: So far, so good after nine holes of caddying (8 days ago)
Alternate Shot: Tips for a first-time caddie (8 days ago)
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RUNNING HORSE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP -

Site: Running HorseFresno, CA

Par: 35-35--70 Yards: 7,134 Purse: $4,500,000

GINN SUR MER CLASSIC AT TESORO -

	Player	Score	Thru
T1	Jeff Maggert (USA)	-	N/A
T1	Shigeki Maruyama (JPN)	-	N/A
T1	Robert Damron (USA)	-	N/A
T1	Marco Dawson (GER)	-	N/A
T1	Joe Durant (USA)	-	N/A
T1	Joel Edwards (USA)	-	N/A
T1	Bob Estes (USA)	-	N/A
T1	Dan Forsman (USA)	-	N/A
T1	Carlos Franco (PAR)	-	N/A
T1	Harrison Frazar (USA)	-	N/A

Site: Tesoro Club - Arnold Palmer CoursePort St. Lucie, FL

Par: 37-36--73 Yards: 7,381 Purse: $4,500,000

	Player	Score	Thru
1	Suzann Pettersen	-3	F
2	Eun-Hee Ji	-2	F
T3	Seon Hwa Lee	-1	F
T3	Jeong Jang	-1	F
5	Hyun Hee Moon	E	F
T6	Catriona Matthew	+1	F
T6	Sun Ju Ahn	+1	F
T8	Cristie Kerr	+2	F
T8	Shi Hyun Ahn	+2	F
T8	Na Yeon Choi	+2	F
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Player	Score	Thru
Chris M. Anderson (USA)	-	N/A
Danny Briggs (USA)	-	N/A
Joe Daley	-	N/A
Brenden Pappas (RSA)	-	N/A
Omar Uresti (USA)	-	N/A
Notah Begay III (USA)	-	N/A
Scott Sterling	-	N/A
Peter Tomasulo	-	N/A
Hunter Haas (USA)	-	N/A
Keith Nolan	-	N/A

FedExCup Standings

Rank	Player	Cup Points
1	Tiger Woods	123,033
2	Steve Stricker	110,455
3	Phil Mickelson	109,358
4	Rory Sabbatini	105,193
5	K.J. Choi	103,765
6	Aaron Baddeley	103,350
7	Zach Johnson	102,873
8	Mark Calcavecchia	102,069
9	Sergio Garcia	101,077
10	Vijay Singh	101,064

Rank	Player	Cup Points
11	Jim Furyk	101,022
12	Adam Scott	100,684
13	Geoff Ogilvy	98,918
14	Scott Verplank	98,812
15	Hunter Mahan	98,696
16	Justin Rose	98,434
17	Woody Austin	98,407
18	Charles Howell III	98,051
19	Ernie Els	98,033
20	Brandt Snedeker	97,907

Rank	Player	Cup Points
21	Tim Clark	97,275
22	Stewart Cink	96,697
23	Robert Allenby	96,634
24	Camilo Villegas	96,608
25	Boo Weekley	96,399
26	John Rollins	96,220
27	Brett Wetterich	96,174
28	Jonathan Byrd	96,061
29	Padraig Harrington	96,025
30	Heath Slocum	95,731

Rank	Player	Cup Points
31	Luke Donald	94,699
32	Jerry Kelly	94,680
33	David Toms	94,609
34	Arron Oberholser	94,373
35	Lucas Glover	93,900
36	Stuart Appleby	93,640
37	Bubba Watson	93,634
38	Carl Pettersson	93,572
39	Henrik Stenson	93,405
40	Trevor Immelman	93,346

Rank	Player	Cup Points
41	Nick Watney	93,336
42	Mark Wilson	93,313
43	Anthony Kim	93,192
44	Pat Perez	93,184
45	Ken Duke	93,171
46	Nathan Green	93,102
47	Angel Cabrera	92,912
48	Troy Matteson	92,817
49	Billy Mayfair	92,700
50	Charley Hoffman	92,566

Rank	Player	Cup Points
51	Jeff Quinney	92,532
52	Ryan Moore	92,464
53	Rod Pampling	92,446
54	Ryuji Imada	92,442
55	John Senden	92,439
56	Kevin Sutherland	92,365
57	Ian Poulter	92,275
58	Sean O'Hair	91,963
59	Paul Goydos	91,923
60	Kenny Perry	91,773

Rank	Player	Cup Points
61	John Mallinger	91,688
62	Nick O'Hern	91,575
63	Vaughn Taylor	91,504
64	Bo Van Pelt	91,356
65	Rocco Mediate	91,129
66	Jose Coceres	91,111
67	Brian Bateman	91,109
68	Bernhard Langer	91,075
69	Stephen Ames	91,013
70	Steve Marino	91,002

Rank	Player	Cup Points
71	Steve Flesch	90,620
72	Peter Lonard	90,550
73	Will MacKenzie	90,448
74	Stephen Leaney	90,325
75	Dean Wilson	90,256
76	Brian Davis	90,161
77	Fred Funk	90,151
78	Brian Gay	90,075
79	Bart Bryant	89,934
80	Tim Petrovic	89,890

Rank	Player	Cup Points
81	Jason Gore	89,795
82	Joe Ogilvie	89,693
83	Davis Love III	89,675
84	Fredrik Jacobson	89,589
85	Charles Warren	89,297
86	Justin Leonard	89,238
87	Mike Weir	89,198
88	Steve Elkington	89,096
89	Retief Goosen	89,083
90	Tom Lehman	89,050

Rank	Player	Cup Points
91	Charlie Wi	89,050
92	Matt Kuchar	89,021
93	Tom Pernice, Jr.	88,943
94	J.J. Henry	88,900
95	Cliff Kresge	88,865
96	Robert Garrigus	88,854
97	Chris DiMarco	88,525
98	Kevin Na	88,476
99	Shaun Micheel	88,450
100	Jose Maria Olazabal	88,300

Rank	Player	Cup Points
101	Briny Baird	88,298
102	Jeff Maggert	88,201
103	Craig Kanada	88,038
104	Tim Herron	87,896
105	Ted Purdy	87,775
106	George McNeill	87,702
107	Kevin Stadler	87,662
108	Chad Campbell	87,658
109	Bob Estes	87,579
110	Rich Beem	87,335

Rank	Player	Cup Points
111	Jeff Overton	87,325
112	Tommy Armour III	87,283
113	J.B. Holmes	87,275
114	Ben Curtis	87,250
115	Daniel Chopra	87,050
116	Brett Quigley	87,000
117	D.J. Trahan	86,983
118	J.P. Hayes	86,839
119	Harrison Frazar	86,800
120	Doug LaBelle II	86,732

Rank	Player	Cup Points
121	Steve Allan	86,575
122	Mathew Goggin	86,500
123	Joe Durant	86,383
124	Alex Cejka	86,350
125	Bob Heintz	86,325
126	Bill Haas	86,251
127	Jason Dufner	86,250
128	Ryan Armour	86,215
129	John Merrick	86,200
130	Johnson Wagner	86,079

Rank	Player	Cup Points
131	Jason Bohn	86,050
132	Frank Lickliter II	86,000
133	Gavin Coles	85,750
134	Ryan Palmer	85,525
135	Tripp Isenhour	85,375
136	Billy Andrade	85,300
137	Anders Hansen	85,225
138	Corey Pavin	85,189
139	Jesper Parnevik	85,150
140	Shigeki Maruyama	85,000

Rank	Player	Cup Points
141	Michael Putnam	84,925
142	Andrew Buckle	84,879
143	Bob Tway	84,850
144	Jeff Gove	84,700

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