Player Qualification for Ryder Cup 2006

Team Europe

Selection for the European Team will be based on points players earn on The Ryder Cup world points list and the European points list.

The European Team and the US Team have now been selected. The teams can be viewed here.

The Ryder Cup world points list is made up of official world golf ranking points won by a European Tour member from each tournament in which he takes part between September 1st, 2005 and September 3rd, 2006.

Paul McGinley with Gay Nolan, Craddockstown Golf Club

The Ryder Cup European points list is comprised of points earned by a European Tour member from all officially sanctioned events counting towards the European Tour Order of Merit between September 1st, 2005 and September 3rd, 2006.

The final team will comprise:

• The leading five players on The Ryder Cup world points list as of Sunday September 3rd, 2006. In the event of a tie, placings will be decided by the player with the higher ranking on the Official World Golf Rankings as of Monday August 28th, 2006.
• The leading five players from The Ryder Cup European points list as of Sunday September 3rd, 2006, who have not already qualified from the world points list. In the event of a tie, placings will be decided by the player with the higher ranking on the 2006 European Tour Order of Merit as of Sunday September 3rd, 2006.
• Two further selections will be made by The European Team Captain, Ian Woosnam.
  

Captain Ian Woosnam has chosen Ireland’s Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood of England as his two wild card selections for The Ryder Cup.

View Team Europe

See the current rankings at The Ryder Cup Official website.

Team USA:

The 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup Team is chosen on the basis of points compiled by The PGA of America, which players accumulated from August 22nd, 2004 (WGC-NEC Invitational) through to the 88th PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill., which concludes August 20th, 2006. Points are awarded for the top 10 finishes at PGA Tour co-sponsored events, which are listed on the official site. The top 10 on the points list will qualify, and the two final players will be selected by the U.S. Ryder Cup Captain, Tom Lehman.

U.S. Captain Tom Lehman has selected Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank as his two wild card selections for The Ryder Cup.

View Team USA

See the current US rankings at the Ryder Cup Official website.