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SEPT. 19-21 • VALHALLA G.C. • LOUISVILLE
Ryder Cup teams: Team USA | Team Europe
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THE LAST WORD
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger on Europe's recent domination of the event:
“ Hal Sutton said it took a generation to get into this mess, and it will take a generation to get out of it. ”

  • Holmes named to Ryder Cup team
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    Captain Paul Azinger picks Campbellsville native, three others

    By Doug Ferguson

    NEW YORK — Chad Campbell lingered in the parking lot of a Dallas hospital as his wife waited inside to get the latest report on their first child, due to be born later this week.

  • European Team

    1. Padraig Harrington   7. Graeme McDowell
    2. Sergio Garcia   8. Justin Rose
    3. Lee Westwood   9. Soren Hansen
    4. Henrik Stenson 10. Oliver Wilson
    5. Robert Karlsson 11. Paul Casey
    6. Miguel Jimenez 12. Ian Poulter

  • U.S. Team

    1. Phil Mickelson   7. Ben Curtis
    2. Stewart Cink   8. Boo Weekley
    3. Kenny Perry  9. Steve Stricker
    4. Jim Furyk 10. J.B. Holmes
    5. Anthony Kim 11. Chad Campbell
    6. Justin Leonard 12. Hunter Mahan

  • Ryder Cup overflow coming to Lexington
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    By Linda B. Blackford

    When the Ryder Cup golf championship comes to Louisville on Sept. 16-21, some of the action is going to spill over into Lexington.

  • Ryder Cup team shaping up for underdog U.S.

    CAPTAIN AZINGER WILL PICK FOUR MORE ON SEPT. 2

    By Doug Ferguson

    BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Paul Azinger revamped the Ryder Cup qualifying system to get the best players, and he had no complaints with the eight Americans who earned a spot on the team.

  • Odd Ryder Cup pairings assured on Tiger-free team
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    MEDIATE AND AUSTIN AMONG POSSIBLE U.S. ROOKIES

    By Jimmy Burch

    FORT WORTH, Texas — Close your eyes, think ahead and listen to the starter at the 2008 Ryder Cup:

  • JOHN DEERE CLASSIC

    Perry earns third title in five events

    By Andrew Seligman

    SILVIS, Ill. — He never wanted to be the star, the main attraction, but Kenny Perry will have no choice if this continues. The guy who merely wanted to win enough to make the Ryder Cup team is now racking up victories at a rapid pace.

  • Ready to take the heat

    By Doug Ferguson

    Kenny Perry never imagined facing so much criticism over where to play golf.

TEAM USA
CAPTAIN
Paul Azinger 
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS
 PlayerRyder Cup record
Phil Mickelson         9-12-4
Stewart Cink         3-5-4
Kenny Perry         0-2-0
Jim Furyk         6-12-2
Anthony Kim        Never played
Justin Leonard         0-3-5
Ben Curtis         Never played
Boo Weekley        Never played
CAPTAIN'S PICKS
Steve Stricker        Never played
J.B. Holmes        Never played
Chad Campbell          1-3-2
Hunter Mahan        Never played
TEAM EUROPE
CAPTAIN
Nick Faldo 
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS
 PlayerRyder Cup record
P. Harrington         7-8-2
Sergio Garcia        14-4-2
Lee Westwood        14-8-3
Henrik Stenson         1-1-1
Robert Karlsson         0-1-2
Miguel Jimenez         1-3-0
Graeme McDowell        Never played
Justin Rose        Never played
Soren Hansen        Never played
Oliver Wilson        Never played
CAPTAIN'S PICKS
Paul Casey         3-1-2
Ian Poulter         1-1-0

  • Without Woods, Langer sees edge

    By Roy Kammerer

    MUNICH, Germany — Many of the top European golfers were surprised and disappointed at Tiger Woods' absence for the rest of the season, and amazed at how he gutted his way to another U.S. Open triumph despite needing knee surgery.

  • Tiger Woods out for rest of golf season

    WILL MISS SEPTEMBER RYDER CUP IN LOUISVILLE

    Tiger Woods will miss the rest of the season because of surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee, an injury he has been dealing with the last 10 months despite winning nine of 12 tournaments.
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  • Tiger's future leads to a summer of speculation

    Paul Azinger answered his phone during the final round of a U.S. Open that attracted a prime-time audience, the Ryder Cup captain among those camped in front of the TV.

  • A timely win for Kenny Perry

    TAKES BIG STEP TOWARD MAKING RYDER CUP TEAM

    Kenny Perry sat in a group with the rest of his U.S. teammates at the Presidents Cup three years ago, pouring out their hearts to captain Jack Nicklaus on how much he meant to them and how badly they wanted to win.

  • Valhalla readies for Ryder Cup

    COURSE HAS PAST SUCCESS TO DRAW ON

    By Mike Fields

    When the PGA Championship was played at Valhalla in 1996 and 2000, sports fans were treated to terrific golf, highlighted by Tiger Woods' stirring playoff victory over Bob May seven years ago.

  • Azinger playing, but Ryder Cup captain's mind is on September

    Paul Azinger didn't expect to see a large group of Americans lining up at the Sony Open to make small talk, pat him on the back or go out of their way to let him know how well they were playing.

  • Azinger willing to copy success

    U.S. RYDER CUP CAPTAIN SAYS HE'LL SEEK INPUT FROM NICKLAUS AND PRESIDENTS CUP PLAYERS

    By Doug Ferguson

    One cup runneth over. The other cup is empty. The Americans raised the Presidents Cup after a runaway victory at Royal Montreal, and they raised hopes again that they are capable of being a world power in team golf, maybe even good enough to win that other cup.

  • Azinger takes aim at elusive Ryder Cup

    EUROPEANS TRY TO EXTEND RECENT MASTERY AT VALHALLA

    By Mike Fields

    Paul Azinger playfully snatched the Ryder Cup trophy away from Nick Faldo before a news conference at Valhalla Golf Club yesterday.
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