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SEPT. 19-21 • VALHALLA G.C. • LOUISVILLE
Hobie Hiler

Tiger Woods hit an approach shot to the par-5 18th at Valhalla Golf Course during the 2000 PGA Championship. The 2008 Ryder Cup will be held at Valhalla in Louisville in September, pitting the U.S. team against the Europeans.

    Ryder Cup points: 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. ”

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    • 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.

    • 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.
    ——— Possible lineups for the Ryder Cup teams ———
    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
    Four captain's picks will be made by Azinger on Sept. 2
    Steve Stricker        Never played
    Woody Austin        Never played
    D.J. Trahan        Never played
    Hunter Mahan        Never played
    TEAM EUROPE
    CAPTAIN
    Nick Faldo 
    AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS
     PlayerRyder Cup record
    Lee Westwood        14-8-3
    Justin Rose        Never played
    Henrik Stenson         1-1-1
    Sergio Garcia        14-4-2
    Miguel Jimenez         0-3-5
    Robert Karlsson         0-1-2
    Luke Donald         5-1-1
    P. Harrington         7-8-2
    Daniel Chopra        Never played
    Martin Kaymer        Never played
    CAPTAIN'S PICKS
    10 automatic berths will be decided Aug. 31; captain Faldo will add two players the next day
    Ian Poulter         1-1-0
    Oliver Wilson        Never played
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