Standings for the 1997 Ryder Cup to be played Sept. 26-28 at Valderrama in Sotogrande, Spain. The top 10 finishers will qualify for the 12-man teams. U.S. captain Tom Kite and European captain Seve Ballesteros will select two players at large to complete each team:
Through June 8United States
1. Tiger Woods 1015.000
2. Tom Lehman 856.286
3. Mark O'Meara 801.250
4. Brad Faxon 727.500
5. Scott Hoch 715.286
6. Phil Mickelson 659.286
7. Davis Love III 638.500
8. Tommy Tolles 609.286
9. Steve Jones 579.286
10. Mark Brooks 549.750
11. Paul Stankowski 503.333
12. Jim Furyk 492.500
13. Justin Leonard 473.500
14. David Duval 470.000
15. Tom Watson 415.000
16. Fred Couples 398.036
17. John Cook 376.000
18. Kenny Perry 371.250
19. Michael Bradley 357.500
20. Steve Stricker 342.500
21. Lee Janzen 338.500
22. Scott McCarron 337.500
23. Jeff Maggert 336.625
24. Payne Stewart 313.417
25. David Ogrin 307.500
Europe
1. Colin Montgomerie, Scotland 508,039
2. Ian Woosnam, Wales 446,766
3. Darren Clarke, N.Ireland 375,452
4. Bernhard Langer, Germany 337,890
5. Miguel Angel Martin, Spain 317,055
6. Per-Ulrik Johansson, Sweden 312,315
7. Lee Westwood, England 295,024
8. Thomas Bjorn, Denmark 289,165
9. Costantino Rocca, Italy 284,735
10. Paul Broadhurst, England 223,552
11. Sam Torrance, Scotland 200,544
12. Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain 199,027
13. Peter Mitchell, England 191,218
14. David Gilford, England 181,121
15. Jean Van de Velde, France 175,926
16. Padraig Harrington, Ireland 172,422
17. Roger Chapman. England 170,487
18. Ross McFarlane, England 164,181
19. David Carter, England 146,563
20. Andrew Coltart, Scotland 140,227
21. Mark James, England 137,236
22. Paul McGinley, Ireland 134.286
23. Nick Faldo, England 126,928
24. David Howell, England 125,497
25. Miguel Angel Jiminez, Spain 124,637