Team USA 2006

The 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup Team was chosen on the basis of points compiled by The PGA of America, which players accumulated from Jan. 9, 2005, through the 88th PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill., which concluded Aug. 20, 2006. The top-10 finishers on the points list qualified for the 12-man team, and U.S. Captain Tom Lehman selected the two final players to complete the team on August 21, 2006.

2006 U.S. RYDER CUP TEAM (Final - Through the PGA Championship - 8/20/06)
Captain
	Tom Lehman
Team Member		Ryder Cup Points
	Tiger Woods	4,825.000
	Phil Mickelson	2,474.375
	Jim Furyk	2,076.000
	Chad Campbell	1,129.602
	David Toms	1,072.250
	Chris DiMarco	830.000
	Vaughn Taylor	780.833
	J.J. Henry	778.750
	Zach Johnson	756.477
	Brett Wetterich	746.000
	Stewart Cink *	676.894
	Scott Verplank *	595.667
Assistant Captains
	Corey Pavin
	Loren Roberts

* Captain's picks

U.S. Ryder Cup Qualifications

The 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup Team was chosen on the basis of points compiled by The PGA of America, which players accumulated from Jan. 9, 2005, through the 88th PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill., which concluded Aug. 20, 2006. Points were awarded for top-10 finishes at PGA Tour co-sponsored events as follows: 2004 Regular events: 75 (1st), 45 (2nd), 40 (3rd), 35 (4th), 30 (5th), 25 (6th), 20 (7th), 15 (8th), 10 (9th), 5 (10th); 2005 Regular events: 75 (1st), 45 (2nd), 40 (3rd), 35 (4th), 30 (5th), 25 (6th), 20 (7th), 15 (8th), 10 (9th), 5 (10th); 2005 Majors: 450 (1st), 225 (2nd), 200 (3rd), 175 (4th), 150 (5th), 125 (6th), 100 (7th), 75 (8th), 50 (9th), 25 (10th); 2006 Regular events: 375 (1st), 180 (2nd), 160 (3rd), 140 (4th), 120 (5th), 100 (6th), 80 (7th), 60 (8th), 40 (9th), 20 (10th); 2006 Majors: 675 (1st), 360 (2nd), 320 (3rd), 280 (4th), 240 (5th), 200 (6th), 160 (7th), 120 (8th), 80 (9th), 40 (10th).