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T.J.'s Team USA Weekly Analysis: May 11-16

The 38th Ryder Cup will be held Oct. 1-3, 2010, at The Celtic Manor Resort in City of Newport, Wales. Each week leading up to the matches, PGA.com Interactive Producer T.J. Auclair will provide analysis of the top 20 U.S. players in the latest standings. Go to the bottom of the page to learn how the U.S. Ryder Cup team is determined.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Phil Mickelson	4,901.24900	1	1

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Anthony Kim	3,062.34500	2	2

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Jim Furyk	2,875.78200	3	3

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Lucas Glover	2,836.80900	4	6

T.J.'s Take:Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Hunter Mahan	2,493.01000	5	5

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Steve Stricker	2,416.80743	6	6

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Dustin Johnson	2,185.86500	7	7

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Matt Kuchar	1,978.68800	8	8

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Stewart Cink	1,959.06700	9	9

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Tiger Woods	1,946.16300	10	10

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Ben Crane	1,803.53900	11	11

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Nick Watney	1,655.2400	12	12

T.J.'s Take: Did not play.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
J.B. Holmes	1,628.75500	13	16

T.J.'s Take: Ah… At last! Some movement in this week's standings! Thirteen just might be J.B.'s lucky number. Holmes jumped three spots in the standings to No. 13 this week with his tie for 13th at the Valero Texas Open. A solid finish to be sure, but you have to wonder what could have unfolded had it not been such a rough final round for Holmes, who closed with a 4-over 76. His front-nine was downright ugly - a 43 - including two birdies, four bogeys, a double and a triple bogey. To his credit, Holmes fought back on the inward nine, somehow managing a 3-under 33 - 10 shots better than his front side. So, yes, Captain Pavin, a final-round 76 is never pretty, but hats off to Holmes for his resiliency.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Jason Bohn	1,567.36600	14	13

T.J.'s Take: Did not play and dropped one spot.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Ricky Barnes	1,552.17700	15	14

T.J.'s Take: Did not play and dropped one spot.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Bill Haas	1,521.58100	16	15

T.J.'s Take: Did not play and dropped one spot.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Bo Van Pelt	1,370.81700	17	17

T.J.'s Take: It was his worst finish in his last four starts. That being said, when Bo Van Pelt's worst still shakes out to a tie for 28th at the Valero Texas Open, it's safe to say he's playing some darned good golf. Nothing crazy on the scorecard either, just solid, solid play from one of the Tour's best ball strikers, who managed to keep a lock on the No. 17 spot in this week's standings.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Ryan Palmer	1,320.81700	18	N/A

T.J.'s Take: Thanks to an outstanding final-round, 8-under 64 at the Valero Texas Open on Sunday, Palmer soared up the leaderboard to a tie for ninth, jumping 39 places over his final 18 holes for his first top 10 since winning the season-opening, full-field event, the Sony Open in Hawaii. With the finish, Palmer finds himself on the friendly side of this week's top 20.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Rickie Fowler	1,309.90100	19	18

T.J.'s Take: Did not play and dropped one spot.

Player	Points	This Week	Last Week
Kenny Perry	1,294.17900	20	19

T.J.'s Take: Did not play and dropped one spot.

Team USA Qualifying Process

The United States points system will determine the top eight players for the 2010 United States Ryder Cup Team on August 15. In addition, Captain Corey Pavin selects four players on Sept. 7, 2010, to complete the United States Team. Points are based upon the following:

-- Prize money earned in the 2009 major championships (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship): One point is awarded for every $1,000 earned; all U.S. players making the cut will earn points.

-- Prize money earned in 2010 "Official" events from Jan. 1 through Aug. 15: One point is awarded for every $1,000 earned, excluding the major championships, events played opposite major championships and events played opposite World Golf Championships; all U.S. players making the cut will earn points.

-- Prize money earned for the 2010 major championships: (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and the PGA Championship). Two points are awarded for every $1,000 earned; all U.S. players making the cut will earn points.

Prize money earned in 2010 events played opposite the major championships and opposite World Golf Championships events between Jan. 1 and the PGA Championship, Aug. 15 -- one-half point will be awarded for every $1,000 earned; all U.S. players making the cut will earn points.

Click for complete Team USA Standings