SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — With the PGA Championship over, the U.S. Ryder Cup roster got its first eight members.
Both Anthony Kim and Lucas Glover fell out of the top eight in the point standings, with Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson replacing them thanks to their strong finishes Sunday. Tiger Woods is 12th in the standings and will have to be one of Corey Pavin’s four captain’s picks to join the team.
The rest of the team: Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Jeff Overton and Matt Kuchar.
Watson, who was 18th in the standings, moved up to No. 3 with his runner-up finish. “I made the Ryder Cup. So that’s all I care about,” he said.
Elkington’s effort.
Steve Elkington, who won the 1995 PGA Championship at Riviera in a playoff, came close to setting the record for longest stretch between majors.
While the 47-year-old Elkington, a 10-time winner on PGA Tour, didn’t have status this season, he’ll certainly have it next year. His $270,833 check on top of the $667,660 he earned this year puts him securely in the top 125 on the money list.
Top club pro.
Rob Labritz, the only club pro among the 20 invited to the PGA Championship to make the cut, finished tied for last among those who reached the weekend at 7-over 295.
The Associated Press
