Ryder Redux

LAST WEEK the PGA of America changed its formula for calculating U.S. Ryder Cup points. The new system, championed by 2006 captain Tom Lehman, among others, puts greater emphasis on the season in which the match is played, in theory giving pros who are playing well that year a better chance of making the team. Below we've calculated the point totals for the top U.S. players had the new system been in place since 2002, and compared them with the totals for the 2004 team under the old system.

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	OLD		NEW
1.	TIGER WOODS	1,856.66	PHIL MICKELSON	3,008.13
2.	PHIL MICKELSON	1,835.25	TIGER WOODS	2,153.33
3.	DAVIS LOVE III	1,114.11	DAVIS LOVE III	1,670.71
4.	JIM FURYK	859.48	STEWART CINK	1,273.96
5.	KENNY PERRY	780.11	JIM FURYK	1,112.51
6.	DAVID TOMS	695.12	CHAD CAMPBELL	1,060.00
7.	CHAD CAMPBELL	680.00	KENNY PERRY	994.50
8.	CHRIS DIMARCO	653.05	CHRIS DIMARCO	990.30
9.	FRED FUNK	596.96	DAVID TOMS	919.50
10.	CHRIS RILEY	576.79	STEVE FLESCH	916.50
11.	STEVE FLESCH	530.94	JAY HAAS	806.33
12.	JAY HAAS	525.92	JONATHAN BYRD	794.50
13.	JERRY KELLY	523.62	JOHN DALY	792.50
14.	STEWART CINK	506.85	TODD HAMILTON	750.00
15.	JEFF MAGGERT	504.14	SCOTT VERPLANK	743.25
16.	SCOTT VERPLANK	501.25	FRED FUNK	699.67
17.	JUSTIN LEONARD	459.61	JONATHAN KAYE	685.63
18.	TIM HERRON	455.83	CHRIS RILEY	681.07

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JOHN BIEVER (CINK)

Cink moved up the most.