Stenson moves into second place in European Ryder Cup race

HENRIK STENSON has moved into second place in the European Ryder Cup race after finishing third in the Accenture World Match Play Championship in Arizona.

Tue, 26 Feb, 2008 - 00:00

Stenson was the only European to reach the last eight of the event he won last year.

Only Lee Westwood is ahead of Stenson in the points standings.

Latest leading places in the European Ryder Cup tables after the WGC-Accenture World Match Play Championship (top five on world list on August 31 qualify, plus next five on European list. (Capitals indicate players currently in qualifying positions).

World List

1 Lee Westwood 138.80, 2 Henrik Stenson 130.87, 3 Justin Rose 122.88, 4 Daniel Chopra 105.98, 5 Martin Kaymer 99.11, 6 Ian Poulter 87.16, 7 Pádraig Harrington 84.13, 8 Soren Hansen 72.54, 9 Nick Dougherty 71.57, 10 Miguel Angel Jimenez 61.70, 11 Robert Karlsson 61.55, 12 Luke Donald 61.27

European List

1 Lee Westwood 1,290,238, 2 Justin Rose 1,160,608, 3 Henrik Stenson 1,064,991, 4 Nick Dougherty 816,313, 5 Martin Kaymer 751,443, 6 Steve Webster 715,868, 7 Robert Karlsson 696,450, 8 Soren Hansen 680,061, 9 Soren Kjeldsen 639,424, 10 Miguel Angel Jimenez 597,064, 11 Pádraig Harrington 542,561, 12 Phillip Archer 541,751.