Ryder dream lifts Leonard

THREE words uttered by American Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger – “I want winners” – have already had the desired effect.

First Kenny Perry used them as his motivation in capturing the Memorial title, then on Sunday it rubbed off on Justin Leonard as he triumphed in Memphis.

“I played with Kenny the first two days here,” said Leonard, whose victory moved him up from 12th to fifth in the cup standings, one place ahead of Perry, going into this week’s double points US Open.