McDowell up to 10th in Ryder Cup table

GRAEME McDOWELL is in 10th position on the Ryder Cup points table after his Wales Open win yesterday – but only nine gain automatic places at the end of August.

There is no change in the top nine names, although Spaniard Alvaro Quiros has moved above Francesco Molinari into eighth spot.

Latest leading positions in the European Ryder Cup table after the Celtic Manor Wales Open (top four on world list qualify, then next five on European points list.

Captain Colin Montgomerie adds three wild cards on August 29):

WORLD POINTS

1 LEE WESTWOOD 307.0, 2 RORY McILROY 214.0, 3 IAN POULTER 204.2, 4 LUKE DONALD 195.7, 5 Padraig Harrington 163.2, 6 Edoardo Molinari 142.4, 7 Martin Kaymer 140.9, 8 Graeme McDowell 135.6, 9 Rhys Davies 130.2, 10 Francesco Molinari123.0

EUROPEAN POINTS

1 Lee Westwood 2,726,026, 2 Ian Poulter 2,137,556, 3 Rory McIlroy 1,461,089, 4ROSS McGOWAN 1,315,249, 5 MARTIN KAYMER 1,161,639, 6 Luke Donald 1,084,569, 7 SIMON DYSON 1,078,010, 8 ALVARO QUIROS 1,056,669, 9 FRANCESCO MOLINARI 1,046,043, 10 Graeme McDowell 1,011,633

* Capitals denote players in qualifying positions)