Westwood misses chance to top Ryder Cup race

Lee Westwood missed the chance to go ahead of Justin Rose at the top of the European Ryder Cup points race by losing a play-off to Phil Mickelson in the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.

Fellow Englishman Ross Fisher, who took a double bogey seven on the last when one ahead and then was also beaten by Mickelson at the second extra hole, is now in the 10th and last qualifying position. He would have been fourth if he had triumphed.

Latest leading positions in the European Ryder Cup points tables after the HSBC Champions on November 11 (top five on world points list qualify on August 31 2008, followed by leading five non-qualified players on European points list. Captain Nick Faldo then adds two wild cards):

(Capitals indicate players in qualifying positions)

World Points:

1 JUSTIN ROSE 100.43pts, 2 LEE WESTWOOD 95.09, 3 SOREN HANSEN 58.72, 4 NICK DOUGHERTY 62.77, 5 STEVE WEBSTER 48.42, 6 Phillip Archer 44.55, 7 Soren Kjeldsen 41.14, 8 Padraig Harrington 40.15, 9 Ian Poulter 38.66, 10 Ross Fisher 38.58, 11 Gregory Bourdy 37.19, 12 Robert Karlsson 35.97

European Points:

1 Justin ROSE 1,133,349, 2 Lee Westwood 1,008,366, 3 Nick Dougherty 745,594, 4 Steve Webster 669,636, 5 Soren Hansen 585,301, 6 SOREN KJELDSEN 562,796, 7 ROBERT KARLSSON 509,058, 8 PHILLIP ARCHER 500,186, 9 GREGORY BOURDY 483,231, 10 ROSS FISHER 462,541, 11 Padraig Harrington 459,633, 12 Ian Poulter 428,589