2008 The Tour Championship

PGA Tour
2008 The Tour Championship
September 25-28, 2008

Course: East Lake Golf Club
Place: Atlanta, GA
FedExCup Points: 110,000
Purse: $7 Million
Winning : $1,260,000
Yards: 7,154
Past Winner: Tiger Woods

Field : 2008 Players
TV Coverage: Starsport, GD Sport, Truesport4

Background
The Tour Championship was historically the final event of golf's PGA Tour season. Since 2007, it has been the final event of the FedEx Cup, the competition for the first official championship trophy for the PGA Tour season. Beginning in 1997, the event alternated between Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas and East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia; since 2004, East Lake has been the event's permanent home. It is one of the richest tournaments on the tour.

Through 2006, the top 30 money winners on the PGA Tour after the penultimate event qualified for the event. It took place in early November, the week after the comparable event in Europe, the Volvo Masters, which allowed players who are members of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour to play in both end of season events. After the Tour Championship, the money list for the season was finalized. There were, and still are, a number of additional events between the Tour Championship and Christmas which are recognized by the PGA Tour, but prize money won in them is unofficial. Also, because this tournament's field is not as large as other golf tournaments, there is no 36-hole cut; all players who start the event are credited with making the cut and receive some prize money.

Since 1998, the Tour Championship winner, if not already exempt by other means, receives a 3-year PGA Tour exemption

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2008 Ryder Cup Singles Pairings

Results 2008 Ryder Cup
USA 16 1/2 Europe 11 1/2


2008 Ryder Cup Singles Pairings

USA lead Europe 9-7

Sunday's Singles Pairings and Schedule
and Predictions
(ET)
12:03 PM: Kim (USA) vs. Garcia (EUR)
12:14 PM: Mahan (USA) vs. Casey (EUR)
12:25 PM: Leonard (USA) vs. Karlsson (EUR)
12:36 PM: Mickelson (USA) vs. Rose (EUR)
12:47 PM: Perry (USA) vs. Stenson (EUR)
12:58 PM: Weekley (USA) vs. WIlson (EUR)
1:09 PM: Holmes (USA) vs. Hansen (EUR)
1:20 PM: Furyk (USA) vs. Jimenez (EUR)
1:31 PM: Cink (USA) vs. McDowell (EUR)
1:42 PM: Stricker (USA) vs. Poulter (EUR)
1:53 PM: Curtis (USA) vs. Westwood (EUR)
2:04 PM: Campbell vs. Harrington (EUR)

Team USA Points Breakdown
(Total 18 in Fourball / Foursome devide 2 = 9)

• Phil Mickelson 2.0
• Stewart Cink 1.0
• Kenny Perry 1.5
• Jim Furyk 1.5
• Anthony Kim 1.5
• Justin Leonard 2.5
• Ben Curtis 0.5
• Boo Weekley 1.5
• Steve Stricker 0.5
• Hunter Mahan 3.0
• J.B. Holmes 1.5
• Chad Campbell 1.0

Team Europe Points Breakdown (7)

• Paul Casey 0.5
• Sergio Garcia 1.0
• Søren Hansen 0.5
• Padraig Harrington 0.5
• Miguel Angel Jiménez 0.5
• Robert Karlsson 1.0
• Graeme McDowell 1.5
• Ian Poulter 3.0
• Justin Rose 2.0
• Henrik Stenson 1.5
• Lee Westwood 1.0
• Oliver Wilson 1.0

2008 Ryder Cup Singles Review and Prediction

• Kim is rooky for Ryder Cup and get more points in last two days but for experience difficult to passed Garcia--Europe get 1
• Mahan get most points same Poulter for two day, I give USA
• Leopard better Karlsson ---USA
• Mickelson vs Rose is the dream match for Ryder Cup--For play in Home I give USA
• Perrly vs Stenson ---Europe
• Boo Boo Bears I cheer him---USA
• Holme will won Hansen---USA
• Jiminez got low points but can won Furyk---Europe
• Mcdowell will won Clink---Europe
• Poulter will won Stricker----Europe
• Westwood can past Ben---Europe
• Campbell vs Harington maybe discuss 2008 Ryder Cup--USA

Conclude USA get 6 points from single then Total 15 points. Europe ger 6 points to 13 points. But Campbell, Boo and Holme are the changes for USA.

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• Match Details
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• Boooo Weekly

2008 Ryder Cup - First Day Results

2008 Ryder Cup - First Day Results

September 19, 2008

• P. Mickelson / A. Kim - P. Harrington / G. McDowell--USA Wins 2 Up
• S. Stricker / B. Curtis - I. Poulter / J. Rose -----Europe Win 4&2
• J. Leonard / H. Mahan - S. Garcia / M. Jiménez----USA win Wins 4 & 3
• J. Holmes / B. Weekley-L. Westwood / S. Hansen--------Halved

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• Match Details
• Free Watch Online Guide
  
• Boooo Weekly

Boo ooo - Thomas Brent Weekly Biography

Boo Boo Bear and Booooooooooo

After Boo Boo Boo phenomenal in 2008 Ryder Cup everypeople love him and create good feeling to follow 37th Ryder Cup.

Boo Biography
Birth date: July 23, 1973
Place: Milton, Florida, U.S.
HW: Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Nationality: United States of America
College: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Career: Turned Pro 1997 and Curretn PGA Tour
Professional wins 2 (PGA Tour: 2)

Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T20: 2008
U.S. Open T26: 2007, 2008
British Open T35: 2007
PGA Championship T9: 2007

Thomas Brent "Boo" Weekley (born July 23, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Weekley was born in Milton, Florida. He turned professional in 1997 and played on mini-tours until 2002, when he qualified for the PGA Tour. He made the cut in only five of 24 events that year, and lost his tour card. From 2003 through 2006, he played on the Nationwide Tour, finishing well enough in 2006 to again qualify for the PGA Tour. His first victory came at the Verizon Heritage in April 2007.

Weekley's good form at the start of the 2007 season included two top 10 finishes before his victory, after which he reached a new career high of 55 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Later in 2007, he entered the top 50 of the rankings. He represented the United States at the 2007 OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup with Heath Slocum and finished in 2nd place.

In 2008, Weekley successfully defended his title at the Verizon Heritage, and rose into the top 25 of the rankings.

Weekley's nickname comes from Yogi Bear's sidekick, Boo Boo Bear.

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2008 Ryder Cup - Valhalla Kentucky USA

The Ryder Cup 2008

Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
September 19-21, 2008

USA vs. Europe
or PGA Tour vs European Tours

Team USA
Captain: Paul Azinger
Team Members
Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Kenny Perry, Jim Furyk, Anthony Kim, Justin Leonard,Ben Curtis, Boo Weekley, Chad Campbell, J.B. Holmes, Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker

Team Europe
Captain: Nicholas Alexander Faldo (Nick Faldo)
Team Members
Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia, Soren Hansen, Padraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Robert Karlsson, Graeme McDowell, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Oliver Wilson

Ryder Cup Schedule (ET)
September 19, 2008
8:05 a.m. Foursomes Start
12:45 p.m. Fourball Start

September 20, 2008
8:05 a.m. Foursomes
12:45 p.m. Fourball---------

TV Coverage: NBC, ESPN, Starsport, CCTV5, ThiaTV7

Other Information

• Boooo Weekly
• First Day Results and Standings
• 2008 Ryder Cup Singles Pairings (Sunday Pairings)
  

Background
The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy, donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Europe and the United States. The Matches are jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour.

The competition began following an exhibition match in 1926 of a team representing American professionals against a similar one representing the British PGA on the East Course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, UK, with the first competition taking place in 1927.

Early matches between the two sides were fairly even, but after the Second World War, repeated US dominance led to a decision to extend the representation of the British & Irish team to Europe in 1979. This change was partly prompted by the success of a new generation of Spanish golfers of the time, including Severiano Ballesteros. He and Antonio Garrido were the first Spaniards to play in the event in 1979. Europe has also been represented since then by players from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden.

As a result of this change the event has enjoyed more competitive matches, with Europe winning seven times and retaining the Cup once, compared to six American wins.

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