The European Tour Have confirmed that the selection process for the The 2008 Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, from September 19-21, 2008 remains unchanged.
The same process was used for the 2004 win at Oakland Hills, Michigan, USA and the 2006 win at The K Club, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Both matches resulted in a winning margin of 18 ½ – 9 ½. Faldo was quoted as saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’
How To Qualify For the 12 Man team:
5 Places – Qualify through The Ryder Cup World Points List. A European Tour member wins points by winning World Ranking Points in all officially sanctioned tournaments between September 6-9 2007 and August 25 2008.
5 Places – Qualify through The Ryder Cup European Points List. Each point is equal to one euro earned from all officially sanctioned tournaments between September 6-9 2007 and August 31 2008
2 Places – Nick Faldo’s captains picks from any player who has Full Membership of The European Tour.
Read more on the selection process at EuropeanTour.com