Hansen climbs the rankings as the European Ryder Cup race heats up
Dane Soren Hansen has knocked Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell out of a top-10 spot on the European Ryder Cup list.
And while Hansen's third-place finish in the French Open boosted his hopes of a debut, taking him above not only McDowell but also England's Nick Dougherty, runner-up Colin Montgomerie has moved from outside the top 40 to 14th in the
standings.
The top 10 who would earn places as things stand are Lee Westwood, Miguel Angel
Jimenez, Robert Karlsson, Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Henrik Stenson, Oliver Wilson, Hansen and Dougherty.
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Great Dane: Hansen at the French Open
Open champion Harrington and Luke Donald are currently favourites for captain Nick Faldo's two wild cards.
Latest leading places in the European Ryder Cup tables after the French Open (top five on world list on August 31 qualify, plus next five on European list. Faldo then adds two wild cards):
World List (Capitals indicate players currently in qualifying positions)
1 LEE WESTWOOD 224.48
2 MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ 174.86
3 ROBERT KARLSSON 173.28
4 JUSTIN ROSE 167.46
5 SERGIO GARCIA 163.70
6 Henrik Stenson 163.02
7 Martin Kaymer 148.45
8 Padraig Harrington 135.82
9 Luke Donald 134.66
10 Daniel Chopra 123.59
11 Soren Hansen 112.55
12 Ian Poulter 110.82
European List
1 Lee Westwood 2,085,621
2 Robert Karlsson 1,867,485
3 Miguel Angel Jimenez 1,789,641
4 MARTIN KAYMER 1,305,447
5 HENRIK STENSON 1,293,239
6 OLIVER WILSON 1,251,857
7 Justin Rose 1,240,877
8 SOREN HANSEN 1,199,331
9 NICK DOUGHERTY 1,032,337
10 Graeme McDowell 1,030,822
11 Soren Kjeldsen 1,002,885
12 Steve Webster 853,305
