Harrington heads Ryder Standings

Padraig Harrington now tops the Ryder Cup standings thanks to his fourth-placed finish at the Tour Championship.
Padraig Harrington has moved to the top of the Ryder Cup standings thanks to his fourth-placed finish at the Tour Championship in America.
With no counting event in Europe, Harrington takes over from Swede Alex Noren in top spot on the world points list from which the first four members of Colin Montgomerie’s side will come.
Latest leading positions in the European Ryder Cup table after the Tour Championship
NOTE: Top four on world list qualify, then next five on European points list. Captain Colin Montgomerie adds three wild cards:
World points: 1 PADRAIG HARRINGTON 46.3, 2 ALEXANDER NOREN 33.9, 3 ANDERS HANSEN 24.0, 4 RAFAEL CABRERA BELLO 24.0, 5 Soren Hansen 22.1, 6 Bradley Dredge 20.4, 7 Simon Dyson 17.5, 8 Edoardo Molinari 17.1, 9 Sergio Garcia 16.5, 10 Benn Barham 14.4
European points: 1 Alexander Noren 352,330, 2 BRADLEY DREDGE 231,870, 3 Anders Hansen 220,000, 4 Rafael Cabrera Bello 175,260, 5 SOREN HANSEN 164,116, 6 SIMON DYSON 150,216, 7 ROSS McGOWAN 133,011, 8 BENN BARHAM 123,110, 9 Peter Hanson 112,116, 10 Miguel Angel Jimenez 104,000
(Capitals denote players in qualifying positions)
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