Ryder Cup Watch: How the bubble guys are doing

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Aug. 31, 2008

The European Ryder Cup team will be finalized on Sunday evening at the end of Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. Ten players will automatically qualify and European Captain Nick Faldo will make his two wild card picks at 2 p.m. ET.

This week's Deutsche Bank Championship is the last event for American hopefuls to impress Captain Paul Azinger. He will make his Captain's Picks in New York at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the day after the second event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup is complete.

Below is a look at how the players looking for those final spots on both sides are doing:

European players to watch

(at Johnnie Walker Championship)

Name	Rd. 1 (Position)	Rd. 2 (Position)	Rd. 3(Position)	Rd. 4 (Position)
Martin Kaymer	76 (T72)	73 (CUT)
Darren Clarke	72 (T13)	73 (T23)	73 (T38)	74 T44)
Ross Fisher	72 (T13)	74 (T36)	73 (T46)	66 (T10)
Nick Dougherty	73 (T22)	72 (T23)	69 (T16)	70 (T7)
Peter Hanson	74 (T37)	72 (T36)	66 (T11)	69 (T3)
Gregory Bourdy	71 (T6)	77 (CUT)
Colin Montgomerie	74 (T37)	70 (T13)	76 (T54)	71 (T38)

(at Deutsche Bank Championship)

Name	Rd.1 (Position)	Rd. 2 (Position)	Rd. 3 (Position)	Rd.4 (Position)
Daniel Chopra	73 (T104)	74 (CUT)
Carl Pettersson	67 (T19)	68 (T27)
Paul Casey	68 (T36)	73 (CUT)
Ian Poulter	70 (T64)	74 (CUT)

American players to watch

(at Deutsche Bank Championship)

Name	Rd. 1 (Position)	Rd. 2 (Position)	Rd. 3 (Position)	Rd. 4 (Position)
Steve Stricker	69 (T47)	67 (T34)
Woody Austin	72 (T93)	66 (T54)
D.J. Trahan	67 (T19)	66 (T13)
Hunter Mahan	70 (T64)	64 (T22)
Sean O'Hair	70 (T64)	70 (CUT)
Rocco Mediate	69 (T47)	70 (T68)
Brandt Snedeker	67 (T19)	68 (T27)
Zach Johnson	DNP
J.B. Holmes	74 (T109)	68 (CUT)
Jeff Quinney	72 (T93)	73 (CUT)
Scott Verplank	69 (T47)	68 (T45)