Luke Donald finishes third in Canada to boost Ryder Cup bid

13 April 2012

Luke Donald strengthened his bid for a Ryder Cup recall with a third place finish at the Canadian Open.

Donald, who missed the last match following wrist surgery, remains fourth in the table and widened the gap between himself and fifth-placed Edoardo Molinari, who received fewer points for coming third in the Scandinavian Masters.

Latest leading positions in the European Ryder Cup table after the Canadian Open (top four on world list qualify, then next five on European points list. Captain Colin Montgomerie adds three wild cards on August 29):

WORLD POINTS

1 LEE WESTWOOD 422.0
2 RORY McILROY 271.2
3 GRAEME McDOWELL 244.1,
4 LUKE DONALD 229.1,
5 Edoardo Molinari 213.0,
6 Ian Poulter 211.2,
7 Justin Rose 190.4,
8 Martin Kaymer 181.5,
9 Padraig Harrington 176.2,
10 Francesco Molinari 160.8

EUROPEAN POINTS

1 Lee Westwood 3,446,137,
2 Graeme McDowell 2,225,305,
3 IAN POULTER 2,205,624,
4 Rory McIlroy 1,918,290,
5 MARTIN KAYMER 1,554,025,
6 FRANCESCO MOLINARI 1,464,537,
7 MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ 1,442,849,
8 ROSS McGOWAN 1,347,432,
9 Paul Casey 1,327,184,
10 Edoardo Molinari 1,296,533

(Capitals denote players in qualifying positions)