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12 May, 2008

Garcia into Ryder Cup contention

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Sergio Garcia's victory in the Players Championship in Florida was great news not just for him, but also for Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo.

Garcia rockets up from 16th to third on the world points list from which the first five of Faldo's team will come.

Swede Daniel Chopra is the player who drops out of an automatic spot as a result, while Robert Karlsson moves from eighth to sixth and Nick Dougherty from ninth to eighth.

They were both competing in the Italian Open and finished third and 10th respectively.

The top 10 who would earn places in Nick Faldo's team as things stand are Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Padraig Harrington, Karlsson, Graeme McDowell, Dougherty, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Soren Hansen.