As if Ryder Cup year wasn't exciting enough for all us golf nuts, we at bunkered decided to make it that little bit more intriguiing by launching our ever-popular Fantasy Golf competition with a brand-new Ryder Cup twist. We asked you to choose the 12 European players you think will make captain Nick Faldo's side for this year's clash with Paul Azinger's Americans at Valhalla, with those players collecting points relative to their performances both in the events leading up to the biennial match and, of course, the match itself.

You entered in your hundreds and, with the first round of scoring complete, we are delighted to be able to bring you the latest leaderboard, correct up to and including The Open, have a look below and see how your team is faring.

Competition Standings
Pos. Team Name Name Pts
1 Topcats S. Pinion 1170
2 Babru Rides Again D. McKenna 1149
3. Ken Turkeys J. Rooney 1136
4. Daz's Dynamos D. Froggatt 1129
  Gutta Percha Plodders G. MacLeod 1129
  Tam's Terriers T. Anderson 1129
  Bac Ache M. Foster 1129
8. Cum On Ye Bairns A. Taylor 1126
  Chip 'n' Pin Heroes D. Hannah 1126
10 Alan's All Stars A. Blackhall 1118
11. 20 Fore 7 D. Whamond 1110
  Swing Kings R. Goldsmith 1110
  Kitante W. McPherson 1110
  Hammy's Heroes W. Hamilton 1110
  Sait Abrasives J. Bimbi 1110
16. Kevsbevs K. Dowling 1108
17. Faldo's Fighters I. Wilkie 1107
18. Deadly Dozen I. Duthie 1104
19. St. Bart's Atlantic G.C. B. Henry 1092
20. FISO Forum R. King 1090
  Aldo's All Stars A. McIntyre 1090

Click here to see the full leaderboard

How It All Works...

To play, simply choose one player from each of the ten groups below. These ten players will complete your team. Your points will be determined by how your players perform in the scoring events listed from the PGA and European Tours.

The Prizes ...

Just have a look at the sensational prizes that are up for grabs for our Ryder Cup Fantasy Golf winners!

The person whose team tops the leaderboard at the cut-off point for the scoring tournaments will win a fourball day out at a top golf course in Scotland. The person whose team performs best during the Ryder Cup will also win a fourball day out at a top Scottish golf course.

The overall winner of Bunkered’s Ryder Cup Fantasy Golf will win a fourball day out at the two next European Ryder Cup venues, the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales and Gleneagles .

16 European Tour Events/Majors
Scoring will count for the following tournaments:
16 PGA Tour Events
Scoring will count for the following tournaments:
Italian Open May 15 - 18
Irish Open May 22 - 25
BMW PGA Championship May 29 - Jun 1
BA-CA Open June 5 - 8
Saint - Omer Open June 12 - 15
US Open Championships June 12 - 15
BMW International Open June 19 - 22
French Open June 26 - 29
European Open July 3 - 6
Barclays Scottish Open July 10 - 13
The Open Championship July 17 - 20
WGC Bridgestone Invitational July 31 - Aug 3
US PGA Championship Aug 7 - 10
KLM Open Aug 14 -17
Johnnie Walker Championship at gleneagles Aug 28 - 31
The Players' Championship May 8 - 11
AT&T Classic May 15 - 18
Crowne Plaza Invitational May 22 - 25
The Memorial Tounament May 29 - Jun 1
Stanford St Jude Championship June 5 - 8
Travelers' Championship June 19 - 22
Buick Open June 26 - 29
AT&T National July 3 - 6
John Deere Classic July 10 - 13
US Bank Championship in Milwaukee July 17 - 20
RBC Canadian Open July 24 - 27
Reno-Tahoe Open July 31 - Aug 3
Wyndham Championship Aug 14 - 17
The Barclays Aug 21 - 24
Deutsche Bank Championship Aug 28 - Sept 1
BWM Championship Sept 4 - 7

The Majors

The players you choose will receive double points if they in the top 20 in the 'Majors' that will take place during the qualifying race ...
US Open 
12 - 15 June 2008
The Open    
17 - 20 July 2008
US PGA Championship  
7 - 10 August 2008

2008 Ryder Cup

More points up for grabs...

Players who qualify for the 2008 Ryder Cup at Vahalla immediately get 50 bonus points each.

Thereafter, for every point they pick up in the match, they get a further five points each and, if the player plays on the winning Ryder Cup side, they get a further 20 points each.

Scoring System
How it works...

Players are awarded points depending on how they finish in any event , as indicated below. There are also bonus points for performances in the ‘Majors’ which fall into
the scoring schedule – the US Open, Open and US PGA.

Postiton
Points
1st
50
2nd
40
3rd 
30
4th
25
5th 
20
6th
15
7th
14
Postiton
Points
15th
6
16th
5
17th 
4
18th
3
19th
2
20th
1
21st+
0
Postiton
Points
8th
13
9th
12
10th 
11
11th
10
12th
9
13th
8
14th
7