11.   Just two days after the death of U.S. Open champion Payne Stewart, European golf star Ian Woosnam had a scare in his own private plane.

12.   Journeymen players like Townsend have been the target of criticism recenty from the generals of European golf, namely Ballesteros and Nick Faldo.

13.   Lee Westwood is getting closer to overtaking Colin Montgomerie as the top money winner in European golf.

14.   Montgomerie needs wins this week and next week at Valderrama next week to top European golf for the eighth straight season.

15.   So could the fact that Els knows European golf.

16.   So much more is expected from the man who has dominated European golf the past decade, winning a record seven straight money titles.

17.   The European golf tour said Friday it would allow all members of the Ryder Cup team to file late entries for the Lancome Trophy.

18.   The European golf season opens this week in Asia and without three of its biggest names.

19.   A similar resurrection this week would provide a much-needed boost for European golf.

20.   Colin Montgomerie, who finished the European golf tour season with record earnings, claims Seve Ballesteros could hand the United States the Ryder Cup next year.