1.  And when asked about Woods on Tuesday, Ballesteros, the European captain, hardly seemed fazed.

2.  Balle-steros is the European captain, leading his charges on a course he helped redesign.

3.  After weeks of speculation, the U.S. captain, Ben Crenshaw, and the European captain, Mark James, finally announced their opening pairings Thursday afternoon.

4.  But European captain Mark James refused to give the opponents a standing eight count.

5.  European captain Sam Torrence expects the atmosphere next year to be subdued.

6.  European captain Mark James obliged.

7.  European captain Seve Ballesteros can name Parnevik to the team that will face the best of the United States, but he has no obligation to do so.

8.  European captain Mark James said Olazabal felt he needed another morning to work on his game, and he felt Harrington was on a high.

9.  European captain Mark James was asked why he stopped watching the Lee Westwood-Darren Clarke pairing.

10.  European captain Mark James will use the teams that played Friday morning.