21.  The same questions were posed to Tony Jacklin, a former European captain, when he was in Boston in March.

22.  Van de Velde, Sandelin and Coltart had been benched by the European captain, Mark James, until the singles, and it was easy to see why.

23.  -- European captain Mark James on how to stop the American surge.

24.  And European captain Mark James brings a dry wit in contrast to the more businesslike public image presented by his American counterpart, Ben Crenshaw.

25.  European captain Mark James had other ideas, though.

26.  European captain Mickey Walker will announce her team next Sunday.

27.  European captain Seve Ballesteros also has a young team, but he has players with experience, too.

28.  European captain Seve Ballesteros was not as fortunate as Kite over the weekend.

29.  European captain Seve Ballesteros jumped for joy and pumped both fists.

30.  European captain Seve Ballesteros, who was elsewhere on the course at the time, seemed to agree.