Tom Lehman Ryder Cup USA Captain

Tom Lehman captains the 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup Team. Lehman is the 24th Ryder Cup Captain and was a member of three Ryder Cup Teams and winner of the 1996 British Open will lead the USA 12-member team in the 36th Ryder Cup Matches to be held September 22-24, 2006, at The K Club in Straffan, Dublin, Ireland.

Lehman, 45, competed on three consecutive Ryder Cup Teams, 1995, 1997 and 1999, and left his mark in the competition with a 3-0-0 record in singles and as a member of the 1999 U.S. squad that mounted the greatest comeback victory in 1999 at The Country Club in Brookline.

Lehman will lead a U.S. Team that seeks to win back the Ryder Cup, which it has surrendered since 2002.

Ian Woosnam Ryder Cup Europe Captain

Ian Woosnam is the 20th golfer to Captain a Ryder Cup Team against the United States and will lead the Europe 12-member team in the 36th Ryder Cup Matches to be held September 22-24, 2006, at The K Club in Straffan, Dublin, Ireland.

Ian Woosnam played in eight Ryder Cups, enjoying the winning on four occasions and in 1993 he became the first and so far only European Ryder Cup player to claim the maximum four points from the two foursomes and two fourball matches.