Ryder Cup's rider

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The European PGA, in a controversial move that will affect many of its players, has stipuated that only 'eligible' members will be fielded for the Ryder Cup. And for members to be 'eligible' players will need to play at least 11 tournaments on the European Tour this season.

But many European PGA players, like Jesper Parnevik, Carl Pettersson and Mathias Gronberg, are not prepared to commit because they have decided to join the more lucrative US Tour.

England's Luke Donald may also join them. But to the relief of captain Bernhard Langer, Sergio Garcia, fourth in the Masters last month, Fredrik Jacobson, fourth on the Order of Merit last year, and Alex Cejka, fourth in the US PGA last August, have committed to the European PGA's idea of introducing this rule, which is mainly to ensure that its top players play more often on their own Tour.

First for dad, now for mom

Five years ago, Se Ri Pak won a title for her dad on Father's Day and last week, she did the same for her mother on Mother's Day. With a perfect six-under-par 65, she grabbed the Michelob Ultra Open, which also earned her a spot in the LPGA Hall of Fame.

The 26-year-old South Korean, in her seventh season on the LPGA, still needs to play three more years on the tour to qualify for the Hall of Fame, which requires inductees to play at least 10 years.

However, with major championships worth two points each, 18 other titles worth one a piece and a scoring title worth another point, she has already earned the required 27 points to make it to the Hall of Fame. Pak has now earned nearly $8 million in her career.

Fight for a hole-in-one prize

Adam Fisher, a 18-year-old student at the North Linn High School in Troy Mills in Iowa, has filed a lawsuit demanding that the Iowa Future Farmers of America Foundation pay him $10,000 for an ace (a hole-in-one) at a June 2003 golf tournament in Norwalk.

Officials say they didn't give Fisher the prize because he made the shot on a mulligan "" which is a golf term for a second shot.

They claim their insurance policy doesn't cover mulligans, but Fisher's attorney says the tournament rules didn't make that distinction. His lawyers say their client paid a $100 entrance fee and is due for the prize money.

- Bogeyman