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The final countdown is too soon for most

Right then, time for the runners and riders for the final weekend of the Golf Masters' season

Thu Aug 30 2001 - 01:00

Right then, time for the runners and riders for the final weekend of the Golf Masters' season. While overall victory is beyond some of our leading managers a top-three finish isn't - Tom Higgins, for example, down in sixth could yet leap a few places if Niclas Fasth and Olle Karlsson defy the odds the bookies have given them for success at the BMW International.

Note, too, that six of the top 10 teams still had transfers left to make for the weekend but by the time we turned out the lights in Golf Masters' HQ last night they were still agonising over what changes to make.

1 Tim Morris, Missing Links 3 (no transfers). Players in action - BMW International Open: Paul McGinley, Bernhard Langer, Robert Karlsson, Ian Poulter. Air Canada Championship: none.

2 Ray Charles, Castle Street 1 (no transfers) - £62,939 behind leader. Players in action - BMW International Open: Paul McGinley, Robert Karlsson, Ian Poulter. Air Canada Championship: Scott McCarron, Brett Rumford, Esteban Toledo.

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3 Packie Gallagher, Keadue Rovers (two transfers left before tournaments) - £151,462 behind leader. Players in action - BMW International Open: Padraig Harrington, Raphael Jacquelin, Desvonde Botes, Elliot Boult, Brett Rumford. Air Canada Championship: none.

4 Vincent Sheehan, Paper Tigers (one transfer left before tournaments) - £156,223 behind leader. Players in action - BMW International Open: David Higgins, Ian Poulter. Air Canada Championship: Kevin Sutherland, Scott McCarron.

5 Richard Power, Power Plus (two transfers left before tournaments) - £236,457 behind leader. Players in action - BMW International Open: Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Andrew Oldcorn. Air Canada Championship: Esteban Toledo.

6 Tom Higgins, Julian's Seventh (no transfers) - £245,131 behind leader. Players in action - BMW International Open: Bernhard Langer, Niclas Fasth, Robert Karlsson, Andrew Oldcorn, Olle Karlsson. Air Canada Championship: none.

7 Kevin Barry, Faldo (no transfers) - £248,466 behind leader. Players in action - BMW International Open: Padraig Harrington, Des Smyth, Sergio Garcia, Robert Karlsson, Ian Poulter. Air Canada Championship: none.

8 Paul Sheehan, You're Dancing (one transfer left before tournaments) - £249,713 behind leader. Players in action - BMW International Open: Des Smyth, Ian Poulter. Air Canada Championship: John Daly.

9 Paul Sheehan, Back Of The Cup (one transfer left before tournaments) - £266,384 behind leader. Players in action - BMW International Open: David Higgins, Robert Karlsson, Ian Poulter. Air Canada Championship: Mike Weir.

10 Paul Sheehan, These Guys Are Good (one transfer left before tournaments) - £299,661 behind leader. Players in action - BMW International Open: David Higgins, Robert Karlsson, Ian Poulter. Air Canada Championship: none.