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U.S. Ryder Cup picture becomes clearer as Walker, Koepka strengthen hold on spots

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One of the unintended benefits of winning the 2016 PGA Championship for Jimmy Walker is that he shot up the Ryder Cup points list from No. 29 to No. 4. This almost certainly solidifies his spot on the team as the top eight qualify automatically -- and point-earning ends August 28th.

Brooks Koepka did the same by finishing at the top four at the PGA Championship and moving up to fifth in the Ryder Cup standings.

After the eight automatic qualifiers are announced at the end of this month (ranked 1-8), U.