Luke Donald has undergone surgery on his left wrist and will miss the remainder of the season, officially ending any hopes of playing on the Ryder Cup team for Europe.

Donald was forced to miss the final two majors of the year. He had surgery Monday in New York to repair a tendon injury in his wrist. He had hoped that rest would allow it to strengthen, but there was little progress.

The 30-year-old from England has played on the past two Ryder Cup teams and has a 5-1-1 record.

TIGER return unknown: Tiger Woods watched enough of the PGA Championship to see Padraig Harrington join him as the only players this decade to win two majors in the same season, and he congratulated the Irishman in a newsletter Tuesday.

The question is whether Woods will be able to stop Harrington from trying to win three majors in a row at the Masters Tournament in April. Woods had reconstructive surgery on his left knee and has no timetable for his return.

Repeating comments he made last week in a radio interview, Woods said he is able to move around without crutches, rides a stationary bike as part of his rehab but won't start swing a club until next year.

"I just don't have a choice," Woods said. "We simply don't know what type of swelling there would be or if there would be any residual effects the next day once you start wheeling and dealing on the knee. Everyone's body reacts differently.

"I don't know what the doctors are going to tell me about playing golf down the road," he said. "I'm taking it day-to-day, week-to-week. All I'm doing every day is looking forward to my next day."

Woods said he watched only parts of the British Open, PGA Championship and Senior British Open, where friend John Cook was in contention. But he sounded eager about watching the first Ryder Cup without him since 1995.

"I will definitely watch some of the Ryder Cup matches and will be pulling hard for the American team," he said. "I wish I could do more than root!"

FEDEX FIELD: The Wyndham Championship feels like the final tournament of the year, especially for someone like Davis Love III. This is the final tournament to finish among the top 144 in the FedEx Cup standings and qualifying for the PGA Tour Playoffs.

Love is No. 150, and needs to finish at least 30th to have a chance.

Marco Dawson is holding down the 144th spot, but likely would get bumped if he doesn't make the cut. Others outside the top 144 include Jeff Maggert (No. 162) and Rich Beem (No. 166), whose performance last year in the playoffs inspired the PGA Tour to change the volatility of points awarded in the playoffs.

Former Louisville, Ga., resident Brian Gay is a lock to make the playoffs, along with Augusta native Charles Howell and Evans resident Vaughn Taylor . Gay is 38th, Howell is 77th and Taylor is 117th.

Augusta native Larry Mize is 187th and former Augusta State golfer Richard Johnson is 199th.

COURSES YOU CAN PLAY: Pacific Dunes was rated the No. 1 golf course on Golf magazine's list of "Top 100 Courses You Can Play," a biennial list that are among the best in the country without requiring private membership.

Pacific Dunes, which Tom Doak designed in Bandon, Ore., narrowly beat out Pebble Beach Golf Links for the top spot. Filling out the top 10 were Whistling Straits, Kiawah Island (Ocean Course), Pinehurst No. 2, Bandon Dunes, Bethpage Black, Chambers Bay, Spyglass Hill, and TPC Sawgrass.

"We're especially proud of this list ... for those last three words," said Joe Passov , the lead architecture writer for Golf magazine. "Only the smallest minority of our readership is going to have access to some of these private clubs that come on the other top 100 lists. On this list, there are courses you can play for $500, and there are courses you can play for $30. We've got something for everyone."

Passov said 23 of the top 100 can be played for under $50, while 62 of the courses can be played for $100 or less. Four courses among the top 10 that can be played for under $100 are Pacific Dunes, Bandon Dunes, Bethpage Black and Chambers Bay.

Chambers Bay was the only newcomer to the list to make the top 10.