BERNHARD LANGER and Hal Sutton yesterday attempted to play down their importance as Ryder Cup captains.

BERNHARD LANGER and Hal Sutton yesterday attempted to play down their importance as Ryder Cup captains.

Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer reproduced their Ryder Cup form to inspire the Rest of the World to a slender 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 lead over the United States after the opening day of the UBS Cup.

Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer today carried on where they left off in last year’s Ryder Cup on the opening day of the UBS Cup in Georgia.

Tony Jacklin will put his famed captaincy skills to the test once again when the Rest of the World take on the United States in the third UBS Cup.

Colin Montgomerie, 40 last month, is to play in the "old men's Ryder Cup" in America later this season.

TONY JACKLIN, Europe’s most successful post-War Ryder Cup Captain, has been granted the opportunity to pit his leadership skills against the USA once more.