PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON says there’s no hidden agenda in Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie going public in declaring all 12 European team members will compete on the first day at Celtic Manor.

DES SMYTH has called up an old friend as he plots a successful defence of the $500,000 Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship in Bahrain, the final event of the 2006 European Seniors Tour season.

THINGS just get better and better for Des Smyth, vice-captain elect of the 2006 European Ryder Cup team and now a winner on the US Champions Tour.