Ryder Cup headache looms for worried Woosnam

IAN WOOSNAM is about to discover his worries about Europe not fielding their strongest side in the Ryder Cup next year are not going to go away. In fact, they could become far bigger than he imagined.

A number of players, including Justin Rose and 2002 team members Phillip Price and Jesper Parnevik, will not be included on the world ranking or European money list points tables when they start in two weeks’ time because they are not going to play the necessary 11 events for European Tour membership, a pre-requirement for cup selection.

Alex Cejka is in the same position and Greg Owen is expected to join them - he said it was “95% certain” he would resign his membership after a closing 80 in the US PGA.