Injury-hit Monty keen to show Sam he’s up for cup

COLIN MONTGOMERIE is desperate to prove his fitness to his team-mates and Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance in this week’s Linde German Masters.

Montgomerie has not played since pulling out of the NEC Invitational in Seattle at the end of last month with a recurrence of the back injury that has plagued him all season.

The former European number one was rated only a 50/50 chance by coach Dennis Pugh to be fit to play at the Belfry in a fortnight’s time, and Torrance is aware he may not be able to rely on a player he has called ‘‘his rock’’ for all five series of matches.