Monty, Woods are still pivotal

THERE has been nothing like the Ryder Cup in recent years to bring out the best in Colin Montgomerie.

And there has been nothing like it either to bring mediocrity out of Tiger Woods. So far, at least.

Whether this week in Detroit sees more of the same remains to be seen, but these are the staggering bare statistics as the teams head to Oakland Hills Montgomerie has lost only two of his last 16 games in the event and Woods has won only five of the 15 he has played since he first entered the arena in 1997.