Celtic Manor test for Ryder captains

TWO golfers ranked 187th and 281st in the world would not normally find themselves the centre of attention going into a tournament.

But Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin are the players concerned and at the Wales Open starting tomorrow their minds will not just be on trying to achieve their first top-10 finishes since last June.

They are now, of course, the European and United States Ryder Cup captains and Celtic Manor is where the first match on Welsh soil will take place in October next year.