Monty’s Celtic conundrum making the call of the wild

EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie will spend this week deliberating over his three ‘wild-card’ picks for the clash with the Americans at Celtic Manor on the opening weekend of October.

Monty’s Celtic conundrum making the call of the wild

Few would like the role. After Peter Hanson’s splendid victory in the Czech Open on Sunday, Monty has at least five creditable candidates battling for the trio of places.

An examination of the points tables heading into the final counting event, this week’s Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, suggests thecaptain will opt for the leading two off the European list not in the automatic top nine – Paul Casey and Pádraig Harrington – along with Luke Donald, next in line from the world group.

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