Monty keeping an eye on the Fed-Ex four

IT IS little wonder that Colin Montgomerie’s concentration levels suffer now and then, given all the rumours and reports concerning his private life. He was at it again yesterday, when stating Edoardo Molinari would be next in line for a Ryder Cup place should Lee Westwood have to withdraw because of a leg injury.

The man currently in that position happens to be Luke Donald and would become Molinari only if he finishes second or third in the Johnnie Walker Championship here at Gleneagles this week. The Englishman is competing in the Barclays Championship in the United States, a tournament with no direct bearing on the composition of the European Ryder Cup team.

However, Monty intends to keep a close eye on the form of the “Fed-Ex Four” in New Jersey and with that in mind, stated: “I am having dinner in the hotel. Harrington is out first because he’s 50th in the rankings so he’ll be done before dinner. But the other three of the Fed-Ex Four, as you’ve nicknamed them, will be out during dinner so I’ll be watching them as well.”