Olly hurt as Euro stars to skip Seve Trophy
While delighted with the quality of entry for the Omega Swiss Masters, which begins on Thursday, the European Ryder Cup captain must be bitterly disappointed at the prospect of several high ranking players declining to compete in next month’s Seve Trophy.
The Swiss Masters is the first counting tournament on the European Tour Ryder Cup points list for the October, 2012 clash with the Americans at Medinah, Chicago. It offers €2m in prize money and a similar number of Ryder Cup points. The good news for Olazabal is that six members of the successful 2010 side; Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, Miguel-Angel Jimenez and the Molinari brothers, Francesco and Edoardo, are all in the field along with the brilliant young Italian Matteo Manassero and British Open champion Darren Clarke.
