Golf: Monty and Clarke may miss world championship

Colin Montgomerie and Darren Clarke may both decide to play in the £1m Scottish PGA championship next month rather than the £3.5m NEC world championship in Akron.

The world championship is open to the 12 leading players in Europe's Ryder Cup table at the time and could have a huge influence on the make-up of the side.

Clarke is already sure of his automatic place while Montgomerie is currently sixth and may not be certain of his spot when he makes his decision.

Winning the Gleneagles event, which is also part of the qualifying race, will be worth roughly the same as finishing fourth in the world championship, where Tiger Woods is the defending champion.