Colin Montgomerie took the first step towards definitely securing his Ryder Cup place with an amazing first round 66 in the Volvo Scandinavian Masters.
Bernhard Langer’s victory in the Dutch Open last week pushed Montgomerie down to eighth in the cup standings with only the top 10 after the BMW International Open guaranteed to qualify.
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