Scots skipper hints that two's not enough for him

Monty to make plea for more

Ryder Cup wild-card picks

European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie is dropping big hints that he will approach the powers that be. requesting a change in Europe's qualification system for the biennial match with the United States at Celtic Manor next year.
Traditionally, well, at least since the 1995 match, Europe's team of 12 has been made up of 10 who have amassed the most qualifying points plus two wild cards selected by the team captain.
Montgomerie has always said he would want more control over who plays for him if he were made captain.
Montgomerie even has suggested having all 12 team members selected by the captain. He won't even try to get away with that but he is expected to plead for the right to choose more than just two members of the team.
The European Tour tournament committee will meet at the Irish Open next month.
Today, at the PGA Golf de Catalunya course, the day before he plays in the Spanish Open, Montgomerie declined to reveal just how he wants his team to be formed but left no doubt he will ask for a change to the system.
"I am one vote [on Ryder Cup team selection], although a more powerful one now than I was, and I'll put a case forward," Montgomerie said.
"It's up to the committee to debate that and to come up with a scenario. I can't at this stage say what -- but you can put two-and-two together." Reports that U.S. captain Corey Pavin is urging Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to play Celtic Manor -- the venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup -- in the Wales Open this year left Montgomerie unfazed.
Although Pavin is playing in the Wales Open, Montgomerie does not believe the world's top two players will turn up.
"Knowing Celtic Manor will be a huge, huge advantage to Europe. We will have had three years playing it and the Americans will only have three days. It was proved in 1997 that 10 years learning to play Valderrama gave us a tremendous advantage," Montgomerie said.