Is Rhys Davies the best putter in the world? Price thinks so

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Since the start of March, Edinburgh-born European Tour rookie Rhys Davies from Wales has had a win, two runners-up finishes - in the latest of them he lost by a shot to Luke Donald at the Madrid Masters on Sunday - and a third place.
Davies, whose father was a Welsh table tennis international living and working in Edinburgh when baby Rhys was born,  is closing in on a place in the Ryder Cup team and could move up to seventh on the standings with victory in his home open at Celtic Manor this week.
"He will win many times," English Ryder Cup star Donald said of Davies, after they battled head-to-head for the last 36 holes in Madrid.
"This was my time, but he is a very tough competitor. He put a lot of pressure on me. He is very impressive - he has a great putting stroke and was very solid off the tee."
If Davies, pictured above, makes the European team it will be a major boost for the host country when the Ryder Cup match returns to Europe at the Celtic Manor - this week's venue - in October
The last shot played by a Welsh golfer in the Ryder Cup was Phillip Price's dramatic winning putt against Phil Mickelson at The Belfry in 2002.
Price has no doubt that Davies has the qualities needed not only to make the team, but also to be a star of it.
"I think people are probably beginning to realise that Rhys is the best putter in the world," he said.
What also impresses Price is "his mind, his confidence, the way that he deals with pressure" and he adds: "I love what he's doing, so I probably wouldn't advise him to do anything differently."
In the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday, Davies partners defending champion Jeppe Huldahl and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell, another looking to continue his form after closing with a 65 for fourth place at the weekend.
Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie partners Spanish Open champion Alvaro Quiros and England's Oliver Wilson. Quiros is currently in the last automatic qualifying position and Wilson, a debutant two years ago, four places below him.
+Davies lost the 2002 British boys' championship final at Carnoustie but won the title in 2003 when he beat Spain's Pablo Martin in the final. After that Rhys Davies was snapped up by East Tennessee State University and he honed his skills for the next three or four years on the highly competititve US college circuit, notching up several wins.