Thursday, July 01, 2010

Monty to name his Ryder Cup vice-captains on July 20

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
European captain Colin Montgomerie is to name his Ryder Cup vice-captains on July 20.
Ireland's Paul McGinley, Europe's match-winner at The Belfry in 2002 and a member of three winning sides, and Dane Thomas Bjorn, who assisted Bernhard Langer in the nine-point victory in Detroit in 2004, are expected to be among them.
But whether Jose Maria Olazabal is a third looks far less likely. The double Masters champion, who is this week playing his first event since October because of continuing trouble with rheumatism, has expressed doubts about continuing the role he had under Nick Faldo two years ago.
Montgomerie, who said he planned to speak to Olazabal and others during the week, has waited this long to name his deputies because he did not want any of them accepting and then resigning to try to force their way into the side, as happened with McGinley three years ago.
Bjorn won the Portuguese Open three weeks ago but like McGinley, who had knee surgery at the end of last year, is still way outside an automatic qualifying spot.

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