Colin Montgomerie to 指名する Ryder Cup assistants after The Open

By Sportsmail Reporter Updated: 13:17 BST, 3 July 2010

Colin Montgomerie will 指名する his Ryder Cup 副／悪徳行為-captains on July 20, two days after the finish of The Open at St Andrews.

Ireland's Paul McGinley, Europe's match-勝利者 at The Belfry in 2002 and a member of three winning 味方するs, and Dane Thomas Bjorn, who 補助装置d Bernhard Langer in the ninepoint victory in Detro it in 2004, are 堅固に 推定する／予想するd to be の中で them.

選択 窮地: Colin Montgomerie

But whether Jose Maria Olazabal is a third looks far いっそう少なく likely. The two-time Masters 支持する／優勝者, who is this week playing his first event s i n c e Oc t o b e r because of continuing trouble with rheumatism, has 表明するd 疑問s about continuing the 役割 he had held under Nick Faldo two years ago.

After an 開始 two-over-par 73 at the French Open, Montgomerie said he planned to speak to Olazabal and others during the week.

'He's not played and he's not been able to be out here,' said Europe's captain. 'I'm hoping he is healthy enough and am so glad he is here.'

Montgomerie has waited this long to 指名する his 副s because he did not want any of them 受託するing and then 辞職するing to try to 軍隊 their way の上に the 味方する, as happened with McGinley three years ago.

Bjorn won the Portuguese Open three weeks ago, but like McGinley, who had 膝 外科 at the end of last year, is still way outside an (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 qualifying 位置／汚点／見つけ出す.