bwin Sportsblog - Golf - Monty having it tough before Celtic Manor

Colin Montgomerie is clearly going through one of the toughest selection processes ever for the Ryder Cup which begins at Celtic Manor on the 1st October. In past tournaments then the selection process has been pretty straight forward but not this time. Usually there is the problem over one or two wild card picks but as Monty said himself today, he could pick as many as twenty players who would do justice to the team. When you look at players like Luke Donald, Paul Casey and Padraig Harrington probably all requiring wild cards then it is clear just how tough the process is going to be. I think that the USA team basically picks itself but what will be interesting will be to see how Corey Pavin reacts to all of the adverse publicity surrounding what is supposed to be an “automatic” pick of Tiger Woods. Personally I do not know which is the best way to go with regards Tiger Woods? If you cannot pick him on merit based on form then do you pick him purely for the effect that it would have on team morale? Or would you deem it to be a wasted selection if Woods is not performing well enough? We are only just over a month away from the start of the Ryder Cup so the chances to impress the two captains are going to be at a premium. The Johnny Walker event at Gleneagles this weekend should give Monty some more information but then again it could easily make things just as confusing for him.