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Ryder Cup Player Power

Vice-captain Darren Clarke believes Padraig Harrington will escape the Ryder Cup wildcard row that dogged Ian Poulter two years ago. Poulter snubbed the final qualifying event at Gleneagles to play in the $10m FedEx Cup series when he could still have played his way into Nick Faldo’s team. Harrington faces a similarly embarrassing situation as [...]

Monty Gets Three Ryder Cup Picks

European Ryder Cup skipper Colin Montgomerie will have an extra wild card pick when he attempts to find a side to win back the trophy at Celtic Manor next year.

The Scot got wanted three picks instead of two and got the decision he wanted after a marathon three-hour meeting of the Tournament Players Committee at Irish Open venue Baltray.