GLENEAGLES, SCOTLAND // European vice captain Paul McGinley said team captain Colin Montgomerie faces a "real dilemma" ahead of tomorrow's announcement of his three wild-card Ryder Cup picks. Montgomerie will announce his full 12-man squad to take on the United States after the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. "I have been reading all the articles this week and there's been some very strong arguments so it's a dilemma, a real dilemma," said McGinley, who shot a two-under par 70 yesterday to move to six-under par for the tournament.
"It wouldn't be fair for me to say who he is going to pick, and I don't want to say anything that is going to drag the attention away from Monty." McGinley, who was a member of three straight winning European teams from 2002 to 2006, is among three vice captains chosen by Montgomerie for the biannual event starting on October 1 at Celtic Manor in Wales. Montgomerie must choose between players competing on the European Tour and those contesting this week's FedEx Cup opener in New Jersey.
They include the England trio of Paul Casey, Luke Donald and Justin Rose along with the three-time major winner Padraig Harrington of Ireland. "I don't think it is going to be easy as a lot of people think it is, as the picks are going to be extremely difficult," McGinley said. "So at the end of the day it's Monty who will make the tough decisions." * Associated Press
