In the Rough

After missing out on the captaincy role for the Ryder Cup in 2010, Jose Maria Olazabal is set to become the number two for Colin Montgomerie.

After been confirmed as the captain for the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Wales Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie confirmed that Olazabal would be part of his backroom staff at Celtic Manor.

However speaking in Dubai Jose clearly stated that “The only words we have spoken was when I got to the clubhouse and I congratulated Colin and he said, “we need to talk” that was all.”

It would seem then that Olazabal was giving Montgomerie a gentle hint regarding the fact he is yet to be confirmed as number two when the European team try to reclaim the Ryder Cup in 2010.

One interesting statement to come from Montgomerie though was the hint that he is looking to increase his captain picks for the ryder cup “We now get down to thinking about the qualification and if there are any changes to be done we’ll have a chat in May in Ireland and I want to put it to my leading players and see what they feel about it.”

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 at 6:49 pm and is filed under Ryder Cup 2010. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.