Montgomerie: Vying for wildcard

Nick Faldo knows exactly what I can bring to the Ryder Cup on and off the course, I don't have to speak about that anymore than I have.

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Colin Montgomerie insists he has nothing to prove to Nick Faldo as he bids to secure a wildcard berth for the Ryder Cup, while the tensions between Ian Poulter and himself have risen.

The Scot still holds ambitions to make next month's showdown at Valhalla and remains confident that captain Nick Faldo's choice will be 'the right one'.

"Nick Faldo knows exactly what I can bring to the Ryder Cup on and off the course, I don't have to speak about that anymore than I have," Montgomerie told Sky Sports.

"We've played together so often in that tournament that I know what he's capable of and vice versa.

"It's his decision and he's got a very difficult decision I must admit. It's not clear cut as it has been over previous years possibly and it's a very difficult decision ahead of him.

"But I'm sure knowing Nick, and knowing the record he has and who he is, he'll make the right one."

Tensions

Meanwhile, the on-going rumblings between wildcard rivals Montgomerie and Poulter look set to continue with the 45-year-old Scot responding to Poulter's latest comments.

Montgomerie originally sparked a dispute with Poulter by suggesting the Englishman had a 'hotline to Faldo'.

Poulter, who decided not to compete for one of the final automatic places in the team, reacted angrily to those comments and told the Scot he should be 'getting his head down and trying to play good golf', a line which Monty has now responded to.

"It's nice to be told what to do by one so young and so inexperienced," he quipped.

"He (Poulter) did say he has spoken to Faldo. Has anyone else said that? No."