Faldo to Monty: Thanks for Coming ... Now Beat It

Colin Montgomerie's run on Ryder Cup appearances could be over. Yesterday I mentioned that word on the street had captain Nick Faldo naming Ian Poulter's couture to the team, and that, coupled with Monty's recent rough patch (and by "recent" I mean "2008") could spell the end of a Ryder Cup career that spans eight events.

...[T]he 45-year-old Scotsman might have thought himself entitled to a little respect from Faldo, or at least a little insight on how his putative captain is thinking. Instead, he has been left hanging like a first-year rookie.

"None at all. None at all," Montgomerie said when he was asked if he had had any communication with Faldo. Asked if, as a senior player, he was disappointed not to have received a phone call, he struggled to remain diplomatic: "Yeah, good question. I don't know if anyone else has had any communication with him."

If I'm Paul Azinger, I'm on the horn with INS to get Monty fast-tracked as a U.S. citizen. Yeah, Montgomerie's an insufferable killjoy, but he might be America's best chance at winning one of these things. I've accepted that this probably won't happen, although I can't think of anything more riveting than watching Sergio Garcia and Montgomerie facing off in match play.

Two of the planet's biggest whiners going head-to-head makes for exciting television, I'd think. Plus, there's always a chance a cat fight breaks out. And if there's anything golf needs more of, it's cat fights. Just as long as they're in English, of course.