bernhard langer

for months many in the golf media have been speculating about a senior golfer playing for corey pavin’s u.s. ryder cup team (tom watson, fred couples and pavin himself have been mentioned), but it could be the european team that boasts a champions tour player. euro skipper colin montgomerie surprised many when he said he would consider two-time senior major champ bernhard langer as a captain’s pick. langer may not be the best player available to monty, but right now the winner of the british and u.s. senior opens is one of the hottest. and if padraig harrington, paul casey or Justin rose (his obvious choices) can make the team on merit after this week’s pga championship, langer just might be montgomerie’s best alternate wild-card selection. consider the candidates: former players championship winners henrik stenson and sergio garcia aren’t anywhere near ryder cup form, and edoardo moli-nari, alvaro quiros and ross mcgowan have no cup experience. “it wouldn’t be an out-of-the-blue pick,” said montgomerie. “i know through personal experience he’s as good a partner as you could ever have.” and with lee westwood’s calf injury making him questionable for cup play, langer just may be the best decision monty can make.