Colin Montgomerie: Tiger Woods will find it hard if he plays in the Ryder Cup

By Colin Montgomerie, Ryder Cup Captain Published: 7:00AM GMT twenty-five February 2010

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Turning up at Celtic Manor could be one of the hardest things Tiger ever does. He wouldnt be concerned about attack the ball, but he will be concerned about how the wives of the alternative players will conflict to him.

Some of them will be friends with Elin and they will sympathise with her annoy and pain. Some of them competence find it difficult to acquire Tiger behind in to the group. Im certain it is something that the American captain, Corey Pavin, will be giving a lot of thought to.

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I am vocalization from a little experience here. When I played in the 2004 Ryder Cup I had usually left by a formidable time in my personal life. I wasnt certain how things would be. I was on my own. I didnt know how everybody would react.

But they said: "Come on Monty, were all a piece of this, the group need you." To feel longed for similar to that was a illusory feeling and it all culminated in a important design of me with the girlfriends and wives. It helped lift the group together and pronounced a lot about the European family.

I dont know if it will be the same approach with Tiger. Im certain his reparation will assistance to overpass the gap, but there is no pledge all the wives will accept him.

We know the Ryder Cup is not Tigers prime event. I design him to be personification by afterwards but that doesnt meant he will fool around at Celtic Manor. It contingency be unequivocally formidable for Corey with his No 1 in limbo.

It will be even some-more formidable for Tiger. I wasnt certain how to take his statement. I watched it with my mother Gaynor in Perth and it seemed a bit peculiar when he hugged his silent and everybody else usually sat there. The timing was surprising as well, in the center of a tournament.

But Tiger might not be meditative true now. I recollect when I was on the front pages. I felt alone and anxious. These things can throw you off centre.

Tigers speak was great TV, but it wasnt half as great as the matches I was examination in the Accenture Matchplay. Did I unequivocally wish 3 captains picks? I contingency have been mad. How am I going to select 3 from so many?

Of march 9 will have the group by right and it is great to all but acquire Ian Poulter in to the side. We have had the spats, but thats all approach behind in the past. I have texted him my congratulations and he knows how most I worth his achievements.

His putting was smashing and thats a glorious item in matchplay. A integrate of years ago he talked about being the universe No 2 and right away hes removing there. Ians a tough, difficult aspirant and a man you wish on your side.

Poulter and Paul Casey are proof that Nick Faldo was right about his picks dual years ago. I assimilate that Nick is dissapoint that I wouldnt be consulting him, but my main dual sounding play will be Sam Torrance and Ian Woosnam since they are easy to encounter up with and they are the last dual British winners. Its that simple.

But I am certain Nick will be wanting a European success since it can usually assistance him on foot in to that American explanation booth.

We could usually have the strongest group ever. I could put my tip twelve players opposite my subsequent twelve players over 3 matches and not be means to envision the result. How sparkling is that?