| Lacking somewhat in confidence after a string | | | | the beginning of the summer included a top-20 |
| of inconsistent performances on demanding | | | | place at the BMW, runner-up at the French |
| courses - Monty has taken the decision to not | | | | Open and a share of the 24th position at the |
| participate in the SAS Masters or KLM Open to | | | | European Open. |
| be staged in Holland in August. | | | | |
| | | | Unfortunately, since the Scottish Open at |
| His decision will leave himself little | | | | Loch Lomond that saw him miss the cut - his |
| opportunity to impress European Ryder Cup | | | | performances have lacked confidence and most |
| Captain, Nick Faldo into selecting the Scot | | | | importantly, results. |
| as one of his two wild-card entries. Monty's | | | | |
| last opportunity will come at the end of | | | | Not breaking 70 in his last 11 rounds and |
| August in the Johnnie Walker Championship at | | | | poor finishes in America at the WGC |
| Gleneagles, Scotland. | | | | Bridgestone Invitational and US PGA |
| | | | Championship - both contributing to his |
| Monty is placing all hopes on taking a short | | | | decision for a break from the game. |
| break from the game as a catalyst for | | | | |
| regaining his confidence and producing a | | | | The golfing world is expecting both Ian |
| Ryder Cup inspiring performance at | | | | Poulter and Paul Casey to be granted |
| Gleneagles. A string of good performances at | | | | wild-card places in the team. |