Friday, September 10, 2010

2010 BMW Championship - Casey Win(s) Would Give Monty Heartburn

AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 29: Colin Montgomerie,The European Ryder Cup captain, talks to the press during his announcement of his three captain's picks after the final round of The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles at the Gleneagles Hotel and Resort on August 29, 2010 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Paul Casey carded a pair of 69s in the first two rounds of the BMW Championship at Cog Hill. That placed him two strokes behind Charlie Wi and Matt Kuchar. Casey's well within sniffing distance to claim a win and provide European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie with a serious case of second guessing. Currently 14th in the FedEx Cup standings, Casey's a virtual lock to advance to the season ending event, THE TOUR Championship, one week before the Ryder Cup. He'll be in a field of only 30, thereby increasing his odds of Monty regretting skipping over the 9th ranked player in the world when selecting his Ryder squad. Part of the rationale in not choosing Casey was his full time involvement in the PGA Tour. Somehow that didn't digest well with Euro xenophobes. Truth is Casey has teed it up in 2010 in 11 European or joint PGA/Euro tournaments. At Cog Hill today some American spectators were heard offering Casey a temporary green card and selection to the US team. I don't care who you are, that's funny.

Monty has the unique ability to open mouth, insert foot. I'm looking forward to the inevitable gaffes afforded by open microphones in the next few weeks. Some people are just natural targets. Lotsa room for a bullseye on ole' Monty. Should be fun!







Til' next,

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