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The clock is ticking for European match-play giants Sergio Garcia and Colin Montgomerie. But only the Spaniard helped his chances Thursday after he posted a first-round 69 (1-under), while Monty stumbled and grumbled to a 76 (6-over). Monty was less thrilled than his former Ryder Cup teammate. When the matches were held at Oakland Hills in 2004, it was the great Scot who holed the winning putt. These days, his birdie quota is drying up faster than Persian Gulf oil. He carded only two birdies on Thursday-at 11 and 12 (his front nine)-to eight bogeys, and he took 32 putts. In fact, Monty mustered only seven birdies for all four rounds of last week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. That's hardly the form Nick Faldo wants to see in a potential wildcard.

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Even though Monty's game is not where it once was,Faldo would be foolish to leave him out of the European Ryder Cup team.His past performances and experience would be an asset to the team.

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