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McGinley, Langer assured of Ryder Cup spots
Posted: Friday August 31, 2001 2:10 PM
Updated: Friday August 31, 2001 2:11 PM
MUNICH (Reuters) -- Failures at the BMW International
Open by Phillip Price in 10th place, Ian Poulter in 11th and the
12th-placed man Miguel Angel Jimenez, mean that Paul McGinley
and Bernhard Langer are assured of their places in the European
Ryder Cup team at The Belfry.
Price, though, has to sit it out and wait back home in Wales
before he knows his fate.
The Welshman missed the cut agonizingly by just a stroke and
now wonders whether he has done enough to stay in the final
automatic slot.
Latest Ryder Cup place situation after Friday's second
Round of the BMW:
Eighth: Paul McGinley (70, 66, 136): With rivals missing the cut, McGinley celebrated his Belfry
debut in style, rounding off his day with his fifth and sixth
birdies. He has done it in remarkably consistent fashion, making
the cut in every Ryder Cup event but one. The Irishman has no
love of the Nord Eichenried course but gritted his teeth to
produce his best return over 36 holes in Munich.
Ninth: Bernhard Langer (67, 69, 136): The German disappointed his avid fans by not being closer to
the lead and blamed his putter for the shortfall of nine strokes
between him and leader John Daly. Langer insisted though, after
accruing four birdies with only one bogey that he is more
concerned with winning his home event than the Ryder Cup -- even
though he is now a certainty for The Belfry after being ignored
for a wild-card last campaign.
10th Phillip Price (71, 70, 141): Despite a brave birdie putt of six feet on the last, the
Welshman missed the cut by a stroke and now has to sit out the
weekend wondering if he will be passed. His bogey on the seventh
after mounting a charge of three birdies in five holes could
prove a millstone rather than a milestone in his career. A
missed green and then a tired chip short showed the fatigue of
which Price has complained this week.
11th Ian Poulter (73, 71, 144): The young Englishman, suffering a collar-bone strain that
hindered his chances, took his failure to make the team this
time on the chin as he again produced plenty of birdies, six,
but cursed the bogeys that meant he missed the cut by four
shots. "Even if I'm going to stay 11th it's a major
disappointment," said last year's rookie of the year. "But I
gave it a good shot and I'm going to be there one day -- soon."
12th Miguel Angel Jimenez (67,74, 141): A complete contrast to his bright start as Seve
Ballesteros's vice-captain from 1997 failed to make his second
Ryder Cup by missing the cut by a stroke. All looked well when
he went out two-under but then Jimenez crashed. A double-bogey
when he tangled with sand and three successive bogeys coming
home, cost him dearly. "I made some bad decisions and got mad,"
said the man from Malaga.
13th Andrew Oldcorn (67, 69, 136): A steady day with only bogeys around the turn to mar his
chances, Oldcorn found five birdies to keep his slim hopes alive
of passing Phillip Price, but the odds seem against the Scot
with so many adversaries in contention.
14th Andrew Coltart (69, 71, 140): Without a superhuman effort akin to leader John Daly's
efforts over the first two days, the Scot's race is run after a
quiet day of three birdies and two bogeys. Like Oldcorn he can
still get in by finishing second in Munich, but he only just
made the cut on the button.
15th Mathias Gronberg (74, 70, 144): Gronberg's fleeting hopes disappeared with three bogeys in
his first six holes but the damage had already been done for the
Swede in his opening round.
16th Ian Woosnam (69, 67, 136): An eagle and three birdies in his first six holes lifted the
veteran Welshman who looked at that stage as if he could be a
threat to his fellow-countryman Phillip Price's hopes of staying
in 10th place on Sunday night. However, Woosnam then went into
neutral and he has a Welsh mountain to climb now -- second place
might be just good enough -- if he is to return to the Ryder Cup
fold and double his duties between vice-captain and player.
17th Robert Karlsson (70,68, 138): Karlsson's three birdies in six holes after the turn leaves
the Swede still swinging but he needs to win to make up for his
disappointment of finishing 11th two years ago.
18th Jose Maria Olazabal (70, 62, 132): Olazabal's famous flamenco of 1987 was revived when he holed
out for albatross on the 11th to spark his hopes of making
Europe's team with victory this weekend. His caddie -- Ian
Woosnam's faithful bagman for 14 years before switching to the
double Masters champion this year, already had the club ready on
the 11th before the Spaniard.
19th Sergio Garcia (67, 67, 134): El Nino could have been ready to blow a storm when he
double-bogeyed the fourth, having already dropped a shot on the
short second but the young Spaniard hit back with eight birdies
to still stay a threat to Phillip Price's hopes. Garcia is
already assured of a Belfry place because Sam Torrance will hand
him a wild-card if he does not win in Munich and claim an
automatic place.
20th Thomas Levet (70, 66, 136): A sizzling back nine by the British Masters champion
produced five birdies, three in a row after the turn and two to
finish, and Levet is still in there fighting to be France's
second Ryder Cup player after Jean Van de Velde last campaign.
21st Paul Lawrie (70, 70, 140): Another one right on the button for the weekend, the 1999
British Open champion might have to wait another two years
before the hope of another Cup appearance after a quiescent
round of four birdies and two bogeys.
22nd Warren Bennett (69, 68, 137): Four birdies and no bogeys but the tall Englishman looks to
have far too much to do from 10 strokes adrift of the lead -- and
only victory will suffice for him to have any chance of making
his Ryder Cup debut.
23rd Dean Robertson (64, 69, 133): A sterling effort by the little Scot as he collected four
birdies before disappointingly dropping a shot on the last. He
will need to switch to his first round mode to have any hope of
claiming the victory that could get him into the team.
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