LONDON (PA) -- Sergio Garcia appears to want to leave nothing to chance at the Ryder Cup. Both the caddies he has been using this season could be there.

"This may well be the case," said Europe's Ryder Cup Director Richard Hills of the possibility of England's Billy Foster and South African Glen Murray both being at Valhalla. "But it is not completely signed off yet,"

The two have been job-sharing this season and splitting their slice of Garcia's earnings regardless of which caddie is on the bag.

The arrangement has worked out very well for Foster, who was at home both when the Spaniard won the Players Championship last spring and again when he was runner-up to Padraig Harrington at the PGA Championship.

MONTY KEEN TO PROVE HIS WORTH: Colin Montgomerie is insisting his desire to play in the Ryder Cup is "greater than ever."

The 45-year-old Scot's decision not to play in the SAS Masters in Sweden last week or the upcoming KLM Open in Holland has ruled him out of automatic qualification. His only way to a ninth appearance now -- and the chance to break Nick Faldo's all-time points record -- is as a wild-card pick from none other than Faldo.

Europe's captain names his two selections after the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles on Aug. 31. Montgomerie is chairman of that tournament.

On his own Web site, Montgomerie said his time off after missing the cut at the PGA Championship was to "reacquaint" himself with his family, having played 11 of the past 13 events to attempt to make sure of a Ryder Cup spot.

"I decided to take these two weeks off from tournament golf as, with automatic qualification now out of the question, I thought it very important to put in some serious practice time so I am ready to perform to the best of my ability should I come into the reckoning for a captain's selection," he wrote.

"My desire to play in the Ryder Cup is greater than ever -- as I have shown in the past and in my schedule which has been geared towards qualifying -- but I want now to work on my game to compete as well as I can in Scotland and to have my game to a standard that would allow me, hopefully, to perform at a level to help the team (if I am part of it) to the requisite 14 and a half points.

"After these few days with my wife and family I am ready to get down to some serious hard work at Gleneagles, which is no more than 10 minutes from home, so some long hours can easily be put in," he added.

"Hopefully, the crowds will inspire me to a great week. It will be a really strong tournament with so many European players in the field battling to improve their positions on the European Ryder Cup rankings in the final qualifying event," he wrote. "I think the spectators are in for a great week -- weather permitting!"

FALDO HAILS HARRINGTON: Nick Faldo has hailed Padraig Harrington's major double as a huge boost for the Europeans as they go for an unprecedented fourth successive Ryder Cup win.

"I was delighted and impressed with Padraig's performance and he's going to bring something very special to the team," said Faldo after watching the British Open winner also capture the PGA Championship. "Having the only current major champion at the Ryder Cup will add significant weight to our campaign.

Two more events are to come before Faldo has to name his two wild cards, but even with PGA Championship runner-up Sergio Garcia moving into the top 10 the task is still not an easy one.

And it has been made no easier by Paul Casey's decision to stay in America rather than return to Europe as Justin Rose and Ian Poulter have done. Casey has never won on the PGA Tour, but even two in a row might not be enough to put him into an automatic place.

Rose has entered this week's KLM Open, but also might play the Johnnie Walker Championship if he still needs points, while Ian Poulter is 12th in the standings and set to return to Europe.

With Luke Donald out for the year, Poulter, Casey and Colin Montgomerie are at the centre of the wild-card speculation. Montgomerie has the experience, of course, and Harrington has stated firmly that he would like to see the 45-year-old Scot selected.

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