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Golf-Havret leads but Westwood slams Gleneagles greens (Reuters) Gregory Havret upstaged Europe's Ryder Cup contenders at the Centenary course on Thursday by taking an early two-shot lead in the first round of the Johnnie Walker Championship. Casey not convinced Poulter is a lock (PA SportsTicker) By Andrew Both PA SportsTicker Golf Writer Playing or not, Monty might be open to lending a hand at Ryder Cup (PA SportsTicker) Colin Montgomerie might be prepared to work alongside Nick Faldo at the Ryder Cup after all - if, that is, he does not get a captain's pick on Sunday night. Harrington amazed by LPGA's English rule for Tour players (Reuters) British Open champion Padraig Harrington expressed astonishment on Wednesday after hearing that the women's LPGA Tour will require its players to speak English from 2009. Golf-Harrington amazed by LPGA's English rule for Tour players (Reuters) British Open champion Padraig Harrington expressed astonishment on Wednesday after hearing that the women's LPGA Tour will require its players to speak English from 2009. Volatile system brings unpredictable playoffs (AP) Padraig Harrington has won the last two majors and is considered the favorite to be voted player of the year on the PGA Tour. But if he doesn't play well the next two weeks, he might not even make it to the Tour Championship. Then there's Kevin Sutherland, who hasn't won in more than six years and has never made it to the Tour Championship in his 13 years on tour. Montgomerie, Clarke chase Ryder Cup spots (AP) Colin Montgomerie and Darren Clarke are among the European stars who have a last chance this week to capture places on the Ryder Cup team. Along with Paul McGinley, Ian Poulter and Paul Casey, they are hoping to do enough in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles or the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston to impress captain Nick Faldo and secure one of two wild card spots. PREVIEW-Golf-Pacesetting Singh has one eye on Boston challengers (Reuters) FedExCup points leader Vijay Singh will be keeping one eye on his closest rivals when he bids for a third PGA Tour title in five starts at this week's Deutsche Bank Championship outside Boston.

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