Monty: Europeans can win majors

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And if it cannot be him in the Open at Carnoustie next week, the 44-year-old Scot has picked Padraig Harrington and Paul Casey as the two most likely to end Europe's eight years without major success.

He said: "I think we have more players capable of it than ever before. The whole Ryder Cup team are capable, but some are more capable than others and if you are looking for a couple then Harrington and Casey would be my picks."

Those two have chosen not to compete in this week's Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, but there is still stiff competition for Montgomerie - Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Sergio Garcia, Angel Cabrera and Luke Donald to name just six.

"You would have got a lot of money on Angel Cabrera and Zach Johnson winning the first two majors of the year," added the eight-time European number one.

"So it is possible to beat Tiger. But he won the last two of last year and he might well go and do the same again.

"Let's hope not - let's hope we have European success sooner rather than later.

"We spoke of the Ryder Cup last September as the strongest we've ever had. Now is the time - time we turned our Ryder Cup success into major championship success.

"We've won five of the last six Ryder Cups and yet we haven't won a major (since Paul Lawrie's triumph at Carnoustie in 1999).

"It seems unbelievable that one of the team can't come through. At the Ryder Cup the word 'major' isn't mentioned, mainly because it's negative. We try to be positive and talk about old Ryder Cups."