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Woods, who missed the USA's comprehensive 2008 victory in Kentucky after undergoing knee surgery, posted a perfect five-from-five points return as the USA toppled an International team 19.5-14.5 in the President's Cup at the weekend.

"It will be difficult enough to try to regain the Ryder Cup without Tiger Woods, never mind if he is back to his top form and winning five points out of five," said Montgomerie.

"It makes our job even tougher, so we have to counteract that by playing as well as we can against him and also the other 11 players on that team.

"But I think it makes it a better win if we can regain the Ryder Cup with Tiger Woods on it."

Montgomerie, a veteran of eight Cup campaigns, hopes that as many of his prospective team will familiarise themselves with Celtic Manor by playing in next summer's Wales Open.

He will email players to that effect - encouraging them to enter the Wales Open, an event that several of his star names will not have featured in before.

"It goes without saying that in the Wales Open, if I have one of my European potentials or probables or possibles - or whatever you call them to win by a few shots here (Celtic Manor) does them no harm at all," he added.

Montgomerie also revealed he would like Welsh representation - either in his team or among the all-important support staff.

"If I don't have a Welsh representative on the course playing, I would like to have some sort of Welsh help in the background," he said. "I think it is good for everybody; the fact that, what, 65-70% of the spectators here will be Welsh. It's only right that I would encourage some of the backroom staff, if you like, to be of that nationality."