Bernhard Langer good enough to play in Ryder Cup, say past legends
German, 56, should be in Paul McGinley's Euro team, say Watson, Montgomerie and Jacklin
Tom Watson, Colin Montgomerie and Tony Jacklin have called for the 56-year-old Bernhard Langer to be considered for Ryder Cup selection after his emphatic 13-stroke victory in the Senior British Open at the weekend.
British bookmakers Ladbrokes rate the German veteran a 20-1 shot to be chosen by European captain Paul McGinley for the biennial match against the United States at Gleneagles in Scotland in September.
If Langer is picked, he would become the oldest player in the history of the competition, surpassing American Ray Floyd who was 51 when he appeared in the team event in 1993.
I'd certainly be saying to Paul that this guy is playing so well he might be worth a pick
"I'd certainly be saying to Paul that this guy is playing so well he might be worth a pick," US Ryder Cup skipper Watson said after finishing tied 10th in the senior event at Royal Porthcawl in Wales on Sunday.
"The way he is hitting it just now Gleneagles is a course that could be played by Bernhard."
Former European Ryder Cup captain Montgomerie, who finished a distant second on Sunday, said world number two and new British Open champion Rory McIlroy would have found it tough to keep up with Langer at Porthcawl.
"Bernhard Langer's performance is one of the golfing performances of all time," said eight-times European number one Montgomerie of the German's 18-under-par effort on the Welsh links.