SCOTLAND'S Martin Laird, joint leader of the US Tour's Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, after a course record-equalling opening round of 63, said it would be "obscene" to even think about making the European Ryder Cup team.
But the fact is, that he is not even eligible for it.
The 25-year-old player who is from Glasgow is a US Tour rookie who came to the United States eight years ago on a golf scholarship at Colorado State University.
Only European Tour members
are eligible for the Ryder Cup, so Laird's only way in would be to receive an invitation to play a tournament and join as an affiliate member. "It's definitely not on my mind, but if I won this week and next, who knows," said Laird, adding that he has never even spoken to European captain Nick Faldo.
He finished tied fourth in his last start at the Reno-Tahoe Open after coming equal 22nd at the previous week's Canadian Open, which was won by his good friend Chez Reavie.
"We were rooming in Toronto," added Laird.
"I saw him win wire to wire, every step with him, because at night he would come back and talk about it.
"He said to me Sunday night 'if I can do it, you can do it'.
"After seeing one of your friends you know you're all kind of the same standard, it definitely gives you a bit of a confidence boost to see that you can do it."
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