Colin Montgomerie's case for being on the Ryder Cup team in September definitely improved with the support of British Open champ Padraig Harrington. In the Scottish Herald, Harrington said:
Now that I'm in the team, I hope to tee it up with Monty in the Ryder Cup at Valhalla. I look forward to playing with anybody in the team, but going back to the last couple of games I played with Monty, he would certainly be a pick of mine.
As of July 20, Montgomerie is ranked 15th in the standings.