Montgomerie was backed up by five vice-captains - Jose Maria Olazabal, Thomas Bjorn, Paul McGinley and Sergio Garcia.

BBC: Europe win Team of the Year award

Dredge joined Irishman Shane Lowry, Gareth Maybin of Northern Ireland, Dane Thomas Bjorn, Spaniards Jose Manuel Lara and Ignacio Garrido, Tano Goya of Argentina and Scots Andrew Coltart and Montgomerie, theEuropean Ryder Cup captain, in qualifying outright at international final qualifying.

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Thomas will now present his Jurassic Coast research project at the International Science Fair in San Jose, California.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Jurassic Coast student named UK Young Scientist of the Year 2010