The European team also included Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter, Ross Fisher, Francesco Molinari, Edoardo Molinari, Peter Hanson, Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington and Miguel Angel Jimenez.

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After his promising second-round 67, Edoardo Molinari only managed a 73 to move back to five under - eighth in the 12-man field at Sun City.

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But Ryder Cup brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari were among those who failed to make it through to the final day at St Andrews, along with Swede Peter Hanson.

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For Europe, Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy played with Luke Donald and Martin Kaymer, Harrington and Peter Hanson went out with Lee Westwood and Ross Fisher with Edoardo Molinari and his brother Francesco taking on Ian Poulter and Miguel Angel Jimenez.

BBC: Ryder Cup 2010: Seve Ballesteros inspires Europe team

The Swede, along with Miguel-Angel Jimenez and Edoardo and Francesco Molinari, have been left out of the opening day's fourball action.

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Italian brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari formed another pair, while world number four Lee Westwood teamed up with USPGA champion Martin Kaymer.

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In the pro-am format, Montgomerie is playing with his brother Douglas and Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell, while Italian brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari play in the same fourball alongside amateur partner Gianfranco Zola, the former West Ham manager and Chelsea striker.

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