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Olazabal wants Ryder Cup selection changes

Jose Maria Olazabal believes the system of picking Europe's Ryder Cup side should be changed.

The Spaniard also claimed that captain Sam Torrance's decision to choose Jesper Parnevik as his second wild card pick had been made a long time ago.

Olazabal had to win the BMW International Open in Munich at the weekend to claim the last automatic spot, but finished only 13th.

The 35-year-old said: "A change is needed as soon as possible to the system of electing players for the Ryder Cup team."

Torrance believed that Olazabal simply lacked the form to put him ahead of Parnevik for his second wild card.

The Swede is ranked 21st in the world to Olazabal's 63rd and though Torrance said it was a close call between the two, Olazabal believed the decision was made much earlier.

"It was obvious that Torrance was not going to choose me," he told www.marca.es.

"He made some comments in May and then I slowly realised that my chances of being in the Ryder Cup team were nearly impossible."

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