He had previously been given eight Wimbledon wildcards but failed to win a match.

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Michelle Wie, 19, will make her debut for the US after she was handed one of captain Beth Daniel's wildcards.

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Meanwhile, former British number one Tim Henman believes there should be a review of the allocation of the wildcards in future.

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Europe's captain Alison Nicholas named Scot Janice Moodie, Wales' Becky Brewerton and Swede Anna Nordqvist as wildcards to make up her 12-strong tream.

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The captain's role is also to choose his wildcards and organise the pairings and singles order and McDowell insists Montgomerie performed his role to perfection.

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We're also anticipating at least a few Windows Phone wildcards that could shake up the status quo and make this a three-horse race.

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There are are four more wildcards to be awarded.

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