Montgomerie says there is nothing wrong with the Centenary course

Darren Clarke has criticised the Centenary's "American-style" set-up, insisting a traditional Scottish course should host the match.

But Montgomerie, chairman of the Johnnie Walker Championship currently being played on the course, believes the Europeans will have an advantage.

"We already know this course well and have another seven years," he said.

"I'm convinced we won at Valderrama because we knew the course so well, also at the Belfry and last year at the K Club.

"I think the course is getting better each year. I feel the course would stand up to any Ryder Cup."

Gleneagles is a wonderful venue but this is the wrong course Darren Clarke

On Thursday an angry Clarke said: "It is unbelievable they (the Ryder Cup committee) have chosen this course to stage the 2014 match," he said.

"Scotland is the home of golf. There are two better ones here at Gleneagles. We shouldn't play on an American style course. It's beyond my comprehension."

The Centenary course was designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus, but the 39-year-old Clarke favours the adjacent Kings course, which has staged European Tour events, or the Queens layout.

"Gleneagles is a wonderful venue but this is the wrong course," Clarke said.

"There's only been one Ryder Cup in Scotland, in 1973 (Muirfield), and then they choose a course like this one. The Ryder Cup is steeped in history and I just can't see it here."