ANOTHER MELTDOWN FOR MONTY.Byline: JILL PAINTER GOLF Another meltdown meltdown Occurrence in which a huge amount of thermal energy and radiation is released as a result of an uncontrolled chain reaction in a nuclear power reactor. The chain reaction that occurs in the reactor's core must be carefully regulated by control rods, which absorb for Monty (programming, abuse) monty - /mon'tee/ Any program with a ludicrously complex user interface that performs a trivial task. An example would be a menu-driven, button clicking, pulldown, pop-up windows program for listing directories. Colin Montgomerie Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE (born June 23, 1963) is a Scottish professional golfer often referred to by his nickname 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles including a streak of seven consecutively blew it in another major. Yet not many will remember this one, because Phil Mickelson's meltdown was much more troubling. But Monty won't forget. Of all of his failures, this one must hurt the most. Montgomerie's meltdowns in majors are well-chronicled. It was the same story this past weekend, only with different mistakes. Montgomerie played himself into contention for the U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
``This is as difficult as it gets,'' Montgomerie said in his post-round news conference. ``You wonder sometimes why you put yourself through this.'' Montgomerie has come agonizingly close to winning a major, with five second-place finishes Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the . He tied for second with Mickelson and Jim Furyk James Michael Furyk (born May 12, 1970) is an American professional golfer, known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing. In September 2006 he reached a career high of second in the Official World Golf Rankings. on Sunday, the third time he has finished second at the U.S. Open. Maybe it's just not meant to be. It appears that Montgomerie, 42, squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. the best shot he'll ever have again at winning a major. ``At my age, I've got to think positively,'' Montgomerie said. ``I'm 43 next week and it's nice I can come back to this tournament and do well again. I look forward to coming back here again next year and try another U.S. Open disaster.'' Even Montgomerie referred to it as a disaster. His comments elicited laughter from reporters, and laughter is the best medicine, right? He tried to be funny. Hey, at least he talked. A reporter asked about his debacle on No. 18, the 72nd hole of the tournament. He jokingly said he played only 71 holes. If only it took 71 to win a major. On No. 17, Montgomerie made a brilliant 40-foot putt for birdie. The crowd was behind him. Even his first shot on No. 18 was sitting pretty in the fairway. Hitting the ball in the fairway at Winged Foot is the biggest challenge. He was 172 yards out. How could he mess that up? Just put it on the green and make a putt. His approach shot was right and was buried in deep rough off the green. He got the ball out but it sailed way past the hole and he three-putted from 25 feet. ``I switched from a 6(-iron) to a 7. I thought adrenaline adrenaline (ədrĕn`əlĭn, –lēn): see epinephrine. would kick in,'' Montgomerie said. ``I usually hit the ball 10 yards further in that circumstance. I caught it slightly heavy and it went slightly right. It was a poor shot, no question about that, and I put myself into poor position.'' Ironically, he was in his best position to win, especially with Tiger Woods  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. missing the cut. After an 11-week absence in which he mourned the death of his father, Woods wasn't ready to play a U.S. Open golf course. As if that will happen again. Mickelson, who won the previous two majors, blew up on the last hole. The scenario was too perfect for Monty. He blew it and admitted it. ``This is the first time I've really messed up,'' Montgomerie said. ``Other chances I've had, other players have done very well. Ernie has done well and Steve Elkington Stephen John Elkington (born December 8, 1962) is an Australian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was born in Inverell, Australia and grew up in Wagga Wagga.[1] holed putts and Ernie has done well again. This is the first time that I've really messed up, which is OK. You're entitled to a couple of mess-ups along the way.'' But mistakes won't win you a major. Phil has the hearts of New Yorkers but Montgomerie had his share of fans, too. Yet they couldn't will him to win. ``Fantastic support, fabulous support, not just from the U.S. crowd, but from the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of crowd, and I thank them for that support,'' Montgomerie said. ``It was great, you know, to be non-American coming over here and to have that support. It was great, and I thank them for that.'' He starts off with a bang and can't match it. Remember his course-record 64 in the 2002 British Open that was followed a day later by an 84? Have you ever seen anything like it? Montgomerie was bad the entire round that day and had to take a break afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here . This was just one really bad hole. ``I doubled the last (hole) there and Phil holed a very good putt to double the last,'' Montgomerie said of No. 18. ``It's a very tricky hole, but it shouldn't be that tricky from the fairway. I did the hard thing, hit the fairway. That's my strength, normally. I hit the wrong club for my second shot. ``We put ourselves into poor position after two shots, and then it was difficult from then on, because that green is very fast.'' And just like that, another major quickly escaped Colin Montgomerie's grasp. CAPTION(S): box Box: THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE |
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