COL'S READY TO ROLE FOR THE BIG ONE.Byline: Neil Cameron
THE biggest year of Colin Montgomerie's life started yesterday - just don't mention the R word when it's all over. Monty had an average week at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles is a European Tour golf tournament which is played at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland, which has been one of the best known golf resorts in Scotland since the 1920s. but his real work now begins off the course. Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Biennial team golf event first held in 1927. It was originally played between teams of golfers from the U.S. and Britain; since 1979 players opposing the U.S. have been chosen from all of Europe. The trophy was donated by the British seed merchant Samuel Ryder. qualification takes centre stage with every ranking point precious for the European hopefuls aiming to be among the lucky 12 at Celtic Manor next year. Montgomerie, Scotland's first captain since Sam Torrance in 2002, said: "I'm looking forward to it all starting up. "The whole Tour is. Everyone is beginning to think about this now. "It's been six months since the appointment and now it's great to get on to the golf, as opposed to all the administrative duties. "The Press will be talking about the word Ryder for the next 12 months. If anyone mentions it the day after it's finished,I'll shoot them." More than a few players complained about Gleneagles' Centenary Course last week, the venue for the 2014 Ryder Cup, with the greens coming in for particular criticism. Last year Lee Westwood suggested they should be dug up and Monty admits it they won't be up to scratch any time soon. He said: "They have a five-year plan at Gleneagles and this is the second. The greens will be fantastic by the 2014 Ryder Cup." At least Monty saw some improvement from Scots, with Paul Lawrie third while Gary Orr and Steven O'Hara just a few shots off. He said: "Gary, Paul and Steven were all on the leaderboard lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament . It's fantastic." |
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