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Six mistakes fixed by Monty

Colin Montgomerie, 20 August 2010 14:30

Club golfers make the same errors again and again. Here’s my advice to correct the most common ones. 1. RESPECT THE ROUGH Too many amateurs try to do too much with the ball from the rough. I’ve seen players take a driver to a ball I could hardly see! Now that’s just mad. If you look at the lie ...

Monty Matchplay Memory: Out First, Back First

Colin Montgomerie, 08 July 2010 16:55

EVENT: The 2002 Ryder Cup at The Belfry. RESULT: Trounced Scott Hoch 5&4 in the singles. THE STORY: Sent out first by captain Sam Torrance, to set a winning tone for the critical final day, Monty delivered in fine form. He crushed his first drive down the fairway and took an immediate lead with a birdie putt from 18 feet. ...

Monty Matchplay Memory: The Conceded Putt

Colin Montgomerie, 08 July 2010 16:51

EVENT: The 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline. RESULT: Halved match against Payne Stewart. THE STORY: A month before his death in a plane crash, Payne Stewart played in the Ryder Cup at Brookline. Thought by some in the early days to be a loud-mouthed patriot, he was appalled by the abuse that Montgomerie received that day. Stewart waded into the ...

Monty Matchplay Memory: West Course Wonders

Colin Montgomerie, 08 July 2010 16:47

EVENT: The 1999 Cisco World Match Play Championship at Wentworth. RESULT: Won, beating Mark O’Meara 3&2 in the final. THE STORY: Playing some of the best golf of his life, Montgomerie was 29 under par for his 99 holes, which contained only four bogeys. It was his sixth win in 14 events in Europe, equalling the modern record of Seve ...

Monty Matchplay Memory: The Winning Putt

Colin Montgomerie, 08 July 2010 16:19

EVENT: The 2004 Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills. RESULT: Holed the winning putt in a record 18½-9½ victory. THE STORY: Leading 11-5 going into the final day, Europe needed 3½ points to keep the Cup. After a challenging year off the course, there was no more appropriate man to hole the winning putt than Monty. All-square with David Toms after ...

The changing face of golf

Colin Montgomerie, 11 June 2010 16:41

From Asia to the Olympics, rampant technology to rising stars, Colin Montgomerie’s opinions are worth listening to. Colin Montgomerie is one of the most articulate and thoughtful players in the game. The 2010 Ryder Cup captain has been travelling the world playing golf for more than 20 years, in which time he’s seen some significant changes. He admits the sport ...

Colin Montgomerie Swing Sequence Golf Tip

Colin Montgomerie, 12 January 2009 01:00

MONTY'S WORDS OF WISDOMI used to say "I hit a driver, 8-iron at the 5th, but I realised pretty quickly that such boasting means nothing. You must learn that what it says on the bottom of the club is irrelevant to scoring. 1. Stay looseI have very light hands. I'd guarantee that every one of you reading this would grip ...

Colin Montgomerie Putting Tips

Colin Montgomerie, 12 January 2009 01:00

'I've done this thousands of times'In 2004, I was given the opportunity to hole the winning putt at the Ryder Cup. It was on the last green at Oakland Hills and it was a curling five footer - one horrible distance whatever your handicap because those are expected to go in. Once I'd agreed with Alister, my caddie, that it ...

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