| Montgomerie welcomes McGinley | |
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| zoee | Apr 11 2013, 02:09 AM Post #1 |
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A day after missing out on Europe's Ryder Cup captaincy, Colin Montgomerie says he's not bitter and is fully behind the choice of Paul McGinley. Montgomerie, the winning 2010 captain, emerged as a late candidate after Darren Clarke pulled out of contention for the job, preferring to concentrate on his own game. But the 49-year-old Scotsman was opposed by several players; most notably No. 1-ranked Rory McIlroy, who felt Montgomerie wouldn't be motivated to win a second Ryder Cup with the discount golf clubs . Speaking ahead of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, Montgomerie said he was "flattered" to be considered and said he didn't campaign for the job. "I wasn't in the picture until a week before Christmas when I heard of others that felt there was an opportunity for me to captain the team at home in Scotland, which would have been a dream come true," Montgomerie said. "It hasn't happened I haven't pressed this in any way so I was flattered in many ways to be in that position with my taylormade rocketballz irons ." Asked if he was bitter about not being chosen, the Scotsman said, "goodness no, nothing to do with that at all." Montgomerie said that McGinley was "definitely" the right man for the job. "He was voted upon by the committee who run this tour," Montgomerie said. "As a man manager, he is very good and thorough. Preparation is what is required. He will do a very good job." Along with his 2010 captaincy, Montgomerie represented Europe eight times as a player with the wonderful rocketballz irons for sale , becoming in 2006 the second European to win the contest five times. He was top scorer at The Belfry in 2002 with 4 1/2 points out of five, and holed the winning putt at Oakland Hills in 2004. The fifth-ranked Justin Rose, also playing in Abu Dhabi, said he felt the push for Montgomerie didn't make sense. He backed both Clarke and McGinley and was firmly behind the 46-year-old Irishman once Clarke withdrew. |
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