The task at St Andrews Opens is to provoke the best players in the world into displaying their peerless talents to the most evocative extent – no matter the winning score.
By Sunday evening at Ryder Cups, as champagne is being sprayed all over the place, no one remembers what happened on the Friday morning. That’s the beauty of the Ryder Cup. The team is what matters.
Henrik Stenson in his boxer briefs. Tommy Fleetwood blow-drying his hair. Colin Montgomerie driven to distraction by a fly. Justin Rose tossing expletives up a storm. And Gary Player, well, being Gary Player.
In the history of the venerable Irish Open, 33 times a competitor has marked a ‘1’ on their scorecard, including eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie. Twice!
Everyone who was at the 1997 Masters is being asked for their take on Tiger Woods’ landmark performance 20 years later, but few had the view of Colin Montgomerie.
Australian Golf Digest
