John Huggan of The Golf Observer writes that Scottish golf is in trouble. Besides Colin Montgomerie, who is ranked 59th in the world, there are no other Scottish players in the top-100 in the world, a depressing reality for the place where many believe golf was founded. Monty said:
I think we’re going through a transition. We’ve been going through a transition for 30 years, like our (presently hopeless) rugby team. We never come out of it really.
At least in golf I’ve managed to play on the Ryder Cup team for the last few times, so at least I have some representation. But if I don’t play this year (a strong possibility), we might not have a representative for the first time in modern history. So we’ve got to get going.
Alistair Tait of Golfweek magazine writes that Monty's assessment is "spot on"...
Sometimes Colin Montgomerie talks a lot of sense. Love him or loathe him, there are times when he speaks some hard truths.
His recent thoughts on the state of Scottish golf were, as we say over here, spot on.
Those responsible for the interests of Scottish golf should take his words to heart and act on them. And quickly, because when Monty goes there might not be much for Scottish golf journalists to write about.
