Montgomerie withdraws from European Masters
August 30, 2009
GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP)—European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomeriewithdrew from this week’s European Masters in Crans-sur-Sierre, where qualifyingbegins for next year’s European team.
He cited fatigue in making the announcement Sunday after a closing-round 71left him tied for 31st place at the Johnnie Walker Championship in Scotland.
He says traveling to the United States for the PGA Championship and to theNetherlands for last week’s Dutch Open resulted in him needing “a week torecharge my batteries.”
Montgomerie says he’ll watch on television as the race for Ryder pointskicks off. He wished “everyone attempting to earn a place in my team for CelticManor next year the very best of luck.”
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