Colin Montgomerie believes golf cannot afford to let the competitive edge disappear
from the Ryder Cup.
The former European number one fears that the fierce rivalry of
the Ryder Cup may be tamed down following the outrageous scenes
at the last Cup meeting in Brookline.
"The Ryder Cup just would not work without its competitiveness
and fire. There will be incidents at The Belfry," he predicted.
"There are always incidents in matchplay and certain things creep
up to make the rivalry even more intense which is good. This is
what it needs. "
Montgomerie said: "There is no point in going around giving each
other five-foot putts all day long. So let's be competitive, but
at the same time respect the etiquette of the game."
