Colin Montgomerie reunites with Callaway Golf in attempt to regain form at Volvo Golf Champions
Colin Montgomerie, one of the grizzled veterans on the European Tour, has decided to reclaim his once glorious spot on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) and has even switched over to his previous brand of equipment in an attempt to reignite the flickering flame inside.
The 48-year-old Scott was talking about his chances in the strictly invite-only event in a pre-tournament press conference and revealed that he will now be playing with Callaway Golf, his previous brand of equipment.
"I'm looking forward to trying to win," he said. "That's the goal and I've changed equipment to try to realise it. I had most of my success in the 90s with Callaway equipment".
"I won five Orders of Merit in a row with Callaway. I've seen the equipment and what's to come and made the decision to go back,” he highlighted.
Montgomerie, who has a penchant of travelling around the world following his passion for the sport, was on a two-day visit of Afghanistan recently, where he tee-ed off with the English soldiers and distributed free equipment to the local players.
The former Ryder Cup Captain, who successfully led the European Team to a glorious victory in 2010, is playing in the event primarily because of his career profile.
He has fallen well below on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) to qualify for any of the high profile events on both sides of the Atlantic and spends most of his time as a commentator on the tourneys.
Montgomerie is paired with young Tom Lewis, who broke headlines with his opening round in the Open Championship last year and Montgomerie admits he will be keeping a close eye on the young Englishman.
Montgomerie said, "I'm looking forward to playing with Tom. And I look forward to the challenge of trying to finish ahead of him".
Montgomerie has been part of the European Tour since the year 1988 and has been one of the strongest proponents of the European Golf along with the late Seve Ballesteros and is often credited of promoting the sport in continental Europe.
Despite his stellar career, where he has won 40 professional titles, Montgomerie is considered one of the most unfortunate English players who were never able to bag a major title.
He was bestowed with the Order of the British Empire in the year 2005, for his valuable service for the English golf.
The veteran is currently engaged in the Volvo Golf Champions in South Africa, marking his 25th year on the European Tour.
He said that The Links at Fancourt is rated the number one course in South Africa and highly respected among the professional players of the country. The Scott added that playing the Fancourt holds special reverence for him.
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