Sandy Lyle (Image: Zuma Press)

Monty was eventually cleared by rules officials, but apologized anyway and donated his prize money to charity.  He was somewhat confused about Lyle’s apology, and seemed a bit put out by all the attention the issue’s been receiving.

Lyle’s cheating comment is just another chapter in an ongoing feud between the two golfers, a feud that seems to have started when both men lobbied to be the 2010 European Ryder Cup captain.  Many insiders believe Lyle blew his chance at last year’s Open Championship when he withdrew after shooting 11-over for the first ten holes.  He now says he pulled out due to a wrist injury, something he failed to mention last year at Birkdale.  It was frustration from constant questions about the Open withdrawal that led Lyle to bring up Montgomerie’s alleged cheating in 2005.

Both Lyle and Montgomerie will be at Turnberry this week for the Open Championship, although I doubt they’ll be spending much quality time together.

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Lyle And Monty in a War of Words

Colin Montgomerie (Image: Zuma Press)

Golf is competing with baseball, karate, roller sports, rugby sevens, softball and squash for one of two available program spots in the 2016 Olympics and beyond. 

The IGF has proposed that the top 15 players in the world rankings will gain automatic entry to the games, with the remaining spots filled by the highest-ranked players whose countries don’t have two players participating in the field.  Under the IGF proposal, both men and women golfers will play a 72-hole stroke play tournament, with 60 players in the field.  Three-hole playoffs will be used to determine medal placement.

The IGF group has the backing of 19 major tours and amateur federations in 121 countries.  The IOC will make their decision at their annual session in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Legends Helping With Golf’s Olympic Pitch