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US PGA Championship: Robert MacIntyre must be patient and ‘let it happen’ – Colin Montgomerie
Colin Montgomerie has urged Robert MacIntyre “to be a little more patient and let it happen” as his fellow Scot chases a first major championship.
MacIntyre, 29, went agonisingly close at last summer’s US Open at Oakmont, where he finished runner-up.
However, he missed the cut at last month’s Masters and drew criticism for his on-course behaviour at Augusta, where he directed a middle finger gesture towards the 15th green, slammed his club into the ground after a poor shot on 17 and was also repeatedly heard swearing by microphones.
World number 12 MacIntyre is hoping to make the headlines for all the right reasons at this week’s US PGA Championship, which got underway in Pennsylvania on Thursday.
Eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner Montgomerie said: “It is the way he is, I think there is fire in his belly and he wants to be good and better himself and win and that is important, not to lose that but at the same time that is forcing it and to force it, especially at Augusta or these majors where it is the ultimate test, it is very difficult.
“So, if I am giving him any advice at all, and who am I to give advice, but I would love to say to him, ‘just let it happen, let it breathe, be patient and let it happen’ and I am sure if he does that success will come.”
Montgomerie, 62, who was in Aberdeen promoting this summer’s Staysure PGA Seniors Championship at Trump International, added: “After his fantastic performance at the US Open last year at Oakmont where he was a putt away from winning, I think he is probably trying a little bit too hard.
“So if he can just let it happen and let that talent shine through, he has every opportunity of winning a major, which would be great for Scottish and European golf obviously.
“The game is there, he can play the game. The green work is superb, the chipping and putting is superb and that is where it is won and lost.”
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Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says the team’s second Uefa Nations League game against Israel will go ahead as planned.
Hallgrimsson’s side beat Israel 3-0 in Hungary on Sunday after the Republic of Ireland players voted to fulfil the fixture.
They have faced calls to withdraw from the games because of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, with the ‘Stop The Game’ campaign – organised by the pressure group Irish Sport for Palestine – issuing an open letter this week calling for the Republic of Ireland to pull out of Sunday’s behind-closed-doors match in Serbia.
However, speaking before Thursday’s game against Austria in Dublin, Hallgrimsson said the Republic of Ireland will fulfil the second Israel fixture and that he is not aware of a squad meeting to decide whether to play the game.
“The FAI (Football Association of Ireland) has said we are playing both games. That was our intention when we came into the camp and it is still our intention,” said Hallgrimsson.
“We are trying to focus on the football. It is already decided we will fulfil the games.”
On Saturday, doubts emerged over whether the first Israel game would take place after the Republic of Ireland’s pre-match news conference was postponed because of a squad meeting.
When the news conference commenced more than five hours later than planned, FAI chief executive David Courell said a players’ vote on whether to play the game passed by a “significant majority”.
While fulfilling the game, the Republic of Ireland players did not engage in pre-match formalities, wore black armbands and bowed their heads during Israel’s national anthem.
The Republic of Ireland’s most recent home game – a friendly against Qatar in May – was interrupted when fans threw tennis balls featuring the Palestine flag on to the pitch.
When asked about potential protests during Thursday’s encounter with Austria, Hallgrimsson said: “I must focus on football. I will let others think about security and those things.
“We are playing Austria, the highest-ranked team in the group. I’m not going to allow outside noise to affect me focusing on football.”
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