Monty mistake at RI Open boosts tsunami fund<\/p>\n
Agence France-Presse, London<\/p>\n
Colin Montgomerie is donating his prize money from the
\nIndonesian Open to tsunami relief after questions about an
\nincident during the tournament, the European Tour announced.<\/p>\n
The Scotsman, who won 34,708 euros at the event in March, made
\nthe decision after video footage of the second round in which his
\nball had to be replaced after play was abandoned due to bad
\nweather at Cengkareng Golf Course in West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The tournament director cleared Montgomerie of any breach of
\nprocedure and, following a later review of the footage of the
\ntournament, John Paramor, chief referee of The European Tour,
\ndetermined there would be no penalty and the decision stood.<\/p>\n
During the tournament, which was plagued by stormy weather,
\nMontgomerie left his ball on the 14th hole when play was called
\noff for the day. It was gone the next morning.<\/p>\n
\"I replaced my ball as close as I could to where I thought
\nthat I had left it and even took the precaution of checking with
\nboth of my playing partners,\" Montgomerie said on Friday.<\/p>\n
He said a couple of other pros later asked him about the
\nplacement when they saw the video footage.<\/p>\n
\"This has been reported elsewhere. However, I was sufficiently
\nconcerned by the situation after it had been raised directly with
\nme to ask if I could view the footage at the earliest
\nopportunity.<\/p>\n
He conceded that, after viewing the footage, he \" ... may have
\nreplaced the ball innacurately, albeit unwittingly\".<\/p>\n
Montgomerie finished tied fourth in the event.<\/p>\n
He said his donation, made to the European Tour's tsunami
\nrelief fund, was meant to bring the matter to an end.<\/p>\n
\"The respect of my peers and the rules of the game are
\nextremely important to me, which is why I am grateful that this
\nmatter has been raised and I have therefore been able to look
\ninto it.<\/p>",
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