MONTGOMERIE'S WORDS OF ADVICE FOR FORSYTH, WARREN
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By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Colin Montgomerie has backed fellow Scots Alastair Forsyth and Marc Warren to bounce back from the disappointment of losing full playing privileges on the European Tour but is urging them to analyse exactly why it happened so as to avoid the same thing happening again.
However, Europe's winning Ryder Cup captain is adamant they can haul themselves out of the depths of despair - Forsyth admitted he'd hit "rock bottom" after failing to make it through to the final two rounds at the Qualifying School - to secure their places back at the top table, using the coming weeks and months to learn valuable lessons and become stronger in the future. "It is a pity that this happens," said Montgomerie. "It's a great shame that two winners, two true champions like them, don't have full playing rights on the Tour next year. They'll get the odd start, but it is very tough if you fall out of that top 115.
"I think it got to the stage that the harder they tried the worse it was and I am disappointed for them both. I wished Marc luck at start of Tour School and followed his scores on the computer and it was a shame, knowing how good they are.
"Confidence is a massive thing in sport. If you are confident about doing something you will do it. I don't think they had the confidence going in (to the Qualifying School] and it is difficult to find it there."
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By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Colin Montgomerie has backed fellow Scots Alastair Forsyth and Marc Warren to bounce back from the disappointment of losing full playing privileges on the European Tour but is urging them to analyse exactly why it happened so as to avoid the same thing happening again.Both two-time winners on the European Tour, Forsyth (pictured) and Warren are facing up to the prospect of limited starts on the circuit in 2011 after finishing outside the top 115 on this year's money-list then failing to win back their cards at the Qualifying School in Spain.
According to Montgomerie, who watched both players establish themselves on the Tour over the last decade and played with each of them in the World Cup, winning it with Warren in China three years ago, the pair appear to have lost confidence in their games.However, Europe's winning Ryder Cup captain is adamant they can haul themselves out of the depths of despair - Forsyth admitted he'd hit "rock bottom" after failing to make it through to the final two rounds at the Qualifying School - to secure their places back at the top table, using the coming weeks and months to learn valuable lessons and become stronger in the future. "It is a pity that this happens," said Montgomerie. "It's a great shame that two winners, two true champions like them, don't have full playing rights on the Tour next year. They'll get the odd start, but it is very tough if you fall out of that top 115.
"I think it got to the stage that the harder they tried the worse it was and I am disappointed for them both. I wished Marc luck at start of Tour School and followed his scores on the computer and it was a shame, knowing how good they are.
"Confidence is a massive thing in sport. If you are confident about doing something you will do it. I don't think they had the confidence going in (to the Qualifying School] and it is difficult to find it there."
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