Monty gets back in the groove

COLIN MONTGOMERIE was happy to have rediscovered his form and rebuilt his confidence with second place behind Sweden’s Mathias Gronberg in the Italian Open.

The Scot had an eight-week spell in America in which he failed to break 70 in 14 rounds, missed the cut in five of his six strokeplay events and lost in the first round of the World Matchplay.

The former European number one picked up a new set of cavity-back clubs from sponsors Hogan on his return from the US Masters, where rounds of 78 and 76 added up to his second-worst display in 46 major championships.