Montgomerie shrugs off Lyle criticism

RYDER CUP captain Colin Montgomerie wants to put the Sandy Lyle controversy behind him and concentrate his attentions on this Open championship.

Lyle hit the headlines this week when he said the Jakartagate controversy should have counted against his fellow Scot being appointed Ryder Cup captain.

The former Open and US Masters champion tried to backtrack on Tuesday but only succeeded in digging himself into more trouble.