Lehman hoping to put Brookline behind him

American Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman wants his behaviour at the 1999 match in Boston to become “a dead issue” by the time he leads his side in Ireland this September.

But when asked about it yet again at this week’s Buick Invitational in California Lehman insisted he never even touched the 17th green at Brookline after Justin Leonard holed his 45-foot putt.