Montgomerie slips out of top 50

Colin Montgomerie’s first-round defeat to Ernie Els in the HSBC World Match Play Championship last Thursday has cost him a place in the world’s top 50.

Montgomerie slips out of top 50
Mon, 15 Oct, 2007 - 10:36

Colin Montgomerie’s first-round defeat to Ernie Els in the HSBC World Match Play Championship last Thursday has cost him a place in the world’s top 50.

Montgomerie drops from 48th to 51st, while Els’ victory yesterday – his seventh in the event – takes him up from fifth to fourth.

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