COLIN Montgomerie believes golf’s racism row during the 
European Tour’s flagship event this week has left players and officials “frightened” to say anything in case they fall foul of the PC brigade.

ACCORDING to the logo on both his hat and bag, Scott Drummond “loves cars”.

‘LUKE Who’s Back’ has been the slogan for this week’s BMW PGA Championship.

THE European Tour’s flagship event continued to be shrouded in controversy after George O’Grady, the circuit’s chief executive, joined Sergio Garcia in making an “unreserved apology” during the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

SIR Alex Ferguson might get a second-hand driver for free to go along with the irons he’s coughing up £5,000 for after winning an online auction in aid of Paul Lawrie’s junior foundation.

THE man for the big occasion revelled on his first appearance on the biggest stage on the European Tour.

HARRISON secured a place in the record books by winning the Edinburgh Municipal Clubs Winter League for the first time.

TANTALLON’S Calum Hill is doubling up for Lothians in the Scottish Area Team Championship this year. A member of the men’s team that reached the final at Crail last weekend, he’s also been picked for the boys’ equivalent next month.

LINLITHGOW Golf Club is hosting a hickory event on 
Saturday as part of the West Lothian club’s centenary 
celebrations.

LEITH Customs Excise & Revenue Golf Club is hoping to mark a milestone by returning to its roots.

TWO Edinburgh golfers have timed holes-in-one to perfection after winning a limited-edition BOSS watch.

TOP golf commentator Ewen Murray has called for Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods to “put an arm around one another” for the good of the game.

Sergio Garcia didn’t have to utter an idiotic and borderline racist comment about Tiger Woods at an awards ceremony on Tuesday evening to make people believe that he’s a bit of a brat.

THERE’S a danger of a golf tournament breaking out this morning. It will be refreshing after a week so far of verbal jousting between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods in which the Spaniard took a step too far with a perceived racist comment, as well as those one-time bosom buddies, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, needing to kiss and make up after a spat of their own.

AFTER rubbing shoulders with celebrities and travelling round Italy in a vintage car, Colin Montgomerie is ready to get back to the day job.

ERNIE Els, who is unlikely to warm up for his Open Championship defence at Muirfield by teeing up in this year’s Scottish Open, has urged the PGA Tour to “play ball” over anchored strokes being banned.

SERGIO Garcia yesterday offered an unreserved apology to Tiger Woods over a perceived racist comment, admitting it had been “stupid and out of place” and that his regret over the incident had left him close to pulling out of the BMW PGA Championship starting today.

LOTHIANS star Stephen Gallacher reckons Paul McGinley’s wild-card change for next year’s Ryder Cup has made it harder for him to get in the team for Gleneagles.

SERGIO Garcia’s response to being asked by The Scotsman if he had ever discussed his dislike for Tiger Woods with Seve Ballesteros just about summed up how the Sapniard feels about the world No 1.

IT IS not a matter that has been taken lightly. A 32-page explanation of the “most controversial decision in golf for a long time” is proof of that.