"Practice. We're talking about practice."
In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Colin Montgomerie attempted to debunk the one the value every coach still posseses: Practice makes perfect. The 51-year-old was asked about his lack of time on the range and responded with a rather peculiar name drop.
"One disadvantage of living in Scotland is the weather, so no, I don't practice that much, and I never really did," Montgomerie said. "People say it's to my detriment, but I tend to think of the amount of people on a range in a European Tour event, practicing their mistakes and cementing those errors. I never did that."
"Physically, I feel about 35, because I haven't had any injuries," he added. "Tiger Woods is a classic example of how practice, practice, practice doesn't work."
Of course, Montgomerie was referencing Woods' recent back injury. The former world No. 1 was forced to withdraw from the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open after just 11 holes. He isn't expected to return until his golf game up to par.
Unfortunately for Woods, it won't be on the same level as his performance at the 1997 Masters, something Montgomerie still remembers with awe-inspiring exuberance.
"Yes, I was hitting a 2-wood into the [par-5] second and leaving it short, and he was going through the back with a 9-iron," he said. "I was in awe."
As the reigning Senior Open champion, Montgomerie has qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, which will serve as his first U.S. Open since 2009.
The question remains: Will Tiger Woods be there to join him on June 15?
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