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Colin Montgomerie has criticised Ernie Els and Lee Westwood for missing the European Tour season-ending, Volvo Masters at Valderrama. Els and Westwood have instead opted to play in this week’s Singapore Open.  This seems a bit odd given that Westwood has already gone on record in accusing the European Tour of “mismanagement” in the scheduling, by moving Valderrama back one week to accommodate the New Portugal Masters.

Although Els cited contractual obligations (he signed a three year contract back in 2006) for not being at Valderrama, he seemed less fussed, jokingly saying that he “gets the wheelbarrow out” this time of year and goes round the world, filling it with cash.

The failure of the European Tour to co-ordinate with the Asian Tour, means that Els could win the Order of Merit, without actually being at the grand final.  Padraig Harrington and Justin Rose will be trying to make sure that this doesn’t happen, and in so doing may just save the blushes of Tour officials.

Niclas Fasth has an outside chance but is still recovering from his third round, 79 at the Majorca Open.  With this went his chances of defending the title, but he was refreshingly honest, when he said “sh1t” happens!  The guy’s definitely gone up in my estimation.

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