Rory blast for Monty bid

Monday 14 January 2013

Rory blast for Monty bid

Rory McIlroy wants Colin Montgomerie to leave the way clear for Paul McGinley to become Europe's new Ryder Cup captain.

n It was a case of near yet to far for Scott Jamieson in the Volvo Golf Champions event

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By mark ryan

The world No.1, who is expected today to announce a 10-year deal with Nike worth well over £100m, made his thoughts known again 48 hours before Europe should name their man for Gleneagles next year.

"Ryder Cup captaincy should be a one-time thing," Northern Irishman McIlroy said. "Everybody deserving gets their chance and moves on. I would love to play under Paul McGinley in 2014."

Meanwhile, Scott Jamieson narrowly missed out on claiming the Volvo Golf Champions title in South Africa after he blew a five-shot lead to let local hero Louis Oosthuizen claim the crown.

The 29-year-old from Glasgow just missed out on earning his second win in South African in six weeks as 2010 Open winner Oosthuizen carded a joint best-of-the-day 66 at Durban Country Club to take the £282,974 first prize by one shot with a score of 16 under par.

Jamieson said: "Louis's a major champion – there's no shame in losing to him. I gave it my all."

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