Butch Harmon enjoys some Monty mocking in the studio at Baltusrol
By Keith Jackson
Last Updated: 31/07/16 5:53pm
Weather delays are usually so frustrating, particularly at a major, but a break in play on day three at the PGA Championship gave Butch Harmon the chance to entertain us with some good-natured mocking of Colin Montgomerie.
Monty, by his own admission, was very far from being a fan favourite whenever he teed it up in the United States, and he recalls that playing in the New York area was always intimidating.
He once responded to some abuse from a crowd of hecklers by saying: "Save that for the Ryder Cup", but famed magazine Golf Digest took pity on him ahead of the 2002 US Open at Bethpage Black and issued thousands of "Be nice to Monty" badges to the spectators.
Butch gave Monty an earful in his native New York vernacular, but the renowned coach then revealed he still carries his badge "in his make-up bag".
And presenter David Livingstone then confirmed that, on the day Montgomerie's father had been installed as president of Royal Troon, Butch Harmon has been named president of the Colin Montgomerie fan club.
Watch the video to enjoy the friendly banter between Butch and Monty in the Baltusrol studio ...
