Monty Fired By His Caddy On Monday, Posts 69 Thursday!

Monty regrouped from getting fired by his caddie to shoot 69 at Wentworth. Paul Mahoney reports.

"You are going to make mistakes out there but seven birdies was very encouraging," said an unusually chipper Montgomerie, who didn't even bawl out the fan whose mobile phone rang twice as Monty three-putted 16.

I think that makes him the frontrunner for the 2014 Ryder Cup captaincy!

Montgomerie found a short-term fix for his caddie problem by borrowing Thomas Bjorn's caddie for the week. (Bjorn is not playing because his father passed away.) Like many on the receiving end of a breakup, Montgomerie wished the best for his ex, who is now looping for Francesco Molinari.

"I usually did the sacking in my life," Montgomerie said. "Now it's the other way around. It's sad but true. I hope they do well."

Montgomerie has had no calls from prospective caddies so he offered up a mock advert of what they might expect from him: "Done a few thousand miles, needs a service, tax has run out," Monty said, laughing.