Golf photographer: Give me John Daly over Monty any day

(March 9, 2007) - In response to Chris Baldwin's caustic golf blog on John Daly getting injured at the Honda Classic after a camera was clicked ("John Daly's camera click injury at Honda confirms his status as world's most pathetic 'athlete'"): You guys obviously haven't spent time with our very own Colin 'Monty' Montgomerie.

As a pro photographer I have had to endure endless stares, eyes to the sky, sighs, "Stop that chaps," "That's enough chaps" to last me a bloody lifetime. Conversely, the last time I saw Big John with a snapper it was at Gleneagles and he was mucking about with the guy's lens, and laughing and joking about cameras. Perhaps you got him on a bad day, but when Monty gets you in his sights there's no such thing as a good day.

David Cruickshanks
Fife, Scotland

Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.