Amid Tough Playing Conditions At 2023 Senior Open Championship, DPWT Legend Makes An Astonishing Confession

The Senior Open Championship is the fifth and final major for senior golfers. The opening round of the tournament has already started today and will conclude on Sunday at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Bridgend, Wales. Moreover, this is the third time the golf club will be hosting the event. They first held it back in 2014 and then in 2017.

After hosting it six years later, there have been significant adjustments and challenges made to the golf club. Due to this, the players would have to face many difficulties on the pitch. However, it appears that Colin Montgomerie is fairly confident and has prepared himself well in advance of the tournament. 

Colin Montgomerie’s preparation for the Senior Open

The $2.7M event has big names involved including Colin Montgomerie for the four-day rounds. He will be seen playing for the third time at this golf course. And he is quite aware of the new challenges that he is going to face this time.

To let the world know about the same, the DP World Tour Official Instagram handle took to Instagram. They shared the video of the Scottish Professional Golfer and captured it as “@colinmontgomerie is ready for the challenge ahead given the new challenges set by Royal Porthcawl Golf Club 🤝#SeniorOpen”

In the video, Montgomerie is seen talking about the golf course by calling it a “damn good golf course.” He further states, “Looking forward to the challenge of it.” The 60-year-old golfer goes on to talk about the new fairway bunkers that have been put off the tee. 

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Due to this, he confessed that it would become difficult for all of them to hit the tee shots. He also spoke about the course being tougher now as compared to what it was last time in 2017 and also when he played for the first time in 2014.

A look into the 2014 Senior Open at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club

The 2014 Senior Open was concluded on a good note with the trophy being passed to German star Bernhard Langer. He won the event by scoring 18 under par.

Whereas, Colin Montgomerie was the runner-up in the said match. He scored 5 under-par which was 13 strokes behind the winner.

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Nonetheless, given the additional difficulties, it will be intriguing to see if Montgomerie can outperform others and climb the leaderboard this time. Are you rooting for him? Do let us know in the comments below.