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Monty takes Casey's caddie "permanently"

28/06/2007

Colin Montgomerie's new temporary caddie Craig Connolly is actually a permanent appointment, according to his manager Guy Kinnings.

Connolly will carry his fellow Scotsman's bag during the upcoming French Open and was thought to be only a temporary replacement for former caddie Alastair McLean.

However Kinnings said that Connolly, who is a close friend of Englishman Paul Casey and worked alongside him for three years, would be a permanent fixture for Montgomerie during tournaments.

"The intention is that the appointment should be permanent," Kinnings told Reuters.

"Certainly it is intended that it should be long-term."

Since splitting with long-term caddie McLean earlier this season, Montgomerie's game has struggled to recover amid the upheaval.

He missed the cut at the US Open – the first tournament without McLean – when he hired local caddie Billy Goddard to carry his clubs. That followed another missed cut at the Austrian Open the week before.

As a result of his poor form, which has seen him without a tournament win all year, former European Tour Order of Merit-winner Montgomerie is now ranked a lowly 48th in the world.

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