THINK YOU GUYS HAVE GOT IT ROUGH? MAN UP!

Monty slams whingers

- BY JIM BLACK

COLIN MONTGOMERIE faced heartache when he was bitten by 'The Beast' at US Open venue Oakmont 31 years ago.

But the Ryder Cup legend has told those battling for the beauty of a Major win come Sunday to “man up” and face it head on.

Going back to 1994, Monty lost out to Ernie Els in a three-man play-off - also featuring Loren Roberts - at the Pennsylvania track with the fearsome reputation.

The set-up for this week's third Major of the season - with its “unplayable” rough according to Jhonattan Vegas - has had several of the world’s leading players bleating about it being an even tougher test than it was then.

Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau has gone as far as to claim: “This venue doesn't challenge your game, it challenges your sanity.”