Monty Vows That He Won't Be A Distracted Captain

He says there's "no way" his troubled marriage won't impact his ability to annoy his players and in general do his best to lose the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.

Yet back in January when talking about Tiger Woods, it seems Monty believed distractions were inevitable when trying to save a marriage.

Earlier, Montgomerie told Sky Sports that Woods will find it almost impossible to fully focus on his golf when he returns after the recent revelations over his private life.

Montgomerie, an eight-time European No. 1, went through a much-publicized divorce in 2006 and knows how pressures off the course can affect performance on it.

"It is absolutely impossible to play good golf [with all that going on]," said Montgomerie in an interview with Sky Sports.

"I can only speak for myself and say during a time like that you can just about make it to the next tee if you make a birdie or a par but with a bogey the world collapses around you," he said.