Montgomerie to support golf's Olympic bid to IOC

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NEWPORT, Wales (AP) -- European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie will promote golf's bid for inclusion in the 2016 Olympics.

Montgomerie said on Friday that he has been asked by Royal and Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson and PGA TOUR commissioner Tim Finchem to help present golf's case to the International Olympic Committee.

The IOC executive board is meeting June 15-16 in Lausanne, Switzerland, to hear presentations from the seven sports vying for the two spots open in 2016.

Baseball, softball, karate, roller sports, rugby sevens and squash are the other sports being considered. The IOC will vote in October.

Top players such as Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els have already endorsed golf's bid.

Golf was last played in the Olympics in St. Louis in 1904.