By Iain Carter BBC Five Live golf correspondent

In the fourth of his daily reports from Winged Foot, Five Live's golf correspondent talks about Colin Montgomerie and the US fans, the increasingly difficult course, and a former President denied membership.

Colin Montgomerie takes charge of the gallery at Winged Foot

Colin Montgomerie has been getting fantastic support from the New York crowds, but for one wag on the 17th in the second round.

Using the Max Boyce inspired tune he yelled "Monty, Monty, Monty," just before the Scot's approach to the green. The moment the ball left the club he heckled: "In the trap!"

Monty glared, ball avoided the bunker but leaped into the rough at the back of the green, only to be followed by a brilliant up and down. Par saved, fan silenced.

Players were left reeling by the severity of Winged Foot in the first round.

The average opening score was 75.98, the highest since the 1986 US open at Shinnecock Hills.

Only two players have finished a US Open here under par - eventual champion Fuzzy Zoeller and the man he beat in a play-off, Greg Norman, finished four under in 1984.

Zoeller pocketed $94,000 for that victory. This year's champion takes home a cool $1.225m from a total purse of $6.8m.

Vijay Singh is rivalling David Beckham for the nickname "Golden Balls".

A Thai beer company and equipment manufacturer Cleveland are sponsoring a deal whereby Singh throws a golden golf ball into the crowd on the 72nd hole of every tournament he plays.

The lucky spectators who catch the ball win a trip for two to Thailand and receive a brand new set of golf clubs.

Rumour has it that the members' joining fee at Winged Foot is $100,000 with subs of $450 a month.

There's one member in the field here - amateur Andy Svoboda - for whom the best bit so far has been being interviewed by ESPN.

"That was awesome," he commented.

Svoboda is one up on former US President Bill Clinton, now a local resident to these parts, and who was apparently denied membership of the club.

Clinton is known to be fond of taking Mulligans (a free shot after a bad one - otherwise known as cheating) but this isn't thought to be the problem.

Indeed members here have been chucking balls out of the rough when playing in the build-up to the Open.

Clinton's problem appears to be the inevitable entourage that follows his every move.

One member said: "If they had security dogs sniffing in the ball washers, it would not be a particularly pleasant experience."

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