By Iain Carter BBC Five Live golf correspondent

Five Live's golf correspondent Iain Carter on the reaction to Colin Montgomerie's US Open collapse, sleeping under the same roof as golfing greats and playing golf by the Hudson River.

Still my head is shaking in disbelief at the climax to the US Open.

Our Five Live summariser Jay Townsend had correctly pointed out that there is always a defining moment, and surely it would be the sinking of Monty's monster putt at the 71st hole.

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Commentating, I remember thinking: "This is it!" At last, British sporting glory after years of covering Henman near misses in tennis and a succession of failed challenges by our leading golfers.

Well, we all know what happened and it's prompted plenty of responses. Glasgow-born Andy, now residing in the US, (perhaps harshly) has disowned Montgomerie - "Colin stay in Europe," he says.

Ken in England reckons that "he appeared more frightened of losing than wanting to win". And Bangkok-based Aussie Stevo was "astonished" to see the US Open trophy remain in the southern hemisphere.

Personally, I'm reluctant to write off Montgomerie - he is a one-off who defies all logic and never ceases to find a way to bounce back.

Take his current schedule - he's on an eleven-week solid run of golf. Every other pro would consider that absurd, yet it's working for him.

He's more likely to unwrap a Kit-Kat on the course than eat the prescribed energy bars used by his peers and his time on the range is minimal during a tournament.

For many players it would be impossible to recover from the sort of disappointment Montgomerie inflicted on himself at Winged Foot.

But it wouldn't surprise me if he were to return all the stronger - after all, he has now finished runner-up in two of the last four majors, which makes him one of the top men in the game at the moment.

By the way, do you want to know how he sets himself up for a day's golf in steamy New York? A nice big bowl of porridge for breakfast! Like I say, he's a one-off!

Of course, Montgomerie's misfortune, which was quickly followed by Phil Mickelson's 72nd hole capitulation, let in the likeable Geoff Ogilvy.

The Aussie's chip in at the 17th and his brave up-and-down at the last were to prove Jay's "defining moments".

It was great to see Ogilvy quietly celebrating with a few friends, including compatriot Adam Scott, in the hotel lobby with champers being sipped from the famous old trophy.

But even the presence of the newly-crowned US Open champion couldn't persuade the bar staff to remain open beyond midnight.

It's very unusual for players and press to share the same hotel at a major these days but it was very refreshing to be able to occupy the same lobbies and lifts with the likes of Ogilvy, Monty, Luke Donald and Vijay Singh.

It gave them and us the chance to see what we're like off duty and that's no bad thing. Inevitably Tiger wasn't with us - and, in any event, he would have needed an early check out.

Johnny Miller's comments criticising Tiger for not being forthcoming enough in interviews have prompted a mixed reaction.

James in Scotland wonders "who Mr Miller thinks he is", while Lon in the US welcomed Miller's comments.

Lon asks: "Why is the media so afraid to say something negative about Tiger?" I say we'll see Tiger on all four days at the Open Championship at Hoylake.

Adam in the UK reckons Tiger should dispense with his wayward driver and also wonders why more majors don't adopt the USGA's policy of growing such penal rough.

The great thing about the majors is that they all provide their own unique tests.

Augusta is predominantly about chipping and putting, the US Open is about finding fairways and greens, the Open is about shot-making and the USPGA provides a stiff but usually fair test on a robust course.

Many of you have asked whether the Five Live team managed to get a game before departing on the day after the tournament.

Andrew Cotter and I certainly succeeded, playing a course that has long been on our target list, the Hudson National in New York State.

It's a fantastic course, just eight years old and laid out by the man behind the recent changes at Augusta, Tom Fazio.

The course went straight into our top-10 favourites. Set high above the Hudson River, it's brilliantly manicured (the greens were far better than those at Winged Foot) with every hole providing a fair but testing challenge.

It has already staged several leading US amateur events and it would not be out of place were it to stage a big professional event.

The result? An honourable half and a fabulous day.

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