European Ryder Cup player Rory McIlroy (R) celebrates as he stands with U.S. Ryder Cup player Rickie Fowler after halving the hole on the 12th green during the 40th Ryder Cup singles matches at Gleneagles in Scotland September 28, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
BELEK Turkey (Reuters) - One of the first tasks for George O'Grady's successor as European Tour chief must be to find a way to entice Rory McIlroy and the rest of the elite to play on their home circuit more, according to Colin Montgomerie.
The 65-year-old O'Grady announced this month that he was retiring after a decade in charge of the tour and Montgomerie believes it is vitally important for his replacement to stop the relentless drain of talent to the United States.
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