{"id":6108,"date":"2011-12-14T12:15:47","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T10:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/golf-allenby-to-take-a-break-after-mentally-tough-year\/"},"modified":"2011-12-14T12:15:47","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T10:15:47","slug":"golf-allenby-to-take-a-break-after-mentally-tough-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-allenby-to-take-a-break-after-mentally-tough-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Allenby to take a break after mentally tough year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ian Ransom<\/span><\/p>\n

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MELBOURNE<\/span> Dec 14 (Reuters) – Under-fire Australian
\ngolfer Robert Allenby is to take a break from the game in the
\nwake of a controversy-charged return to his home country, citing
\nmental fatigue and the need to spend more time with his
\nchildren.<\/p>\n

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Allenby, who has had a frosty relationship with Australian
\nmedia for years, endured a poor Presidents Cup at Royal
\nMelbourne last month as one of Greg Norman’s two captain’s
\npicks, becoming only the second player in the tournament’s nine
\neditions to lose all four of his matches.<\/p>\n

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The 40-year-old later defended his performance at the
\nbiennial tournament, telling reporters his playing partners YE
\nYang of South Korea, South African Retief Goosen and compatriot
\nGeoff Ogilvy were also to blame for his woes at Royal Melbourne.<\/p>\n

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The comments sparked withering criticism in Australian media
\nand were seen as the catalyst for an off-course row between
\nAllenby and Ogilvy, with local media reported the two had
\nexchanged heated words at a luxury hotel following the
\nAustralian PGA tournament on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.<\/p>\n

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Allenby, competing against world number one Luke Donald and
\nthe cream of Australian golf at this week’s Australian Masters,
\nsaid he and Ogilvy had mended fences but added he intended to
\ntake a break after a mentally-trying year.<\/p>\n

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“We had a good chat last night at the function, which was
\nnice,” Allenby told reporters on Wednesday of a meeting with
\nOgilvy. “We laughed and we had a giggle about everything. Look,
\nGeoff and I have been friends for a very, very long time and we
\nare not going to allow something this silly just to spoil that.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“Looking into the future, I’m looking forward to taking a
\nbreak after this week. I have no plans to play as of next year
\nyet. It might not be until February, March. I’m not sure. I just
\nfeel that I need a break from the game.<\/p>\n

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“I have had a lot of things happen over the course of the
\nyear and I just feel mentally I’m just not quite there for the
\ngolf.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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