Thomas Bjorn today urged Colin Montgomerie to "stick it to" American golf fans by playing the way he does in the Ryder Cup.
Montgomerie threatened to boycott future events in the States after being heckled during his first-round World Matchplay defeat to Scott McCarron in California two weeks ago.
But the Scot has since decided to continue playing across the Atlantic after this season. Although Montgomerie has pulled out of next week's Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando, this is apparently to allow him to do course-design work in the Middle East following this week's Dubai Desert Classic.
Bjorn, who defends his title at the Emirates Club after a two-month lay-off over the winter, believes the seven-time European number one should ignore any future abuse from spectators and win them round by claiming his long overdue first major title.
"He needs to stick his head down and get on with the job of it in America and if he does that then he can still win majors," said Bjorn. He will join Ian Woosnam and Montgomerie in the opening two rounds.
"The one thing that always impressed me about Monty was the way he plays in the Ryder Cup in America. He always plays fantastically in America.
"That week he just sticks his head down and gets on with it and if I was ever going to give him a piece of advice I would say 'Why don't you do that when you play the majors in America. Just imagine you were playing the Ryder Cup,' - because Monty wants to stick it to them so bad in the Ryder Cup when he plays it over there and he plays magnificent golf," Bjorn said.
"I would add: 'Well do that in the majors and stick it to them and do what you're good at'".
But Bjorn conceded Montgomerie is not helping by reacting to the hecklers, especially his comment after losing to McCarron that the only thing worse than losing was having to stay in America for one more day.