A lesson from the pros; Regional PGA team routs Challenge Cup amateurs.(Sports)

Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY - Staff Writer

VOORHEESVILLE - Colin Montgomerie and his smug smile were missing, as was Darren Clarke chomping on a victory cigar, but there was a European feel to the one-sidedness of the sixth annual Challenge Cup golf event Wednesday at Albany Country Club.

A team of 12 area amateurs were matched against a dozen members of the Northeastern New York PGA in a team battle somewhat resembling the Ryder Cup, an biennial event in which the Europeans have lambasted the Americans the past two competitions. Even that dominance didn't approach what the area pros did, leveling the amateurs 44(-9(.

Fortunately, the atmosphere is …