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COLIN MONTGOMERIE
SCOTLAND
Height:
6 ft, 1 in
Weight:
198 lbs
Birthday:
06/23/1963
College:Houston Baptist University
Turned Pro:1987
Birthplace:Glasgow, Scotland
Residence:London, England
PGA TOUR - Media Guide
| INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES | |
| (35): 1989 Portuguese Open-TPC [Eur]. 1991 Scandinavian Masters [Eur]. 1993 Heineken Dutch Open [Eur], Volvo Masters [Eur]. 1994 Peugeot Open de Espana [Eur], Murphy's English Open [Eur], Volvo German Open [Eur]. 1995 Volvo German Open [Eur], Trophee Lancome [Eur]. 1996 Dubai Desert Classic [Eur], Murphy's Irish Open [Eur], Canon European Masters [Eur], Nedbank Challenge [SAfr]. 1997 Compaq European Grand Prix [Eur], Murphy's Irish Open [Eur]. 1998 Volvo PGA Championship [Eur], One2One British Masters [Eur], Linde German Masters [Eur]. 1999 Benson & Hedges International Open [Eur], Volvo PGA Championship [Eur], Standard Life Loch Lomond [Eur], Volvo Scandinavian Masters [Eur], BMW International [Eur]. 2000 Novetel Perrier de France [Eur], Volvo PGA Championship [Eur]. 2001 Murphy's Irish Open [Eur], Volvo Scandinavian Masters [Eur], Ericsson Masters [Aust]. 2002 Volvo Masters [Eur], TCL Classic [Asia]. 2003 Macau Open [Asia]. 2004 Caltex Masters [Eur]. 2005 dunhill links championship, UBS Hong Kong Open [Eur]. 2007 Smurfit Kappa European Open [Eur]. | |
| Other Victories | |
| (3): 1997 Accenture World Championship of Golf, King Hassan II Trophy. 2000 Skins Game. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights | |
| Finished T9 in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Jim Furyk (3 and 2) and Charles Howell III (1 up) before falling to runner-up Stewart Cink, 4 and 2, in the third round. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 2-- PGA Championship, U.S. Open Championship, British Open Championship. T2-- U.S. Open Championship, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open Championship. | |
| 2011 Season Highlights | |
| Captured his 31st European Tour in early July at the Smurfit Kappa European Open, thereby surpassing Nick Faldo for third place in career victories on the European Tour. Shot a final-round 65 to beat Niclas Fasth by one stroke for his first victory in 19 months.Captured his 31st European Tour in early July at the Smurfit Kappa European Open, thereby surpassing Nick Faldo for third place in career victories on the European Tour. Shot a final-round 65 to beat Niclas Fasth by one stroke for his first victory in 19 months. | |
| PGA TOURPlayoff Record | |
| 0-2 | |
| Other Information | |
| The most prolific British winner in European Tour history, with 31 titles and a record seven consecutive Order of Merits for annual earnings from 1993-99 and an eighth in 2005. In July 2007, ended a 19-month winless streak with a victory at the Smurfit Kappa European Open at The K Club to surpass Nick Faldo's previous Tour record of 30 wins. Shot a final-round 65 to beat Niclas Fasth by one stroke. Trails Seve Ballesteros (50 wins) and Bernhard Langer (42) on the career European Tour victory list. Best 2007 PGA TOUR finish was a T17 at the Accenture Match Play Championship. European Tour Player of the Year five times. At the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, was the runner-up after a double bogey on 72nd hole dropped him from the lead. It marked his third runner-up finish at the U.S. Open after runner-up finishes to Ernie Els in 1994 (18-hole playoff) and 1997 and the fifth second-place finish in a major (also 2005 British Open and 1995 PGA, a sudden-death playoff loss to Steve Elkington). Eight-time Ryder Cupper led the European Team to a victory in Ireland in 2006, scoring two points in the competition. He improved his career record to 20-9-7, including 6-0-2 in singles. In 2002, accorded Honorary Lifetime Membership to European Tour in recognition of unprecedented five successive Harry Vardon Trophies for Order of Merit titles. Won the Skins Game at the end of 2000, his first victory in America. Born in Scotland, raised in Yorkshire where father, James, was a company director. Attended Houston Baptist University. Father retired as Royal Troon secretary in 1997. Received Member of the British Empire (MBE) from H.M. the Queen in 1998 and Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2005 from Prince Charles. | |
| National Teams | |
| Ryder Cup (8), 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006. | |
