Colin Montgomerie

Colin Montgomerie
OBE
Personal information
Full nameColin Stuart Montgomerie
NicknameMonty
Born (1963-06-23) 23 June 1963
Glasgow, Scotland
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Sporting nationality Scotland
ResidenceDunning, Perthshire, Scotland
Naples, Florida
Spouse
Eimear Wilson
(m. 1990; div. 2006)
    Gaynor Knowles
    (m. 2008; div. 2017)
      Sarah Casey
      (m. 2023)
      Children3
      Career
      CollegeHouston Baptist University
      Turned professional1987
      Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
      European Senior Tour
      Former tour(s)European Tour
      Professional wins54
      Highest ranking2 (17 March 1996)[1]
      Number of wins by tour
      European Tour31 (4th all-time)
      Asian Tour2
      PGA Tour of Australasia1
      PGA Tour Champions7
      European Senior Tour9 (Tied 5th all-time)
      Other7
      Best results in major championships
      Masters TournamentT8: 1998
      PGA Championship2nd: 1995
      U.S. Open2nd/T2: 1994, 1997, 2006
      The Open Championship2nd: 2005
      Achievements and awards
      World Golf Hall of Fame2013 (member page)
      Sir Henry Cotton
      Rookie of the Year
      1988
      European Tour
      Order of Merit winner
      1993, 1994, 1995, 1996,
      1997, 1998, 1999, 2005
      European Tour
      Golfer of the Year
      1995, 1996, 1997, 1999
      European Senior Tour
      Order of Merit winner
      2014, 2015

      Colin Stuart Montgomerie (born 23 June 1963) is a Scottish professional golfer. He has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutive ones from 1993 to 1999. He has won 31 European Tour events, the most of any British player, placing him fourth on the all-time list of golfers with most European Tour victories.

      Montgomerie won three consecutive Volvo PGA Championships at Wentworth Club between 1998 and 2000. He has finished runner-up on five occasions in major championships and his career-high world ranking is second.[2] He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013.[3]

      After turning 50 in 2013, Montgomerie has had a successful career on the PGA Tour Champions and European Senior Tour, including winning three senior major championships.

      1. ^ "Week 11 1996 Ending 17 Mar 1996" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
      2. ^ "Week 45 – Sergio Garcia Claims The World Number Two Spot With Victory at the HSBC Champions". Official World Golf Ranking. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009.
      3. ^ "Montgomerie, Schofield complete Hall of Fame class". PGA Tour. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.