Colin Montgomerie Profile - European Tour

COLIN MONTGOMERIE
PERSONAL PROFILE
FULL NAME
COUNTRY
BORN
RESIDENCE
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
Colin Stuart Montgomerie OBE
Scotland
23.6.63; Glasgow, Scotland
Perthshire, Scotland
6ft 1in 15st (185cm 95kgs)
FAMILY Wife: Gaynor (m. 2008); Children: Olivia (1993),
Venetia (1996), Cameron (1998)
INTERESTS
Music, cars, reading, films
TURNED PRO 1987 (plus 3)
QUALIFYING SCHOOL 1987*
RYDER CUP HISTORY
APPEARANCES
1991, 93, 95 (winners), 97 (winners), 99, 02 (winners),
04 (winners), 06 (winners), 2010 (Captain) (winners)
RYDER CUP RECORD Overall: Played: 36, Won: 20, Lost: 9, Halved: 7
Series Record
Singles: Played: 8, Won: 6, Lost: 0, Halved: 2
Foursomes: Played: 14, Won: 8, Lost: 3, Halved: 3
Fourballs: Played: 14, Won: 6, Lost: 6, Halved: 2
Total Points: 23½
RYDER CUP RECORDS/HIGHLIGHTS HELD
*Shares the record for most singles matches won, with six.
*Shares the record for most singles points, with seven.
* Only European to claim the winning point twice in Ryder Cup history, in 1997 and 2004.
Lies third in the all-time list for most points won, with 23½.
RYDER CUP PLAYING RECORD
1991: Kiawah Island: USA 14½ Europe 13½
Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Gilford lost to Wadkins/Irwin (4 & 2)
Day 2 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Langer beat Pate/Pavin (2 & 1)
Singles: Montgomerie (halved) with Calcavecchia
1993: The Belfry: Europe 13 USA 15
Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Faldo beat Floyd/Couples (4 & 3)
Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Faldo (halved) with Azinger/Couples

Day 2 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Faldo beat Wadkins/Pavin (3 & 2)
Day 2 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Faldo lost to Cook/Beck (2 holes)
Singles: Montgomerie beat Janzen (1 hole)
1995: Oak Hill CC: USA 13½ Europe 14½
Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Faldo lost to Pavin/Lehman (1 hole)
Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Faldo lost to Couples/Love III (3 & 2)
Day 2 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Faldo beat Strange/Haas (4 & 2)
Day 2 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Faldo lost to Faxon/Couples (4 & 2)
Singles: Montgomerie beat Crenshaw (3 & 1)
1997: Club de Golfe Valderrama: Europe 14½ USA 13½
Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Langer lost to Woods/O’Meara (3 & 2)
Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Langer beat Woods/O’Meara (5 & 3)
Day 2 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Clarke beat Couples/Love III (1 hole)
Day 2 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Langer beat Janzen/Furyk (1 hole)
Singles: Montgomerie (halved) with Hoch
1999: The Country Club: USA 14½ Europe 13½
Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Lawrie beat Duval/Mickelson (3 & 2)
Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Lawrie (halved) with Love III/Leonard
Day 2: Foursomes: Montgomerie/Lawrie lost to Sutton/Maggert (1 hole)
Day 2 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Lawrie beat Pate/Woods (2 & 1)
Singles: Montgomerie beat Stewart (1 hole)
2002: The Belfry: Europe 15½ USA 12½
Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Langer beat Hoch/Furyk (4 & 3)
Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Langer (halved) with Mickelson/Toms
Day 2: Foursomes: Montgomerie/Langer beat Verplank/Hoch (1 hole)
Day 2 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Harrington beat Mickelson/Toms (2 & 1)
Singles: Montgomerie beat Hoch (5 & 4)
2004: Oakland Hills CC: USA 9½ Europe 18½
Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Harrington beat Mickelson/Woods (2 & 1)
Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Harrington beat Love III/Funk (4 & 2)
Day 2: Fourballs: Montgomerie/Harrington lost to Cink/Love III (3 & 2)
Singles: Montgomerie beat Toms (1 hole)
2006: The K Club: Europe 18½ USA 9½
Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Harrington lost to Woods/Furyk (1 hole)
Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Westwood (halved) with Mickelson/DiMarco
Day 2 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Westwood (halved) with Campbell/Taylor
Singles: Montgomerie beat Toms (1 hole)
EUROPEAN TOUR CAREER RECORD
(As at the 2013 BMW International Open)
EVENTS PLAYED 592
IN MONEY 475
TOP TEN FINISHES 184
OFFICIAL CAREER € 24,548,074
EARNINGS
EUROPEAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE VICTORIES: Total 31
1989 Portuguese Open — TPC

1991 Scandinavian Masters
1993 Heineken Dutch Open, Volvo Masters Andalucia
1994 Peugeot Open de España, Murphy’s English Open, Volvo German Open
1995 Volvo German Open, Trophée Lancôme
1996 Dubai Desert Classic, Murphy’s Irish Open, Canon European Masters
1997 Compaq European Grand Prix, Murphy’s Irish Open
1998
1999
Volvo PGA Championship, One 2 One British Masters, Linde German Masters
Benson and Hedges International Open, Volvo PGA Championship,
Standard Life Loch Lomond, Volvo Scandinavian Masters, BMW International Open
2000 Novotel Perrier Open de France, Volvo PGA Championship
2001 Murphy’s Irish Open, Volvo Scandinavian Masters
2002 Volvo Masters Andalucia (tied) (play-off)
2004 Caltex Masters, presented by Carlsberg, Singapore 2004
2005 dunhill links championship
2006 UBS Hong Kong Open
2007 Smurfit Kappa European Open
EUROPEAN TOUR RECORDS HELD
*Most times finished as European Tour Number One, eight
*His total of 31 European Tour victories is the most by a British player
*His total of 184 European Tour top ten finishes in the most of any player
EUROPEAN TOUR APPROVED SPECIAL EVENTS VICTORIES: Total 3
1997 World Cup of Golf (individual), Accenture World Championship of Golf
1999 Cisco World Match Play Championship
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 3
1996 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (RSA)
1997 King Hassan II Trophy (MOR)
2000 Skins Game (USA)
OTHER TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 3
2001 Ericsson Masters (AUS)
2002 TCL Classic (CHN)
2003 Macau Open
AMATEUR RECORD
1985 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
1987 Scottish Amateur Championship
TEAMS AND AWARDS
TEAMS (PRO)
Ryder Cup
1991, 93, 95 (winners), 97 (winners), 99, 02 (winners),
04 (winners), 06 (winners), 2010 (Captain) (winners)
Alfred Dunhill Cup 1988, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 (winners), 96, 97, 98, 00
World Cup 1988, 91, 92, 93, 97 (individual winner), 98,
99, 06, 07 (winners)
4 Tours World Championship 1991 (winners)
Vivendi SeveTrophy
2000 (Captain), 02 (Captain) (winners), 03 (Captain) (winners),
05 (Captain (winners), 07 (winners)
Royal Trophy
2010 (Captain) (winners), 11 (Captain (winners)
UBS Cup 2003, 04
TEAMS (AM)

Walker Cup 1985, 87
Eisenhower Trophy 1984, 86
St Andrews Trophy
1986 (winners)
Youths, Seniors 1983-87
AWARDS
1988 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
1993, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 05 Harry Vardon Trophy
1995, 96, 97, 99 European Tour Golfer of the Year
1996, 97 European Tour Shot of the Year
1996 AGW Trophy
2001, 02, 05 Tooting Bec Cup
2005 Braid Taylor Memorial
1997 Honorary Member of The European Tour
2004 PGA Recognition Award
2010 BBC Coach of the Year
2013 World Golf Hall of Fame