Colin Montgomerie factfile

COLIN MONTGOMERIE

FULL NAME Colin Stuart Montgomerie OBE

COUNTRY Scotland

BORN 23.6.63; Glasgow, Scotland

RESIDENCE Perthshire, Scotland

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6ft in  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 (8) 1991, 93, 95 (winners), 97 (winners), 99, 02 (winners),

04 (winners), 06 (winners), 2010 (Captain)

RYDER CUP RECORD Overall:        Played: 36, Won: 20, Lost: 9,   Halved: 7

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 HELD

*Shares the record for most singles matches won, with six

*Shares the record for most singles points, with seven

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: Gilford/Montgomerie lost to Wadkins/Irwin (4 and 2)

Day 2 Fourballs: Langer/Montgomerie beat Pate/Pavin (2 and 1)

Singles: Montgomerie halved with Calcavechia

 

1993: The Belfry: Europe 13 USA 15

Day 1 Foursomes: Faldo/Montgomerie beat Floyd/Couples (4 and 3)

Day 1 Fourballs: Faldo/Montgomerie halved with Azinger/Couples 

Day 2 Foursomes: Faldo/Montgomerie beat Wadkins/Pavin (3 and 2)

Day 2 Fourballs: Faldo/Montgomerie lost to Cook/Beck (2 holes)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Janzen (1 hole)

 

1995: Oak Hill CC: USA 13½ Europe 14½

Day 1 Foursomes: Faldo/Montgomerie lost to Pavin/Lehman (1 hole)

Day 1 Fourballs: Faldo/Montgomerie lost to Couples/Love III (3 and 2)

Day 2 Foursomes: Faldo/Montgomerie beat Strange/Haas (4 and 2)

Day 2 Fourballs: Faldo/Montgomerie lost to Faxon/Couples (4 and 2)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Crenshaw (3 and 1)

 

1997: Club de Golfe Valderrama: Europe 14½ USA 13½

Day 1 Fourballs: Langer/Montgomerie lost to Woods/O’Meara (3 and 2)

Day 1 Foursomes: Langer/Montgomerie beat Woods/O’Meara (5 and 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 and 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 and 1)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Stewart (1 hole)

 

2002: The Belfry: Europe 15½ USA 12½

Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Langer beat Hoch/Furyk (4 and 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 and 1)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Hoch (5 and 4)

 

2004: Oakland Hills CC: USA 9½ Europe 18½

Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Harrington beat Mickelson/Woods (2 and 1)

Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Harrington beat Love III/Funk (4 and 2)

Day 2: Fourballs: Montgomerie/Harrington lost to Cink/Love III (3 and 2)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Toms (1 hole)

 

2006: The K Club: Europe 18½ USA 9½

Day 1 Fourballs: Harrington/Montgomerie lost to Woods/Furyk (1 hole)

Day 1 Foursomes: Westwood/Montgomerie halved with Mickelson/DiMarco

Day 2 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Westwood halved with Campbell/Taylor

Singles: Montgomerie beat Toms (1 hole)

 

EUROPEAN TOUR CAREER RECORD

(after the 2009 Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy)

 

EVENTS PLAYED 500

IN MONEY 419

TOP TEN FINISHES 182

OFFICIAL CAREER EARNING €23,595,864


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

Volvo PGA Championship, One 2 One British Masters, Linde German Masters

1999

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 APPROVED SPECIAL EVENTS VICTORIES: Total 3

1997

World Cup of Golf (individual), Accenture World Championship of Golf

1999

Cisco World Match Play Championship

OTHER TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 3

2001

Ericsson Masters (AUS)

2002

TCL Classic (CHN)

2003

Macau Open

 

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 3

1996

Nedbank M illion Dollar Challenge (RSA)

1997

King Hassan II Trophy (MOR)

2000

Skins Game (USA)

 

AMATEUR RECORD

1985

Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship

1987

Scottish Amateur Championship

 

US PGA TOUR CAREER RECORD (as at the end of 2008)

EVENTS PLAYED 133

IN MONEY 97

TOP TEN F INISHES 24

OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS $4,726,348

 

TEAMS  AND  AWARDS 

TEAMS (PRO)

Ryder Cup 1991, 93, 95 (winners), 97 (winners), 99, 02 (winners), 

04 (winners), 06 (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 Championship1991 (winners)


Seve Trophy 2000 (Captain), 02 (Captain) (winners), 03 (Captain) (winners), 

05 (Captain (winners), 07 (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

 

 

 

 

COLIN MONTGOMERIE

PERSONAL PROFILE

FULL NAME Colin Stuart Montgomerie OBE

 

COUNTRY Scotland

 

BORN 23.6.63; Glasgow, Scotland

 

RESIDENCE Perthshire, Scotland

 

HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6ft in  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)

 

RYDER CUP RECORD Overall:        Played: 36, Won: 20, Lost: 9,   Halved: 7

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 HELD

 

*Shares the record for most singles matches won, with six

 

*Shares the record for most singles points, with seven

 

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: Gilford/Montgomerie lost to Wadkins/Irwin (4 and 2)

Day 2 Fourballs: Langer/Montgomerie beat Pate/Pavin (2 and 1)

Singles: Montgomerie halved with Calcavechia

 

1993: The Belfry: Europe 13 USA 15

Day 1 Foursomes: Faldo/Montgomerie beat Floyd/Couples (4 and 3)

Day 1 Fourballs: Faldo/Montgomerie halved with Azinger/Couples 

Day 2 Foursomes: Faldo/Montgomerie beat Wadkins/Pavin (3 and 2)

Day 2 Fourballs: Faldo/Montgomerie lost to Cook/Beck (2 holes)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Janzen (1 hole)

 

1995: Oak Hill CC: USA 13½ Europe 14½

Day 1 Foursomes: Faldo/Montgomerie lost to Pavin/Lehman (1 hole)

Day 1 Fourballs: Faldo/Montgomerie lost to Couples/Love III (3 and 2)

Day 2 Foursomes: Faldo/Montgomerie beat Strange/Haas (4 and 2)

Day 2 Fourballs: Faldo/Montgomerie lost to Faxon/Couples (4 and 2)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Crenshaw (3 and 1)

 

1997: Club de Golfe Valderrama: Europe 14½ USA 13½

Day 1 Fourballs: Langer/Montgomerie lost to Woods/O’Meara (3 and 2)

Day 1 Foursomes: Langer/Montgomerie beat Woods/O’Meara (5 and 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 and 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 and 1)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Stewart (1 hole)

 

2002: The Belfry: Europe 15½ USA 12½

Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Langer beat Hoch/Furyk (4 and 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 and 1)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Hoch (5 and 4)

 

2004: Oakland Hills CC: USA 9½ Europe 18½

Day 1 Fourballs: Montgomerie/Harrington beat Mickelson/Woods (2 and 1)

Day 1 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Harrington beat Love III/Funk (4 and 2)

Day 2: Fourballs: Montgomerie/Harrington lost to Cink/Love III (3 and 2)

Singles: Montgomerie beat Toms (1 hole)

 

2006: The K Club: Europe 18½ USA 9½

Day 1 Fourballs: Harrington/Montgomerie lost to Woods/Furyk (1 hole)

Day 1 Foursomes: Westwood/Montgomerie halved with Mickelson/DiMarco

Day 2 Foursomes: Montgomerie/Westwood halved with Campbell/Taylor

Singles: Montgomerie beat Toms (1 hole)

 

EUROPEAN TOUR CAREER RECORD

(after the 2009 Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy)

 

EVENTS PLAYED 500

 

IN MONEY 419

 

TOP TEN FINISHES 182

 

OFFICIAL CAREER €23,595,864

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

Volvo PGA Championship, One 2 One British Masters, Linde German Masters

1999

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 APPROVED SPECIAL EVENTS VICTORIES: Total 3

1997

World Cup of Golf (individual), Accenture World Championship of Golf

1999

Cisco World Match Play Championship

OTHER TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 3

2001

Ericsson Masters (AUS)

2002

TCL Classic (CHN)

2003

Macau Open

 

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 3

1996

Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (RSA)

1997

King Hassan II Trophy (MOR)

2000

Skins Game (USA)

 

AMATEUR RECORD

1985

Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship

1987

Scottish Amateur Championship

 

US PGA TOUR CAREER RECORD

(as at the end of 2008)

EVENTS PLAYED 133

IN MONEY 97

TOP TEN FINISHES 24

OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS $4,726,348

 

TEAMS  AND  AWARDS 

TEAMS (PRO)

Ryder Cup 1991, 93, 95 (winners), 97 (winners), 99, 02 (winners), 

04 (winners), 06 (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 1991 (winners)

Championship

Seve Trophy 2000 (Captain), 02 (Captain) (winners), 03 (Captain) (winners), 

05 (Captain (winners), 07 (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