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Colin Montgomerie - Profile

Colin Montgomerie is one of his generation’s most recognisable and endearing sports stars and is a true statesman of golf.Over the last decade Colin has emerged as the undisputed leading European golfer. Colin, known affectionately to millions around the world as “Monty”, is one of Britain’s most admired sportsmen and has held centre stage in numerous tournament victories and in four titanic Ryder Cup struggles of the 1990s.

After an illustrious Amateur career, the boy from Troon turned pro in 1987 and was Rookie of the Year in Europe in 1988. After his first (11 shot) victory on Tour at the Portuguese Open he has climbed up the European Money List progressively until in 1993 he became Europe’s No. 1, a position he retained for an unprecedented run of seven years and he has now earned more prize money than any British golfer in history.

Colin has not left the World Ranking top 10 since moving into it in 1994. 1999 produced a record equalling five victories in Europe and he was never outside the Top 20 in any tournament. This is evidence of the fact that Colin rightly proved himself to be the most consistent golfer in the world during the 1990’s.

Victory in the Novotel Perrier Open de France and his record breaking third successive victory in the Volvo PGA Championship ensured that Colin’s winning streak continued into 2000. Colin started his 2001 season in the best possible way by winning the Ericsson Australian Masters. He has had 31 tournament victories around the world and is one of the most recognisable sportsmen in the game, as well as being seen as an ambassador for Scottish, British and European golf. At the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline, despite the European team’s defeat, Colin emerged as a figurehead for the Team producing outstanding performances on the course and displaying inspirational self-control and leadership on and off it, in the most pressurised of situations.

Colin Montgomerie’s name is synonymous with quality as the names of the companies he works with illustrate. He is an intelligent and articulate sportsman and, as such, has a growing business career based around his own international network of companies and he works closely along with his management company, IMG, with his numerous global business interests and corporate associations.

Despite the many calls on his time, Colin is a devoted husband and father of three and places his family as his highest priority. He also finds the time to support countless charitable and junior programmes, introducing people to the game.

Born: 23 June 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland

Family: Wife Eimear (married 1990)
Olivia (March 1993), Venetia (January 1996), Cameron (May 1998)

Turned Professional: 1987

Special Interests: Music, motor cars, films

EUROPEAN ORDER OF MERIT PLACINGS:
1987 164th
1988 52nd
1989 25th
1990 14th
1991 4th
1992 3rd
1993 1st
1994 1st
1995 1st
1996 1st
1997 1st
1998 1st
1999 1st
2000 6th

TOURNAMENT ACHIEVEMENTS:
1985 1st Scottish Stroke-play Championships (Amateur)
1987 1st Scottish Amateur Championships
1989 1st Portuguese Open
1991 1st Scandinavian Masters
1992 3rd US Open
1993 1st Heineken Dutch Open
1st Volvo Masters
1994 1st Peugeot Spanish Open
1st Murphy’s English Open
1st Volvo German Open
2nd US Open
1995 1st Trophee Lancome
1st Volvo German Open
2nd US PGA
1st Alfred Dunhill Cup
1996 1st Dubai Desert Classic
2nd Tournament Players Championship
1st Murphy’s Irish Open
1st Canon European Masters
1st Million Dollar Challenge
1997 1st Compaq European Grand Prix
2nd US Open
1st Murphy’s Irish Open
1st King Hassan II Trophy
1st World Cup (Individual)
1st Andersen Consulting World Champion
1998 1st Volvo PGA Championship
1st One 2 One British Masters
1st Linde German Masters
1999 1st B & H International Open
1st Volvo PGA Championship
1st Standard Life Loch Lomond Invitational
1st Volvo Scandinavian Masters
1st BMW International
1st Cisco World Matchplay Championship
2000 1st Novotel Perrier Open de France
1st Volvo PGA Championship
1st The Skins Game (USA)
2001 1st Ericsson Australian Masters
2001 Irish Open at Fota Island

MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING TEAMS:
Eisenhower Trophy (Am) 1984, 1986
Walker Cup (Am) 1985, 1987
Ryder Cup 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
Alfred Dunhill Cup 1988, 1991- 2000
World Cup 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999

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