Colin Montgomerie
| Colin Montgomerie OBE | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Colin Stuart Montgomerie |
| Nickname | Monty |
| Born | 23 June 1963 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Sporting nationality | Scotland |
| Residence | Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland Naples, Florida |
| Spouse | Eimear Wilson
(m. 1990; div. 2006)Gaynor Knowles
(m. 2008; div. 2017)Sarah Casey (m. 2023) |
| Children | 3 |
| Career | |
| College | Houston Baptist University |
| Turned professional | 1987 |
| Current tours | PGA Tour Champions European Senior Tour |
| Former tour | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 54 |
| Highest ranking | 2 (17 March 1996) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 31 (4th all-time) |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 7 |
| European Senior Tour | 9 (Tied 5th all-time) |
| Other | 7 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T8: 1998 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1995 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd/T2: 1994, 1997, 2006 |
| The Open Championship | 2nd: 2005 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Signature | |
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, third among European players, placing him fourth on the all-time list of golfers with most European Tour victories. However, Montgomerie never won on the PGA Tour.
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. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013.
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.