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 tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions European Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | 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 | |
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. 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.