Colin Montgomerie

Colin Montgomerie
Personal information
Full name	Colin Stuart Montgomerie OBE
Nickname	Monty
Born	23 June 1963 (1963-06-23) (age 48) Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality	Scotland
Residence	Dunning, Perthshire
Spouse	Eimear Wilson (1990–2006, divorced) Gaynor Knowles (2008–)
Children	Olivia, Venetia, Cameron
Career
College	Houston Baptist University
Turned professional	1987
Current tour(s)	European Tour (joined 1988)
Professional wins	40
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	31 (4th all time)
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T8: 1998
U.S. Open	2nd/T2: 1994, 1997, 2006
The Open Championship	2nd: 2005
PGA Championship	2nd: 1995
Achievements and awards
Order of the British Empire (Officer)	2005
European Tour Order of Merit winner	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	1988
European Tour Player of the Year	1995, 1996, 1997, 1999

Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE (born 23 June 1963) is a Scottish professional golfer, often referred to by one of his nicknames 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999, and 31 European tour victories, placing him fourth on the all time list. He is renowned also for his superb Ryder Cup performances. Montgomerie also has the dubious distinction of being one of the most accomplished players never to have won a major championship, after finishing runner-up on five occasions. Nor has he won an official tournament on the U.S. PGA Tour, unlike several of his main European rivals. His career high world ranking is second.^[1]

Early life

Although Scottish by birth and ethnicity, he was raised in Yorkshire, England, where his father James was Managing Director of Fox's Biscuits.^[2] Montgomerie spent a number of years at the Ilkley Golf Club, where he was tutored by the past professional Bill Ferguson. He was educated at both Leeds Grammar School and Strathallan School, Perthshire. During his time in Leeds, he became a supporter of Leeds United,^[3] but still remains a loyal supporter of Glasgow Rangers. His father later became the secretary of Royal Troon Golf Club, one of Scotland's most famous clubs. Montgomerie became one of the first British golfers to go to a United States college, attending Houston Baptist University, where he played on the golf team and became its top player. In later years, many top young British golfers (including Graeme McDowell and Luke Donald) would follow Monty's path to United States universities.

He won three important Scottish amateur tournaments – the 1983 Scottish Youths Championship, the 1985 Scottish Stroke Play Championship, and the 1987 Scottish Amateur Championship. He also played for Scotland twice in the Eisenhower Trophy (1984 and 1986) and for Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup twice (1985 and 1987).

Between the years 1988–1991 Montgomerie completed a degree in Accountancy at the University of Stirling.

Career outline

Montgomerie turned professional in 1988, and was named the Rookie of the Year on the European Tour that season. He quickly developed into one of Europe's top pros, winning his first event at the 1989 Portuguese Open by eight shots, and making his Ryder Cup debut in 1991. He finished first on the European Tour Order of Merit every year from 1993 to 1999 (a record for most consecutive Orders of Merit), and has 31 victories on the tour, including the 1998, 1999, and 2000 European PGA Championships. He first reached the top-10 in the Official World Golf Rankings in 1994, and spent almost 400 weeks in the top-10.^[4] His highest ranking was number two. In his prime Montgomerie was considered one of the best drivers of the golf ball in the world and became a very precise iron player, often able to judge the distance he hit the ball exactly from long range.

His form fell away gradually in the new millennium, partly due to marriage problems, and his ranking slumped to 82nd in the world, but he came back strongly in 2005, winning a record eighth European Tour Order of Merit and returning to the top ten in the World Rankings.^[5] Late in 2005 he became the first man to win 20 million Euros on the European Tour—topping the European Tour's all-time highest earners list. He remained the leader in career earnings on the European Tour until 2010, when he was surpassed by Ernie Els.

At the end of 2004, Montgomerie was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours. He represents the Turnberry resort in Scotland, where there is a Colin Montgomerie Golf Academy.

Current form

After re-forming his partnership with caddie Alastair McLean in 2004, the pair split again on 10 June, a week before the start of the U.S. Open. With his new caddie, Craig Connoly, Montgomerie managed to win for the first time in nearly 2 years at the European Open in July 2007, silencing the critics who have asserted he would not win again.

However his form has once again deserted him, and in mid-2008 Montgomerie slipped out of the top 100 players in the world ranking system. A second place at the French Open in June boosted him back up the rankings, but his good play has been short-lived, and as a result Montgomerie failed to qualify for Nick Faldo's 2008 Ryder Cup team.

In March 2009, Montgomerie played in his milestone 500th European Tour event at the Open de Andalucia where he played well and made the cut, but was not a factor on the weekend.

After nearly two years without a top-10 finish, Montgomerie produced something like his form of old to post a final round of 68 for a share of 7th place in the 2011 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Montgomerie attributed his resurgence to improved driving accuracy and commented that he could contend more often if this were to continue.^{[citation needed]}

Major championships

Montgomerie is generally considered to be one of the best golfers never to have won a major championship, after finishing in second place on five separate occasions. During what most consider to be his best years in the 1990s Montgomerie had several close shaves. A third place at the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links was the first of these. He was prematurely congratulated by Jack Nicklaus who said "Congratulations on your first U.S. Open victory" to Monty after he finished the 18th hole on Sunday.^[6] Tom Kite, who was still on the golf course when Montgomerie finished, wound up winning the championship.

At the 1994 U.S. Open, played at Oakmont Country Club, Montgomerie lost in a three-man playoff to Ernie Els (a playoff which also included Loren Roberts). Famously, Montgomerie was left with only one shirt to play in during the Monday playoff, a dark tartan design, which did not help his cause in the very hot playing conditions. He shot 78 to trail the 74s shot by Els and Roberts, with Els eventually winning at the 20th extra hole.

At the 1995 PGA Championship, Montgomerie birdied the final three holes of the Riviera Country Club course in the final round, to tie Steve Elkington at 17 under par, which was a record low score in a major championship. On the first sudden-death playoff hole, after being in better position after two shots, Montgomerie missed his putt, while Elkington holed from 35 feet to claim the title.

Ernie Els once again got the better of Montgomerie at the 1997 U.S. Open, played at Congressional Country Club. Montgomerie's 65 in the opening round is considered to be one of the finest rounds in U.S. Open history, but a 76 in the second round brought him back to the field. A bogey on the 71st hole dropped Montgomerie one shot behind Els, who parred the last to win.

However, it was at the 2006 U.S. Open, played on the West course of the Winged Foot Golf Club, where Montgomerie had his best chance to win his elusive first major. He stood in the middle of the 18th fairway in the final round having sunk a 50-foot birdie putt on the 17th green, which put him in the lead. While waiting in a perfect position on the 18th fairway for the group in front to finish, Montgomerie switched his club from a 6-iron to a 7-iron, assuming adrenaline would kick in. Once the wait was over, he hit the approach shot poorly, ending up short and right of the green, in thick rough. He pitched onto the green, and then three-putted from 30 feet to lose the tournament by one stroke. After the loss, Montgomerie said, "At my age I've got to think positively. I'm 43 next week, and it's nice I can come back to this tournament and do well again, and I look forward to coming back here again next year and trying another U.S. Open disaster."^[7] Geoff Ogilvy won the championship.

Montgomerie has never performed really well at the Masters tournament, his best finish being tied 8th in 1998. Some would say this is not surprising, as great putting is not a strong feature of his game (this generally considered to be imperative in performing well at Augusta).

At The Open Championship, it is only in recent years that Montgomerie has shown signs of challenging to win. He started brightly in 2001 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, with an opening 65, and still remained ahead after 36 holes, but fell away over the weekend. He was also in contention with two rounds to play at Muirfield in 2002 and Royal Troon Golf Club in 2004, but failed to capitalise and finished midway down the field. His best finish in the Championship came in 2005 at St Andrews, where he finished second to Tiger Woods, who beat him by five shots.

Ryder Cup and other team golf

Montgomerie practicing before the 2004 Ryder Cup

Despite his disappointments in the majors, Montgomerie is heralded as one of the greatest Ryder Cup players of all time. To date he has been a member of the European team on eight occasions, and has never lost in a singles match. He holds a win-lose-draw record of 20–9–7, thus giving him a total points scored tally of 23.5, only 1.5 points behind the all time record held by Nick Faldo. He has played pivotal roles in several of the matches. He halved the last hole with Scott Hoch to obtain the half point that won Europe the cup in 1997, and sank the winning putt,^[8] in what is considered to be his finest hour in the 2004 staging of the event.

Montgomerie was not part of Nick Faldo's 2008 Ryder Cup team, with the wildcards going to Paul Casey and Ian Poulter.

Montgomerie captained the Great Britain & Ireland team in the first four stagings of the Seve Trophy, losing in 2000 but winning in 2002, 2003, and 2005.

On 28 January 2009, it was announced that Montgomerie would be the captain the European team at the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.^[9] On 4 October 2010, Montgomerie led the European team to victory, 14½ to 13½.^[10] On the same day he also announced that he would be stepping down as captain of the European Team.^[11] In December 2010, he accepted the BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year award as captain of the victorious Ryder Cup team.^[12]

Montgomerie has also been the playing captain of the European team in the Royal Trophy, played against a team from Asia. Europe was successful on both those occasions.

Montgomerie has the distinction of being the only person to have been a victorious player and captain in the Ryder Cup, Seve Trophy and Royal Trophy – the three main team golf competitions open to players from Europe.

Relationship with the golfing public

Colin Montgomerie at the Austrian Open 2006

Montgomerie has often come under fire for his attitude on the golf course. He is noted for his lack of focus, and quite often becomes distracted by seemingly very minor incidents. As a result, it is quite commonplace for Montgomerie to ask scorers, marshalls, television crew and members of the crowd to move or be silent during a round of golf. Compared to many of the other best players of his generation, this is quite unusual behaviour, as most other professionals tend to ignore these occurrences.

Due partly to his slumped shoulders, and droopy walking style, and wearing baggy trousers, Montgomerie has also developed a reputation for being miserable on the golf course. When he is not playing his best golf, Montgomerie has down the years been quick to throw temper tantrums, often blaming those around him for his poor play. Despite this, Montgomerie has become one of golfing public's most popular figures, and remains the fan favourite at the Open Championship, especially when it is held in Scotland.

Montgomerie's struggle to get on with the American galleries is often cited as perhaps the reason he has failed to match his success in Europe with success in the United States.

Personal life

Montgomerie met his Scottish ex-wife Eimear Wilson, also from Troon,^[2] when he was a good amateur and she was a promotions assistant. Eimear was a 17-year-old law student at Edinburgh University and a spectator at an amateur championship in Nairn, at which Montgomerie destroyed the field.^[13] The couple had three children (Olivia, Venetia, and Cameron), and lived in Oxshott in Surrey.

In 2002, Eimear gave Montgomerie an ultimatum to choose between golf and marriage, resulting in Montgomerie spending 10 weeks alone before they agreed to try again. In 2006, the couple finally broke up, with Eimear suing for divorce on grounds of unreasonable behavior due to his obsession with golf,^[14] claiming it left her suffering from anxiety and depression.^[15] In February 2006, following strong but denied rumours that she had grown close to actor Hugh Grant, the couple agreed to a clean break divorce settlement of £8 million, in return for Eimear giving up any claim on Montgomerie's future earnings.^[16][17][18]

Since the divorce, he has had various relationships, including Spanish model Ines Sastre,^[19] and a divorced neighbour Jo Baldwin whom he met on the school run.^[20] Their split, he suggested, caused his worst run in his professional career.^[21]

In 2007 Montgomerie announced his engagement to Scottish millionaire Gaynor Knowles. They married on 19 April 2008 at Loch Lomond Golf Club.^[22][23]

On 8 July 2010, Montgomerie was granted a super injunction by Mr Justice Eady, which came to light when he attended a press conference at the 2010 PGA Championship in Wisconsin.^[24]

Montgomerie has been defended twice by celebrity driving solicitor Nick Freeman. The first time Montgomerie was acquitted when the policeman who was said to have caught him travelling at 96 mph on the A3 near Esher, Surrey (a 70 mph road) at 12:50 am failed to attend court, making it impossible to prove that Montgomerie was driving. Freeman got him off a second time from a 56 day ban in November 2008, after Montgomerie was caught driving his Bentley Continental Flying Spur and failing to pay the fine. Freeman revealed that Montgomerie hated flying, and drove 55,000 miles per annum in part to see his Surrey based children from his Scottish base.^[25]

Golfing record

Amateur wins (3)

• 1985 Scottish Stroke Play Championship
• 1987 Scottish Amateur Championship

European Tour wins (31)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Oct 1989	Portuguese Open - TPC	-24 (67–65–69–63=264)	11 strokes	Rodger Davis, Manuel Moreno, Mike Smith
2	4 Aug 1991	Scandinavian Masters	-18 (68–65–70–67=270)	1 stroke	Seve Ballesteros
3	25 Jul 1993	Heineken Dutch Open	-7 (68–73–71–69=281)	1 stroke	José Cóceres, Jean van de Velde
4	7 Nov 1993	Volvo Masters	-10 (69–70–67–68=274)	1 stroke	Darren Clarke
5	15 May 1994	Peugeot Open de Espana	-11 (70–71–66–70=277)	1 stroke	Richard Boxall, Mark McNulty, Mark Roe
6	21 Aug 1994	Murphy's English Open	-14 (70–67–68–69=274)	1 stroke	Barry Lane
7	28 Aug 1994	Volvo German Open	-19 (65–68–66–70=269)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer
8	27 Aug 1995	Volvo German Open	-16 (69–64–68–67=268)	1 stroke	Niclas Fasth, Sam Torrance
9	10 Sep 1995	Trophée Lancôme	-11 (64–69–65–71=269)	1 stroke	Sam Torrance
10	17 Mar 1996	Dubai Desert Classic	-18 (67–68–67–68=270)	1 stroke	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
11	7 Jul 1996	Murphy's Irish Open	-5 (69–69–73–68=279)	1 stroke	Andrew Oldcorn, Wayne Riley
12	8 Sep 1996	Canon European Masters	-24 (64–71–61–63=260)	4 strokes	Sam Torrance
13	8 Jun 1997	Compaq European Grand Prix	-18 (69–68–68–65=270)	5 strokes	Retief Goosen
14	6 Jul 1997	Murphy's Irish Open	-15 (68–70–69–62=269)	7 strokes	Lee Westwood
15	25 May 1998	Volvo PGA Championship	-14 (70–70–65–69=274)	1 stroke	Ernie Els, Gary Orr, Patrik Sjöland
16	13 Sep 1998	One 2 One British Masters	-7 (70–72–70–69=281)	1 stroke	Pierre Fulke, Eduardo Romero
17	27 Sep 1998	Linde German Masters	-22 (65–68–66–67=266)	1 stroke	Robert Karlsson, Vijay Singh
18	16 May 1999	Benson & Hedges International Open	-15 (68–66–71–68=273)	3 strokes	Ángel Cabrera, Per-Ulrik Johansson
19	31 May 1999	Volvo PGA Championship	-18 (69–70–67–64=270)	5 strokes	Mark James
20	10 Jul 1999	Standard Life Loch Lomond	-16 (69–65–70–64=268)	3 strokes	Sergio García, Michael Jonzon, Mats Lanner
21	8 Aug 1999	Volvo Scandinavian Masters	-20 (67–67–65–69=268)	9 strokes	Jesper Parnevik
22	22 Aug 1999	BMW International Open	-20 (69–65–64–70=268)	3 strokes	Pádraig Harrington
23	7 May 2000	Novotel Perrier Open de France	-16 (71–68–65–68=272)	2 strokes	Jonathan Lomas
24	29 May 2000	Volvo PGA Championship	-17 (67–65–70–69=271)	3 strokes	Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart, Lee Westwood
25	1 Jun 2001	Murphy's Irish Open	-18 (63–69–68–66=266)	5 strokes	Darren Clarke, Niclas Fasth, Pádraig Harrington
26	5 Aug 2001	Volvo Scandinavian Masters	-14 (66–69–69–70=274)	1 stroke	Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood
27	10 Nov 2002	Volvo Masters Andalucia	-3 (70–69–72–70=281)	Shared*	Bernhard Langer
28	21 Mar 2004	Caltex Masters	-16 (71–69–67–65=272)	3 strokes	Gregory Hanrahan
29	2 Oct 2005	Dunhill Links Championship	-9 (70–65–73–71=279)	1 stroke	Kenneth Ferrie
30	4 Dec 2005	UBS Hong Kong Open	-9 (69–66–66–70=271)	1 stroke	K.J. Choi, James Kingston, Lin Keng-chi, Edward Loar, Thammanoon Srirot
31	8 Jul 2007	Smurfit Kappa European Open	-11 (69–71–64–65=269)	1 stroke	Niclas Fasth

*Montgomerie and Langer agreed to share the 2002 Volvo Masters Andalucia, after failing light caused play to halt after two holes of a playoff.

Montgomerie also came first in the Volvo Bonus Pool every year from 1993 to 1998. The Volvo Bonus Pool was an extra tranche of prize money awarded at the end of each European Tour season from 1988 to 1998 to the regular members of the tour who had had the best performances over the season.

Other wins (9)

• 1996 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa – unofficial event)
• 1997 Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf, King Hassan II Trophy (Morocco)
• 1999 Cisco World Match Play Championship (United Kingdom – not an official money event at that time.)
• 2000 Skins Game (United States)
• 2001 Ericsson Masters (Australia)
• 2002 TCL Classic (China)
• 2003 Macau Open (China)
• 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup (with Marc Warren)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	DNP	T37	T52	CUT	T17	T39	T30	T8	T11
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	3	T33	2	T28	T10	2	T18	T15
The Open Championship	T48	T26	CUT	CUT	T8	CUT	CUT	T24	CUT	T15
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T33	CUT	T36	2	CUT	T13	T44	T6

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	T19	CUT	T14	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T46	T52	CUT	T42	DNP	T42	T2	CUT	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	T26	T13	82	WD	T25	2	CUT	CUT	T58	CUT
PGA Championship	T39	DQ	CUT	CUT	70	CUT	CUT	T42	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2010
The Masters	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T68
PGA Championship	CUT

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
DQ = disqualified
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary of performances

• Starts – 72
• Wins – 0
• 2nd place finishes – 5
• Top 3 finishes – 6
• Top 5 finishes – 6
• Top 10 finishes – 10
• Longest streak of top-10s in majors – 2

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Accenture Match Play Championship	R64	R32	DNP	R64	R64	R16	DNP	R32	R32	R16
CA Championship	T20	T25	NT1	T31	T51	DNP	T3	T41	T55	T65
Bridgestone Invitational	T30	T8	4	WD	T23	T58	T9	DNP	T41	77

¹Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: (representing Great Britain & Ireland) 1985, 1987
• Eisenhower Trophy: (representing Scotland) 1984, 1986
• St Andrews Trophy: 1986 (winners)

Professional

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners), 1997 (winners), 1999, 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners), 2010 (non-playing captain, winners)
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Scotland): 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (winners), 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
• World Cup (representing Scotland): 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 (individual winner), 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007 (winners), 2008
• Four Tours World Championship: 1991 (winners)
• Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland team): 2000 (playing captain), 2002 (playing captain, winners), 2003 (playing captain, winners), 2005 (playing captain, winners), 2007 (winners)
• UBS Cup (representing the rest of the world): 2003, 2004
• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2010 (playing captain, winners), 2011 (playing captain, winners)

See also

• Golfers with most European Tour wins

Notes and references

1. ^ Week 45 2008 news Official World Golf Ranking site.
2. ^ ^{a b} The Scotsman
3. ^ Monty's Backing, LeedsUnited.com, 8 April 2008, Accessed 8 April 2008
4. ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
5. ^ "Montgomerie back in world top 10". BBC News. 5 December 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4498444.stm. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
6. ^ Diaz, Jaime (22 June 1992). "GOLF; Kite Beats the Elements, but It Isn't a Breeze". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/22/sports/golf-kite-beats-the-elements-but-it-isn-t-a-breeze.html?scp=1&sq=Colin+Montgomerie+Jack+Nicklaus&st=nyt. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
7. ^ The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations, ed. Jim Apfelbaum. 2007.
8. ^ Montgomerie is widely credited as having holed the winning putt, although Ian Poulter birdied on the 15th hole of his match to guarantee a half point and so mathematically win the Ryder Cup seconds before Montgomerie. This was commentated on by course commentators and Radio Five, whose Golf correspondent Ian Coulter recalled in the News of the World: "My editor said Poulter was three up seconds before Monty hit his putt. Then Colin's putt went in – you can imagine the situation. To have over-ruled his achievement would have been like trying to deny Alan Shearer a goal that went in off a defender." "This man won us Ryder Cup – not Monty" News of the World (London); 26 September 2004; Geoff Sweet; p. 75. Frank Keating of The Guardian also noted this chain of events, writing "radio logged the fact that it was not Montgomerie's putt which actually clinched the cup but Poulter's, a matter of seconds before and a few holes behind." "Golf, Cricket: Notes from the touchline" The Guardian (Manchester); 24 September 2004; Frank Keating; p. 34
9. ^ Monty to lead Europe at Ryder Cup
10. ^ MacAskill, Sandy (4 October 2010). "Ryder Cup 2010 reaction: Graeme McDowell says pressure was 'bananas'". The Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/rydercup/8041887/Ryder-Cup-2010-reaction-Graeme-McDowell-says-pressure-was-bananas.html. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
11. ^ Colin Montgomerie to step down as European captain
12. ^ "Colin Montgomerie wins Sports Personality coach award". BBC Sport. 19 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/9287667.stm. Retrieved 21 December 2010. 
13. ^ "The cruellest cut: Monty's marriage collapses in the final round". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 2004. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/30/1083224590022.html?from=storyrhs. 
14. ^ Colin Montgomerie Divorce Settlement
15. ^ Moore, Charles. The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/09/11/nmonty11.xml. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
16. ^ Monty settles divorce row with £8m | This is Money
17. ^ "Monty in £15m divorce settlement". BBC News. 2 February 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4672782.stm. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
18. ^ Colin Montgomerie's divorce costs him £15m
19. ^ The Sports Network – Golf
20. ^ Kelso, Paul (18 July 2005). "Montgomerie happy to be back on track". The Guardian (London). http://sport.guardian.co.uk/open2005/story/0,,1530773,00.html. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
21. ^ Monty's poor run blamed on split with girlfriend – Scotsman.com Sport
22. ^ Mair, Lewine (29 August 2007). "Colin Montgomerie's dinner engagement". Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2007/08/29/sgmont129.xml. Retrieved 9 April 2008. 
23. ^ Mair, Lewine (31 October 2007). "Ernie Els can still be king of Europe". Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/10/31/sgmair131.xml. Retrieved 9 April 2008. 
24. ^ Seamark, Michael (12 August 2010). "Golfer Colin Montgomerie wins gagging order over claims about his private life". Daily Mail (UK). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1302528/Colin-Montgomerie-wins-gagging-order-tabloid-story.html. Retrieved 12 August 2010. 
25. ^ Clench, James (2 December 2008). "Monty zoomer beats drive ban". London: The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1993858.ece. Retrieved 2 December 2008. 

External links

• Official website
• Colin Montgomerie at the European Tour official site
• Colin Montgomerie at the PGA Tour official site
• Colin Montgomerie at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Montgomerie, Colin
Alternative names	Montgomerie, Colin Stuart
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	23 June 1963
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death