COLIN MONTGOMERIE PERSONAL PROFILE FULL NAME COUNTRY BORN RESIDENCE HEIGHT/WEIGHT Colin Stuart Montgomerie OBE Scotland 23.6.63; Glasgow, Scotland Perthshire, Scotland 6ft 1in 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. * Only European to claim the winning point twice in Ryder Cup history. 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 Calcavecchia 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 Open Championship, 2010) EVENTS PLAYED 535 IN MONEY 444 TOP TEN FINISHES 182 OFFICIAL CAREER 23,986,572 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 Benson and Hedges International Open, Volvo PGA Championship, 1999 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 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 3 1996 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (RSA) 1997 King Hassan II Trophy (MOR) 2000 Skins Game (USA) OTHER TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 3 2001 Ericsson Masters (AUS) 2002 TCL Classic (CHN) 2003 Macau Open AMATEUR RECORD 1985 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship 1987 Scottish Amateur Championship US PGA TOUR CAREER RECORD (After Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard, 2010) EVENTS PLAYED 135 IN MONEY 99 TOP TEN FINISHES 24 OFFICIAL CAREER $4,740,199 EARNINGS
TEAMS AND AWARDS TEAMS (PRO) Ryder Cup 1991, 93, 95 (winners), 97 (winners), 99, 02 (winners), 04 (winners), 06 (winners), 2010 (Captain) 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 UBS Cup 2003, 04 TEAMS (AM) Walker Cup 1985, 87 Eisenhower Trophy 1984, 86 St Andrews Trophy 1986 (winners) Youths, Seniors 1983-87 2000 (Captain), 02 (Captain) (winners), 03 (Captain) (winners), 05 (Captain (winners), 07 (winners) 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