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Colin Montgomerie

Colin Montgomerie (born June 23, 1963) is a Scottish golfer. He is often referred to by his nickname 'Monty'.

Montgomerie finished first on the European Tour Order of Merit every year from 1993 to 1999 and has thirty-four total victories on the tour, including the 1998, 1999, and 2000 European PGA Tour Championships. He won the 1987 Scottish Amateur Championship and has finished second in PGA Tour Majors three times, in the 1994 and 1997 U.S. Opens and in the 1995 PGA Championship. He has played on seven Ryder Cup teams (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004) and has never been defeated in a singles match at the Cup. In 2004, he had the honour of sinking the putt that ensured Team Europe an outright victory in the Ryder Cup, minutes after Lee Westwood sank the putt that ensured Europe would retain the Cup.

Career Victories - European Tour

1989 Portugese Open - TPC
1991 Scandinavian Masters
1993 Heineken Dutch Open
Volvo Masters Andalucia
1994 Peugeot Open de Espana
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
1999 Benson and Hedges International Open
Volvo PGA Championship
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