Colin Montgomerie
Colin Montgomerie
Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBEis a Scottish professional golfer. He has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively 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...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth23 June 1963
golf holes should
That's great. They should put the hole in the fairway.
golf balls holes
I'm a great believer that if you don't get the ball to the hole, it won't go in.
sleep golf thinking
I haven't slept properly for 12 years because of this bloody game. I don't think you do in a competitive game. You toss and turn and you don't sleep.
finish great happening
A three-three finish was great because nothing was happening much before,
career faster last monitor next putt recorded victory
I said my next victory would be the most important of my career and it is. A heart-rate monitor at the last putt would have recorded it much faster than usual.
achieve
Can he achieve the impossible? He's on his way.
field
The field is bunched. I still say 4 or 5 under could win,
glad hurt prove surprised
I'm very hurt and very surprised (by Evans' comments) but I'm very glad I was able to go out and prove to myself and everyone else that I can still do this, and do what I do best.
best course played today
He played the best course today in this weather.
crucial direction gave opposite picked
If I hadn't been picked I would not be here now, ... It was crucial for my career. It was going in the opposite direction and he gave me the opportunity.
came continued five four greens hit hole last playing second singapore week
I came here playing well, I was second in Singapore last week and I've continued to do so. If I hit the fairways and I hit the greens then all I have to do is hole four or five putts.
keeping matter playing
I know the place very well, and I'm playing well. It's just a matter of keeping going.
happier
I'm relaxed, my back is better than it's ever been and I have Alastair (MacLean) back on the bag. I am happy, actually, and it does help. I'm happier than I've ever been, on and off the course.
assure bloody easy pressures rounds score
You come here with so many pressures that to score nine-under after two rounds is some result, ... I made it look easy out there but it wasn't, I can assure you. In fact, it was bloody hard.