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
comfort events holes
I was more comfortable somehow in a European Tour setting. I have never really felt comfortable in the States and therefore I have never won a 72-hole event there.
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.
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.
golfer unique watching
We are watching here a unique golfer on a unique golf course.
I used to say two. I'm getting older.
start
I used to say I'm here to win. Now I say I'd like to win. But I have to start winning.
british coming enjoyed forward looked open past playing positive wind
I've never really enjoyed the wind in the past but I had looked forward to coming back and playing St Andrews after the positive British Open I had.
finish great happening
A three-three finish was great because nothing was happening much before,
dramatic five seven start tough
It was tough to start five behind, ... I said to myself if I could get two back in the first five, I could do this. I got two back after six, and seven was a dramatic change.
confident official rules wrong
I was pretty confident I had done nothing wrong but called the rules official and he told me it was OK,
dark extremely putt
It was getting very, very dark out there and it made that putt extremely difficult,
missed
Then I wasn't concentrating on what I was doing and missed the putt.