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Colin Montgomerie

Scotland · born , Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

23.5Ryder Cup points from 36 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 8 Cups · 20-9-7 · 23.5 points (65.3%)
  • Singles 6-0-2 · Foursomes 8-3-3 · Four-ball 6-6-2
  • Ryder Cup captain 2010
  • Best major finish runner-up, 1994 U.S. Open, 1995 PGA Championship, 1997 U.S. Open and 2005 Open and 1 more
  • Open top 10s 1994 (T8)
  • Amateur runner-up 1984 The Amateur

Near misses

  1. 1984 The Amateur Championship Formby Golf Club · runner-up to José María Olazábal · 5 & 4
  2. 1994 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Ernie Els · playoff: 18 holes + sudden death
  3. 1994 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T8 · 275 (-5)
  4. 1995 PGA Championship Riviera Country Club · runner-up to Steve Elkington · 267 · lost playoff
  5. 1997 U.S. Open Congressional C.C. · runner-up to Ernie Els
  6. 2005 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 279
  7. 2006 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C. · runner-up to Geoff Ogilvy

Ryder Cup

8 Cups, 36 matches: 20 won, 9 lost, 7 halved, 23.5 points. Foursomes 8-3-3, four-ball 6-6-2, singles 6-0-2.

  1. 1991 The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  2. 1993 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · USA won 15–13 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · automatic
  3. 1995 Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
  4. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · automatic
  5. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · automatic
  6. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 4-0-1, 4.5 points · automatic
  7. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · captain's pick
  8. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-2, 2 points · automatic
  9. 2010 Captain Europe · won 14.5–13.5

Rivals

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Ryder Cup opponents

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Moments

  1. 1999 Ryder Cup Payne Stewart conceded Colin Montgomerie's putt on 18 as a sportsmanship gesture. It was his last Ryder Cup: he died in a plane crash less than a month later.

Records and firsts

  1. — Ryder Cup Best singles record (Europe) · 6-0-2 (7 pts), unbeaten in singles

Results by championship

    Best day

    2006 U.S. Open

    Runner-up to Geoff Ogilvy.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2006.

    Career line, 1984–2006

    PGA Championship
    1995 PGA Championship: runner-up to Steve Elkington
    U.S. Open
    1994 U.S. Open: runner-up to Ernie Els1997 U.S. Open: runner-up to Ernie Els2006 U.S. Open: runner-up to Geoff Ogilvy
    The Open
    1994 The Open: finished T82005 The Open: runner-up to Tiger Woods
    Ryder Cup
    1991 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-1-11993 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-1-11995 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-3-01997 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-1-11999 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-1-12002 Ryder Cup (Europe): 4-0-12004 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-1-02006 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-1-2
    The Amateur
    1984 The Amateur: runner-up
    19851990199520002005

    15 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Colin Montgomerie was born on June 23, 1963, in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland. Montgomerie's best major finish was second, at the 1994 U.S. Open, the 1995 PGA Championship, the 1997 U.S. Open, the 2005 Open and the 2006 U.S. Open. Montgomerie was runner-up at the 1984 The Amateur. Montgomerie played in 8 Ryder Cups for Europe (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006), winning 20, losing 9 and halving 7 of 36 matches for 23.5 points, and captained the side in 2010.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1984 The Amateur Championship Formby Golf Club · runner-up to José María Olazábal · 5 & 4
    2. 1994 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Ernie Els · playoff: 18 holes + sudden death
    3. 1994 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · finished T8 · 275 (-5)
    4. 1995 PGA Championship Riviera Country Club · runner-up to Steve Elkington · 267 · lost playoff
    5. 1997 U.S. Open Congressional C.C. · runner-up to Ernie Els
    6. 2005 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 279
    7. 2006 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C. · runner-up to Geoff Ogilvy

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 5 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Montgomerie played 8 Ryder Cups for Europe: 36 matches, 20 won, 9 lost, 7 halved, 23.5 points (65.3% of those available). By format: foursomes 8-3-3, four-ball 6-6-2, singles 6-0-2 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1991 The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    2. 1993 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · USA won 15–13 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · automatic
    3. 1995 Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
    4. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · automatic
    5. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · automatic
    6. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 4-0-1, 4.5 points · automatic
    7. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · captain's pick
    8. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-2, 2 points · automatic
    9. 2010 Captain Europe · won 14.5–13.5

    Partners, with matches played together: Bernhard Langer (7), Nick Faldo (7), Pádraig Harrington (5), Paul Lawrie (4), Lee Westwood (2), David Gilford (1), Sam Torrance (1), Darren Clarke (1).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. — Ryder Cup Best singles record (Europe) · 6-0-2 (7 pts), unbeaten in singles

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Colin Montgomerie
    3. R&A 1994
    4. GC: 1991 ryder cup
    5. Wikipedia: 1991 Ryder Cup
    6. GC: 1993 ryder cup
    7. Wikipedia: 1993 Ryder Cup
    8. GC: 1995 ryder cup
    9. Deseret News 1995
    10. Wikipedia: 1995 Ryder Cup
    11. Golf Channel
    12. GC: 1997 ryder cup
    13. SI Vault 1997 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/08/25/you-da-man-lee-janzen-made-tom-kites-job-as-captain-a-little-easier-by-proving-with-his-play-at-winged-foot-that-he-belonged-on-the-ryder-cup-team
    14. Wikipedia: 1997 Ryder Cup
    15. GC: 1999 ryder cup
    16. Wikipedia: 1999 Ryder Cup
    17. CBS News 1999
    18. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    19. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    20. Deseret News 2001
    21. Wikipedia: 2002 Ryder Cup
    22. GC: 2004 ryder cup
    23. Golf Channel 2004
    24. GC: 2006 ryder cup
    25. 2006 WP mirror (2007 snapshot)
    26. Wikipedia: 2006 Ryder Cup
    27. WP Ryder Cup
    28. National Club Golfer
    29. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    30. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    31. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners