8 Reasons Colin Montgomerie Belongs in the World Golf Hall of Fame

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Published: December 21, 2012

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Love him or hate him, Colin Montgomerie is one of the five players who carried the European Tour to victory in multiple Ryder Cups and who stayed in Europe for his career to give support to that tour.  He’s been a polarizing force among fans, media and sometimes within the player ranks. But that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

The eight biggest reasons Montgomerie deserves a place in the World Golf Hall are his eight Order of Merit titles on a Tour that, at the time, did not include all the current profusion of tournaments in the Middle East and Asia.  

"This is top of the tree," Montgomerie said about the upcoming induction. "There's no higher honor. So I sit here very humbled and very proud of the position I sit in here, very much so.”

Monty, as he is often called, won it the hard way. He has “Open” titles in Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, Ireland, Hong Kong and has won the European Open.

He has 31 tournament titles in Europe, Asia and a later one in the Middle East. For much of his career, he battled Nick Faldo, Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle or Seve Ballesteros to win them. 

He is fourth on the all-time European Tour winners list, after Ballesteros, Langer and Tiger Woods. He is one victory ahead of Nick Faldo in Europe.



After all of the trophies are displayed and dusted off time and again, perhaps Montgomerie will be best remembered for his performance in the Ryder Cup, a contest he—like current-day Ian Poulter—dearly loves. He was on eight teams, five of them winning ones. His Ryder Cup record is an amazing 20-9-7, and his win percentage is just slightly better than that of Ballesteros and two hundredths behind Faldo. 

Montgomerie said his future includes more golf.

“I'm looking forward to not just going over there (United States...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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