Colin Montgomerie Major Championship Record
Colin Montgomerie competed in 77 major championships between 1987 and 2014, finishing in the top 10 on 16 occasions and recording 8 top-5 results, according to the Official World Golf Ranking and major championship archives. His major record includes 3 runner-up finishes, all in the Open Championship, and 1 third-place finish at the 1997 Open at Royal Troon, as documented by the R&A and major golf statistics databases.
Montgomerie never won a major, but his consistency across the four majors made him one of the most competitive European players of his era, with 14 cuts made in 19 attempts at The Open, 3 cuts made in 11 attempts at the U.S. Open, and 2 cuts made in 10 attempts at the Masters, per major championship records and the PGA Tour official statistics page.
Montgomerie Best Major Finishes and Near Misses
His best major finish was a solo second place at the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he finished one stroke behind John Daly, and he repeated as runner-up at the 1997 Open at Royal Troon, finishing two strokes behind Justin Leonard, according to major championship results and the European Tour official records.
Montgomerie also finished third at the 1997 Open and recorded a tied fourth at the 1994 Open Championship at Turnberry, with his other top-10s including a tied fifth at the 1998 U.S. Open at Olympic Club and a tied sixth at the 1995 Masters, per major championship archives and the PGA Tour official statistics page.
Montgomerie Career Wins and European Tour Success
Montgomerie won 31 European Tour titles between 1989 and 2005, making him one of the most successful players in the history of the tour and the record holder for most European Tour Order of Merit titles with eight consecutive wins from 1993 to 1999, according to the European Tour official website.
He also won three titles on the Asian Tour, two on the Sunshine Tour, and multiple team events including eight Ryder Cup appearances for Europe, with his Ryder Cup record showing 23 wins, 12 losses, and 2 halves in singles, foursomes, and fourball matches, per the Ryder Cup official records and the European Tour official website.