Colin Montgomerie Quotes

United Kingdom, Golfer
June 23, 1963

Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE is 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.

That's great. They should put the hole in the fairway.

Colin Montgomerie
- Golf
- Holes
- Fairway
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.

Colin Montgomerie

There's a motto, if you fail and fail, you come back and try again. I've had a couple of failures here in America and close calls, especially in Major Championships, and it's great to finally, finally win.

Colin Montgomerie
- Trying
- Couple
- Winning
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.

Colin Montgomerie
- Thinking
- Sleep
- Golf
He's sort of caught everybody on the hot, really, and good luck to him. He tried it last week as an experiment and it certainly worked.

Colin Montgomerie
- Luck
- Week
- Lasts
To be truthful, I think golfers are overpaid. It's unreal, and I have trouble dealing with the guilt sometimes.

Colin Montgomerie
- Sometimes
- Trouble
- Guilt
It's very difficult to move yourself up bit by bit. It's like trying to eat an elephant for God's sake. I can do it. It's just I have to have it bite by bite, you know. It's possible. You can eat an elephant, but you have to do it bite by bite. You can't do it all in one go.

Colin Montgomerie
- Trying
- Moving
- Difficult
McIlroy's taken the standard of golf to one level beyond where Tiger was.

Colin Montgomerie
- Golf
- Levels
- Standards

I'm a great believer that if you don't get the ball to the hole, it won't go in.

Colin Montgomerie
- Believer
- Balls
- Holes