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With This Win - Colin Montgomerie
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With This Win - Colin Montgomerie

WITH THIS WIN

Colin Montgomerie - shakes hands with Ross Drummond after winning the play-off between the two at the Travis Perkins Masters

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 – TRAVIS PERKINS MASTERS

COLIN MONTGOMERIE

• His seventh European Senior Tour victory in his 15th European Senior Tour appearance.

• His second European Senior Tour victory of the 2015 season, following the US Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid.

• Creates European Senior Tour history by becoming the quickest player to win their first seven events, from just 15 appearances. This beats the 20 events of Carl Mason took in 2003-04, to win his first seven.

• Claims his third victory in the Travis Perkins Masters, following his wins in 2013 and 2014. The first player to win the event three times.

• Joins Carl Mason (2003, 2004 and 2006 English Open, not played in 2005), as the only other player to win the same European Senior Tour event for three consecutive years an event has been played.

• Joins Neil Coles (1992, 1995, 1997 Ryder Seniors Classic), Carl Mason (2003, 2004, 2006 English Seniors Open; 2007, 2008, 2010 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open and 2004, 2007, 2009 PGA Seniors Championship) and Tom Watson (2003, 2005, 2007 Senior Open Championship), as players to win the same European Senior Tour event three times.

• Moves to €614,011 in the 2015 Senior Tour Order of Merit.

• Now holds the Senior Tour record for the quickest player to win his first three titles (seven, level with Boonchu Ruangkit), four (nine events), five (ten events), six (12 events) and seven (15 events).

• The second title he has won for three consecutive years during his professional career. The first was the PGA Championship at Wentworth Club between 1998-2000.

• The third Scottish victory in the history of the Travis Perkins Masters.

• His first European Senior Tour victory by way of a play-off.

• His 47th professional victory worldwide.

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