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With this win - Colin Montgomerie
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With this win - Colin Montgomerie

COLIN MONTGOMERIE - WITH THIS WIN

Colin Montgomerie celebrates on the 18th at Woburn

• His first European Senior Tour victory in his third European Senior Tour appearance.

• This victory beats his previous best Senior Tour performance of tied 21st in the 2013 Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex.

• In his rookie season on the European Senior Tour. Is the third rookie to win on the 2013 European Senior Tour and third in rookie in a row to win, following Steen Tinning (Berenberg Masters) and Santiago Luna (SSE Scottish Senior Open).

• Is the first player to make the the Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters their first Senior Tour victory.

• Is the sixth first-time winner of the 2013 European Tour season. They are: Kouki Idoki (US Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid), Philip Golding (Speedy Services Wales Senior Open), Mark Wiebe (The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex), Steen Tinning (Berenberg Masters), Santiago Luna (SSE Scottish Senior Open) and Colin Montgomerie (Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters).

• Moves to €68,299 in the 2013 European Senior Tour Order of Merit.

• Becomes the first Scot to win the Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters.

• Aged 50 years and 70 days becomes the tied tenth youngest winner in Senior Tour history.

• Gains his first win at Woburn. Was second in the British Masters in 1999 to Bob May.

• Gains his 41st win as a professional.

• This wins now means he has won a tournament in each of the last four decades.

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