Andrew Coltart | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Andrew John Coltart | ||
Born | Dumfries, Scotland | 12 May 1970||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Sporting nationality | Scotland | ||
Residence | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Spouse | Emma Coltart | ||
Children | 3 | ||
Career | |||
College | Midland College | ||
Turned professional | 1991 | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Professional wins | 5 | ||
Highest ranking | 57 (8 November 1998) [1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
European Tour | 2 | ||
PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | T37: 2001 | ||
U.S. Open | T75: 1997 | ||
The Open Championship | T18: 1999 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Andrew John Coltart (born 12 May 1970) is a Scottish professional golfer and TV commentator. He had a successful amateur career and played in the 1991 Walker Cup. As a professional he won twice on the European Tour, the 1998 Qatar Masters and the 2001 Great North Open, and played in the 1999 Ryder Cup.
Coltart was born in Dumfries. [2] As an amateur, he won the 1987 Scottish Boys Championship. In 1989 he won the Standard Life Amateur Champion Gold Medal with a 4 under total of 280. He won the 1991 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and participated in the 1991 Walker Cup.
Coltart turned professional in 1991 and has been a member of the European Tour since 1993. His first professional win came at the Scottish Professional Championship in 1994, which was a non sanctioned event. He has two wins on the main European Tour, the 1998 Qatar Masters and the 2001 Great North Open. In 1995 he was a member of the winning Scottish team in the Alfred Dunhill Cup. He also won the Australian PGA Championship in 1994 and 1997. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit in 1997/8.
Coltart's best finishes on the European Tour Order of Merit are seventh place in 1996 and ninth place in 1998. He was a member of the European 1999 Ryder Cup team playing in the singles against Tiger Woods. [3] [4]
Since 2011, Coltart has been part of the Sky Sports commentary team, covering golf around the world.
His sister Laurae married fellow professional golfer Lee Westwood in January 1999. [2]
Coltart is a fan of Dumfries football club Queen of the South and has been interviewed for the club's website as a fan. [2]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 8 Mar 1998 | Qatar Masters | −18 (68-70-65-67=270) | 2 strokes | Andrew Sherborne, Patrik Sjöland |
2 | 24 Jun 2001 | Great North Open | −11 (68-68-69-72=277) | 1 stroke | Paul Casey, Stephen Gallacher |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1996 | Johnnie Walker Classic | Ian Woosnam | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 20 Nov 1994 | Reebok Australian PGA Championship | −7 (67-67-77-70=281) | 2 strokes | Terry Price |
2 | 23 Nov 1997 | MasterCard Australian PGA Championship (2) | −3 (72-71-66-76=285) | 4 strokes | Stephen Allan, Stuart Appleby |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1996 | Johnnie Walker Classic | Ian Woosnam | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 15 May 1994 | Scottish Professional Championship | −7 (73-71-69-68=281) | Playoff | Gary Orr |
Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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U.S. Open | T75 | ||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T24 | T20 | CUT | CUT | T44 | T18 | |
PGA Championship | 69 | T65 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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U.S. Open | |||||||||||
The Open Championship | T55 | T37 | T37 | 72 | |||||||
PGA Championship | T51 | T37 |
Note: Coltart never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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Match Play | R16 | ||
Championship | T17 | NT1 | |
Invitational | T33 | T17 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
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