Colin Montgomerie will be chasing a hat-trick of victories at the Marriott Forest of Arden when he joins the growing list of world-class players in The Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters from May 12-15.
Montgomerie, who won the title in 1998 having previously won the English Open over the same course in 1994, is the latest Ryder Cup player to confirm his participation in the first tournament of the season in Britain.
Since his Ryder Cup debut in 1991, the 41 year old Scot has been a key member of the European Team and has helped to secure five wins against the United States. He gave a superb performance at Oakland Hills last year providing an inspirational contribution from beginning to end, culminating with him holing the winning putt on the final green.
During his 18 year professional career, Montgomerie has been a major force in tournaments around the world and dominated the European Tour Order of Merit from 1993 to 1999.
He has won at least once every year since 1993, winning the Caltex Masters in Singapore last year and leading Great Britain and Ireland to victory as Captain for The Seve Trophy in 2003. His outstanding achievements earned him a MBE in 1998 and an OBE in the 2005 New Year’’s Honours List.
“I’’m really looking forward to The Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters next month – it is the first British event of the 2005 European Tour and it’’s always good to play on home soil,” said Montgomerie.
