Houston Sports - Colin Montgomerie
Colin Montgomerie Born: June 23, 1963 Sport: Golf (2-time All-American, 54 professional wins - including 3 PGA Championships, 4-time European Golfer of the Year, World Golf Hall of Fame) I'm spending time in Scotland right now, enjoying my first trip to the land where my family and its name got their start. It seemed to be appropriate to find an athlete that linked my new home with this stunning land of my ancestry, and I didn't have to search long to find the perfect candidate. Today we'll learn more about a Scottish man who came to Houston to play the game made in his homeland. Colin Montgomerie would eventually become a champion on both sides of the Atlantic while endearing himself to fans from around the world. Houston Christian University in 1985, where Montgomerie led the golf team to three titles Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Colin Montgomerie came from a family that had played an influential role in the confectionary industry. His grandfather was said ...