Andrew Coltart | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Andrew John Coltart |
Born |
Dumfries, Scotland |
12 May 1970
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Nationality | Scotland |
Residence | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Spouse | Emma Coltart |
Children | Bonnie (b. 1999) Florence (b. 2002) Iona (b. 2005) |
Career | |
College | Midland College |
Turned professional | 1991 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour (1993–2010) |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 2 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships |
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Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | T75: 1997 |
The Open Championship | T18: 1999 |
PGA Championship | T37: 2001 |
Achievements and awards | |
PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner |
1997/98 |
Andrew John Coltart (born 12 May 1970) is a Scottish professional golfer and TV commentator.
Coltart was born in Dumfries. 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 Challenge Tour 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.
Coltart's sister Laurae married fellow professional golfer Lee Westwood in January 1999.
Coltart is a fan of Dumfries football club Queen of the South and has been interviewed for the club's website as a fan.
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Amateur
Professional