Andrew Coltart

Andrew Coltart
Personal information
Full name Andrew John Coltart
Born (1970-05-12) 12 May 1970
Dumfries, Scotland
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
Other 1
Best results in major championships
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.

Junior and amateur

Coltart was born in Dumfries.[1] 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.

Professional

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.

Off the course

Coltart's sister Laurae married fellow professional golfer Lee Westwood in January 1999.[1]

Coltart is a fan of Dumfries football club Queen of the South and has been interviewed for the club's website as a fan.[1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 8 Mar 1998 Qatar Masters −18 (68-70-65-67=270) 2 strokes England Andrew Sherborne, Sweden Patrik Sjöland
2 24 Jun 2001 Great North Open −11 (68-68-69-72=277) 1 stroke England Paul Casey, Scotland Stephen Gallacher

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1996 Johnnie Walker Classic Wales Ian Woosnam Lost to birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T55 T37 T37 72
PGA Championship T51 T37

Note: Coltart never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

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