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Andrew Coltart

{{short description|Scottish golfer and television commentator}}

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| fullname = Andrew John Coltart

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| birth_place = Dumfries, Scotland

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| residence = Edinburgh, Scotland

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| children = 3

| college = Midland College

| yearpro = 1991

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PGA Tour of Australasia

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| usopen = T75: 1997

| open = T18: 1999

| pga = T37: 2001

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Order of Merit winner

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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.

Junior and amateur

Coltart was born in Dumfries.{{Cite web |url=http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=649 |title="Andrew Coltart" interview on qosfc.com |access-date=9 May 2011 |archive-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629133946/http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=649 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite news |date=2008-11-19 |title=Four Scots secure Euro Tour cards |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/7737370.stm |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=BBC Sport}}{{Cite web |date=2020-09-26 |title=My Ryder Cup: Andrew Coltart |url=https://www.rydercup.com/news-media/my-ryder-cup-andrew-coltart |access-date=2024-02-07 |publisher=Ryder Cup |first=Josh |last=Carr}}

Off the course

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.

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

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

=European Tour wins (2)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

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|align=right|8 Mar 1998

|Qatar Masters

|−18 (68-70-65-67=270)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Sherborne, {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Sjöland

align=center|2

|align=right|24 Jun 2001

|Great North Open

|−11 (68-68-69-72=277)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Casey, {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Gallacher

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|1996

|Johnnie Walker Classic

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam

|Lost to birdie on third extra hole

=PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|20 Nov 1994

|Reebok Australian PGA Championship

|−7 (67-67-77-70=281)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Price

align=center|2

|align=right|23 Nov 1997

|MasterCard Australian PGA Championship (2)

|−3 (72-71-66-76=285)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Allan, {{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart Appleby

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1996

|Johnnie Walker Classic

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam

|Lost to birdie on third extra hole

=Other wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|15 May 1994

|Scottish Professional Championship

|−7 (73-71-69-68=281)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Orr

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

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|T75

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|CUT

|CUT

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|T24

|T20

|CUT

|CUT

|T44

|T18

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|69

|T65

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!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

!2010

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align=left|The Open Championship

|T55

|T37

|T37

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|72

align=left|PGA Championship

|T51

|T37

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Note: Coltart never played in the Masters Tournament.

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

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!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001

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|style="background:yellow;"|R16

align="left"|Championship

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|T17

|NT1

align="left"|Invitational

|T33

|T17

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1Cancelled due to 9/11

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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1987 (winners)
  • European Boys' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1987 (winners), 1988{{cite magazine |date=September 1988 |title=Seger i kvalet - ändå en femteplats, EM BOYS |trans-title=Victory in the qualifying - but only fifth place, European Boys' Team Championship |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/8n87mn2t/70 |magazine=Svensk Golf |language=sv |page=67 |number=9/1988 |accessdate=2023-01-19}}
  • European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1989, 1991
  • European Youths' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1990{{cite magazine |date=September 1990 |title=Hemmaseger i JEM-rysare, Lag-EM Juniorer |trans-title=Home victory in exciting European Youth's Team Championship |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/8ssgg0nt/84 |magazine=Svensk Golf |language=sv |page=84 |number=9/1990 |accessdate=2023-01-01}}
  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1990
  • St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1990 (winners)
  • Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991

Professional

See also

References

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External links

  • {{EuroTour player|9116}}
  • {{OWGR|5108}}
  • [http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=649 Andrew Coltart interview on www.qosfc.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629133946/http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=649 |date=29 June 2015 }}

{{1999 European Ryder Cup team}}

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Category:Scottish male golfers

Category:European Tour golfers

Category:Ryder Cup competitors for Europe

Category:Golfers from Dumfries

Category:1970 births

Category:Living people