Andrew Coltart

Andrew Coltart
— Golfer —
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
Current tour(s)	European Tour (joined 1993)
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
Challenge Tour	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.

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 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.

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

• 1987 Scottish Boys Amateur Championship
• 1991 Scottish Amateur Strokeplay Championship

Professional wins (5)

European Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	8 Mar 1998	Qatar Masters	-18 (68-70-65-67=270)	2 strokes	Andrew Sherborne, Patrik Sjöland
2	24 Jun 2001	Great North Open	-11 (68-68-69-72=277)	1 stroke	Paul Casey, Stephen Gallacher

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1996	Johnnie Walker Classic	Ian Woosnam	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia (2)

• 1994 Australian PGA Championship
• 1997 Australian PGA Championship

Challenge Tour (1)

• 1994 Scottish Professional Championship

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1990
• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991

Professional

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Scotland): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000
• World Cup (representing Scotland): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001
• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1999

See also

• 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

External links

• Andrew Coltart at the European Tour official site
• Andrew Coltart at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Andrew Coltart interview on www.qosfc.com

v t e European Ryder Cup team – 1999 Darren Clarke Andrew Coltart Sergio García Pádraig Harrington Miguel Ángel Jiménez Paul Lawrie Colin Montgomerie José María Olazábal Jesper Parnevik Jarmo Sandelin Jean van de Velde Lee Westwood Mark James (non-playing captain) Lost: 13.5 – 14.5