Colin Montgomerie gets first win in 19 months
Straffan, Ireland (Sports Network) - After 19 months of waiting, Colin Montgomerie was a champion again.
The eight-time Order of Merit winner shot a five-under 65 Sunday to hold off Niclas Fasth and win the Smurfit Kappa European Open, picking up his 31st European Tour victory and first since December 2005.
After finishing his round, Montgomerie waited out an 80-minute weather delay to see if Fasth could catch him. When Fasth failed to make birdie at the 18th after play resumed, Montgomerie had his win.
He finished at 11-under-par 269...Full Story