Monty gets his hat trick

Mizuno MP 62 Ironsand Mizuno MP 52 Iron set Colin Montgomerie marched into the history books at Wentworth Club when he became the first player to win the Volvo PGA Championship for three successive years. A final round of 69 gave him a winning 17 under par total of 271, three clear of Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart and Lee Westwood.

Montgomerie was magnificent in holding off the Golf Clubs challenges from three of his Ryder Cup teammates, Mizuno JPX A25 Irons pulling clear with a hat-trick of birdies from the 11th to seal victory. Europe’s Number One for the past seven seasons has now won three of the last four Volvo sponsored tournaments and seven Volvo tournaments in total since claiming the Volvo Masters in 1993. Including the Cisco World Match Play Championship, he has won the Ping Rapture V2 Irons Set last three events to be staged on the West Course at Wentworth Club. Furthermore he became the first player to win the same event for three consecutive years since Nick Faldo won the Murphy’s Irish Open in 1991, 1992 and 1993.