{{short description|Scottish golfer and television commentator}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Andrew Coltart | image = AndrewColtart.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = | fullname = Andrew John Coltart | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|5|12}} | birth_place = Dumfries, Scotland | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|1970|5|12}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | weight = | nationality = {{SCO}} | residence = Edinburgh, Scotland | spouse = Emma Coltart | partner = | children = 3 | college = Midland College | yearpro = 1991 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = | extour = European Tour<br>PGA Tour of Australasia | prowins = 5 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = 2 | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = 2 | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins --> | chalwins = | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | usopen = T75: 1997 | open = T18: 1999 | pga = T37: 2001 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = PGA Tour of Australasia<br>Order of Merit winner | year1 = 1997–98 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> | module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes | signature = Andrew_Coltart_signature.jpg }} }} '''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.
==Early life and amateur career== Coltart was born in Dumfries.<ref name=autogeneratedqos>{{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 }}</ref> 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 career== In 1991, Coltart turned professional. He 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-11-19 |title=Four Scots secure Euro Tour cards |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7737370.stm |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
Since 2011, Coltart has been part of the Sky Sports commentary team, covering golf around the world.
== Personal life == His sister Laurae married fellow professional golfer Lee Westwood in January 1999.<ref name=autogeneratedqos />
==Amateur wins== *1987 Scottish Boys Amateur Championship *1991 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
==Professional wins (5)== ===European Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |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)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |1996 |Johnnie Walker Classic |{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam |Lost to birdie on third extra hole |}
===PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>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)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |1996 |Johnnie Walker Classic |{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam |Lost to birdie on third extra hole |}
===Other wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>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== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1991 !1992 !1993 !1994 !1995 !1996 !1997 !1998 !1999 |- |align=left|U.S. Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T75 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|The Open Championship |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T24 |T20 |CUT |CUT |T44 |T18 |- |align=left|PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |69 |T65 |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2000 !2001 !2002 !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 !2010 |- |align=left|U.S. Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|The Open Championship |T55 |T37 |T37 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |72 |- |align=left|PGA Championship |T51 |T37 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} ''Note: Coltart never played in the Masters Tournament.''<br> {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied
==Results in World Golf Championships== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001 |- |align="left"|Match Play |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|R16 |- |align="left"|Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T17 |NT<sup>1</sup> |- |align="left"|Invitational |T33 |T17 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} <sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to 9/11<br> {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T" = Tied<br> NT = No tournament
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1987 (winners) *European Boys' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1987 (winners), 1988<ref>{{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}}</ref> *European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1989, 1991 *European Youths' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1990<ref>{{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}}</ref> *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1990 *St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1990 (winners) *Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991
'''Professional''' *Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Scotland): 1994, 1995 (winners), 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== {{reflist}}
==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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