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Golfing superstar Colin Montgomerie tie-up tees off for high growth Scunthorpe CBD specialist

A Scunthorpe business specialising in a range of cannabidiol products has secured golfing superstar Colin Montgomerie’s endorsement as it launches its new Signature range.

CBD Guru is headed up by Neil Mumby, having gone from a back bedroom and a laptop to an expanding industrial presence in less than four years.

A 6,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, complete with dedicated clean rooms has just been added to the existing 10,000 sq ft site on Colin Road, having taken over the former FedEx premises there.

Now it is also making major headway in the nutraceutical market too, with a £4 million turnover in its sights – a far cry from the £800 it started with.

“We have just launched the range, having secured the tie-up with Colin,” Mr Mumby said. “We went down to his house, did a photo-shoot with the products – he’s been using them for over a year – he loves them and has five or six family members using them.

“We do a lot of white label work for others, but this is our route to retail, and the golf course is a place we see it doing really well at.”

He said working in the carefully regulated marketplace is getting easier as the science is understood, with oils and gummies produced for around 200 businesses.

All products are for those aged 18 and over, with strengths ranging from 2.5 per cent up to 40 per cent.

The CBD Guru team includes an in-house pharmacist, and it works with carefully selected hemp growers from leading farms in the USA – ensuring complete traceability.

“I started in my bedroom, built myself up and have just finished an extension, a further 6,000 sq ft manufacturing facility – we’re not going from strength-to-strength,” he said.

A team of 15 has been assembled with recruitment ongoing. “We are branching out into nutraceuticals, health and wellness, and that is a big expansion for us, and has seen a new cleanroom and extra facilities. We have a capsule making machine and have taken on some experienced people.”

A niche has been found as bigger businesses go for huge volumes, leaving a space for strong customer service, Mr Mumby said, having sold a previous e-cigarette business and started again.

And it is hoped having one of the most decorated sportsmen on the planet on his side will further the business.

For more information visit www.cbd-guru.co.uk/

The CPG Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 recognises marvellous Montgomerie

Eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner, Ryder Cup Team Europe Legend and World Golf Hall of Famer, Colin Montgomerie, has been awarded the CPG Lifetime Achievement Award 2020.

The Award, introduced in 2011, recognises the greats within European Golf and wider afield, with a roll of honour to have received the accolade previously that includes Severiano Ballesteros, Tony Jacklin, Alison Nicholas, Bernard Gallacher, Bernhard Langer, Nick Faldo, José María Olazábal and last year’s recipient, Robert Karlsson.

Spanning multiple decades, Montgomerie’s career has seen him claim over 50 worldwide wins, a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles – which included a streak of seven consecutive Order of Merit titles from 1993 to 1999 – and he currently sits fourth on the European Tour’s list of players with the most victories.

On his recognition, Montgomerie commented: “I just want to thank the CPG for honouring me in this way. At 57, a Lifetime Achievement Award means a lot and this is something I will treasure.”

“We are delighted to be able to recognise Colin’s achievements and contributions with this year’s CPG Lifetime Achievement Award – the successes that he has had during his career and his impact on, and leadership of, Team Europe in The Ryder Cup has placed him firmly amongst golf’s elite,” commented CPG Chief Executive, Ian Randell.

Colin’s accomplishments stretch further than individual golf, as he is regarded as one of the greatest Ryder Cup players in the history of the biennial event. With eight appearances representing Team Europe, he has never lost a singles match and holds an exemplary match record of 20-9-7 across his Ryder Cup career. This was topped in 2010 however, when he captained Team Europe to victory against Team USA at Celtic Manor, as Europe prevailed with a winning score of 14.5 – 13.5 points.

Colin now enjoys an established playing career on the Legends Tour and Champions Tour, having already claimed seven over-50s titles, including three Major Championships – two Senior PGA Championships and one U.S. Senior Open victory.

by European Tour

TROON WELCOMES COLIN MONTGOMERIE TO “TEAM TROON”

Scottsdale, Ariz. (July 29, 2020) – Troon®, the world’s largest golf management company, welcomes PGA TOUR Champions golfer and World Golf Hall of Fame member Colin Montgomerie to Team Troon – a collection of top international golf talent representing the Troon brand throughout professional golf. Montgomerie, winner of 57 golf events worldwide, joins PGA TOUR golfers Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland, Patrick Cantlay and Matt Kuchar of the United States, Alex Noren of Sweden, Matthew Fitzpatrick of England and LPGA Tour/Ladies European Tour player Cheyenne Woods.

Montgomerie, 57 from Glasgow, Scotland, will unveil his Troon-branded golf bag at this week’s PGA TOUR Champions’ Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich. and carry it throughout the 2020-21 season. Montgomerie has been prepping for the return of the PGA TOUR Champions’ season at Tiburón Golf Club, a Troon-managed facility in Naples, Fla., for the last few weeks. As part of being on Team Troon, Montgomerie will also collaborate on select digital and social campaigns in cooperation with Troon and Troon-managed facilities around the world.

In addition to his professional golf career, Montgomerie is an accomplished golf course designer having designed courses in Britain, Europe, Africa, the Far East and the Middle East, including The Montgomerie Golf Club Dubai at Address Montgomerie in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Royal Golf Club in Bahrain, both Troon International-managed facilities.

“We are proud to welcome Colin to Team Troon and expand our team roster to the PGA TOUR Champions,” said Tim Schantz, president and chief executive officer, Troon. “A World Golf Hall of Fame member and skilled course designer, Colin is also a global ambassador for the game of golf and someone we look forward to working with for years to come.”

In addition to its headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon has offices in Chicago, Ill.; Irvine, Calif.; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Jacksonville, Fla; Birmingham, Ala.; Seattle, Wash.; New Braunfels, Texas; Cambridge, Mass.; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Troon-managed or affiliated facilities host 17 professional golf events across 9 professional tours around the world. Including high-level amateur events and qualifying tournaments, Troon-managed facilities host more than 30 elite events.

About Troon
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf management company providing services at 440-plus locations around the globe, including managing 475-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages more than 475-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. With properties located in 43 states and 33 countries, Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Honours Golf, OB Sports, Green Golf Partners, CADDIEMASTER, True Club Solutions, Cliff Drysdale Tennis and RealFood Hospitality, Strategy and Design. There are currently 67 Troon-affiliated properties featuring 87 golf courses on national and international “Top 100” rankings. Troon-affiliated properties include Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington; The Virginian and Nicewonder Farm & Vineyards in Bristol, Virginia; Kapalua Golf in Maui, Hawaii; Lofoten Links in Gimsoysand, Norway; and The Els Club Dubai in United Arab Emirates. For additional news and information, visit www.Troon.com, or connect with Troon on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Troon Chronicles, Press Room, or subscribe to Troon Magazine.

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Colin Celebrates 57th Birthday

By Josh Carr On June 23, 2020, 4:09am EDT
Eight-time Ryder Cup Europe player and triumphant European Captain Colin Montgomerie is celebrating his 57th birthday today.

The Scotsman featured in eight consecutive Ryder Cups between 1991 and 2006, with a staggering record of 20 wins, seven halves and nine defeats in 36 matches.

Between 1993 and 2002, the Scotsman never missed a session and throughout his Ryder Cup career he was unbeaten in all his singles matches across those eight appearances, picking up six wins and two halves.

Neil Coles and Colin Montgomerie share the mantle at the top of Europe’s singles tally, with both men honing their crafts across different decades of competition.

On the eight-time European Tour Number One’s birthday, we look back on one of his finest appearances for Team Europe.

This came at The 2002 Ryder Cup held at The Belfry, where the Scotsman finished the week unbeaten after playing in all five sessions, winning four points and securing a halve in the other match.

Playing in his sixth consecutive Ryder Cup at the time, Montgomerie would find himself paired with another Ryder Cup veteran in Bernhard Langer – who was playing in his tenth Ryder Cup – in match three of the opening Friday fourball session.

They came up against the American duo of Jim Furyk and Scott Hoch, but the Europeans’ experience proved too much for the Team USA pairing as Langer and Monty cruised to a 4&3 victory.

Europe would take a 3-1 lead after the opening session with Thomas Bjørn and Darren Clarke winning their match against Paul Azinger and Tiger Woods by a hole and Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood defeating David Duval and Davis Love III 4&3.

However, the Americans would claw the match score back by winning the Friday afternoon foursomes session 2 ½ – 1 ½.

And it was the experienced pairing of Langer and Montgomerie who would earn Europe’s half point, although they will have been disappointed not to have won their match having been 3UP through 14 holes against then World Number Two Phil Mickelson and rookie David Toms.

However, having lost holes 15, 16 and 17, the pair would find themselves all square heading down the last.

Both sides would make a bogey five to see the spoils shared.

The following day, Langer and Montgomerie would link up again. This time, the opening session was in the foursomes format and the European pairing would put behind their disappointment of the previous session by defeating Hoch and Scott Verplank by one hole.

This would be the European pairing’s seventh and final match together, finishing with a record of five wins, one halve and just one defeat.

For the second consecutive day, Europe would go on to narrowly lose the second session 2 ½ – 1 ½, but it was the Scotsman and 2020 Team Europe Captain Padraig Harrington who secured Europe’s only win of the Saturday fourball session.

They took on Mickelson and Toms, who had produced a fine comeback the previous day against Langer and Montgomerie to secure half a point for their team.

However, Montgomerie would put that disappointment behind him and secure a 2&1 victory alongside Harrington.

Heading into the Sunday singles matches, the scores were tied at 8-8 and it was down to the experienced Montgomerie to lead the way for Team Europe.

And lead the way he did.

Playing in his fifth match of the event, Montgomerie looked anything but fatigued as he comfortably defeated Hoch for a third time 5&4.

The early blue on the board for sure inspired his teammates as Langer (4&3) and Harrington (5&4) closely followed with comfortable victories of their own.

It fell to Paul McGinley to hole the putt which won back The Ryder Cup, after disappointment at The 1999 Ryder Cup three years previous.

Montgomerie would go on to play in two further Ryder Cups in 2004 and 2006 and when you add to that a winning captaincy at The 2010 Ryder Cup, it is no wonder Montgomerie is regarded as one of Team Europe’s finest competitors.

Happy birthday, Colin!

Lunch with a Legend: Colin Montgomerie

Colin Montgomerie’s professional career has spanned continents and generations – from heroic shots in Dubai and in the Ryder Cup, to memories of playing with Seve Ballesteros and Tiger Woods. He won a record eight Order of Merit titles on the European Tour and compiled a 20-9-7 record in eight Ryder Cups, and he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013.

Since joining PGA TOUR Champions in 2013, Montgomerie has tallied seven wins, including three majors and one victory in the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs.

On March 25, Montgomerie was in London and joined PGA TOUR Champions for the Tour’s first “Lunch with a Legend” interview on Instagram Live.

Answers have been edited for clarity and length.

What’s more nerve wracking: playing or captaining in a Ryder Cup?

Captaining by tenfold. At least I have some sort of control as I was playing; I only had to play one guy or two guys with a partner. I only realized how difficult it was as a captain when you’d send out your team on the first tee and you’d pray that they’d come back with something four, four and a half hours later. You have no control, and I think that’s the nervey part about it. That’s why I’m so gray right now. Playing was easy, I had 11 great teammates all the time around me, but captaining was more stressful.

What’s the best pressure putt or best pressure shot that you’ve ever hit?

I suppose I’ve got one plaque in the world and I’m proud of it. It’s in Dubai and it was at the Dubai Desert Classic in 1996. I was one ahead of Miguel Angel Jiménez playing the 72nd hole. He outdrove me and he drew out his 3-wood, which was a huge error because it was a match play situation and he showed me his cards.

I said to Alistair, my caddie, and he’s still with me to this day, and I said “Ok, put the 6-iron away we’ve got to go for this.” The only club that I had in the bag to make the carry was a driver, so he said, “Well ok, just make good contact.” And as long as I made good contact, I was ok, but it was the most pressurized shot because if it had gone wrong, I would have lost the event. So, at the time and still to this day, it was 24 years ago now, that shot remains with me and will forever.

Who’s the best driver of the golf ball you’ve ever seen?

Greg Norman, easily. Two guys lost their greatest asset with technology. Greg Norman was the greatest driver of the golf ball there’s ever been, and to this day still is. McIlroy is good, don’t get me wrong, but Norman was a better driver of the golf ball than Rory McIlroy, with a wooden club. Suddenly when the metal clubs and the titanium clubs and all the easier-to-hit stuff came in, we all could do what Greg Norman did; we caught up with him.

And another person I’d say the same to was Seve Ballesteros. He was a magician with a 56-degree wedge, he could do anything with it. But when PING developed the lob wedge, we all could do what Seve did, or we could think we could. So, he lost his greatest asset and Greg Norman, too. A pity in many ways that they did because they were well ahead of the game.

Who’s the best putter you’ve ever seen?

Tiger is the best putter I played against. You somehow felt that you knew it was going to go in, the crowd knew it was going to go in, but more importantly so did he. I think Jordan Spieth got quite close in that run he had. I haven’t played with Jordan in a competitive round, but I have with Tiger many times. And many times he looked as if he was going to hole that putt. And you felt 1-down somehow because he was that good on the putting surfaces. It’s half the game and when you think about it, if he’s that good at half the game, the rest of it can be average. If Tiger putted well, he usually won.

What is your favorite way to celebrate a win?

What was my last win? It was the Invesco QQQ Championship at Sherwood. Well it was late because it was a playoff. Sarah Casey, my partner, was with me and we drove because the next tournament was the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix, and I hate to say it, I’m going to be honest. We stopped at a Wendy’s on the way, so that was the celebration I’m afraid. It was one of those things, we had to get to Phoenix, the practice round was due the next day.

It’s funny celebrating wins, you don’t always have that time. You’re on this conveyer belt and you’ve got to get to where you’re going as opposed to just taking time and smelling flowers along the way. And I wish I had done that a little more along my career, but that’s what we had to do, we had to get there.

It’s normally with family and friends, and you do hope you’re not on your own when you win. I was alone when I won the Mastercard Japan Championship that first year, and I just ordered six beers to the room and then we flew home the next day. Disappointing in many ways (laughs).

Why golf? Who inspired you to pick up the clubs?

It’s a very easy answer there. My father was, and still is, a keen amateur golfer; I think his best handicap was a 4 or 5. We were very lucky to live on the coast in Troon where there’s 10 courses within four or five miles. And everybody in Scotland has the opportunity to play the game of golf. We have more courses in Scotland per capita than anywhere else in the world, so therefore opportunity is available.

My brother and I and our late mother, we all started the game at the same time. I was 6 in 1969 and I was found to have a certain talent I suppose, and it was taken forward. But opportunity is everything, and I think Scotland gives every child more opportunity than any other child in the world to play the game of golf.

Who is in your dream foursome?

Not possible anymore, but dream foursome would be mother, father and brother. Not possible because we lost mom 30 years ago now, but we always used to have some quite good games. We were all off single figures at one stage, which as a family isn’t bad. Mom was 9, my brother was about a 6, my dad was 5 and I was a little bit lower. I always played with mom and we used to have some quite good games. It’s a four-ball I’d love to bring back, but obviously not possible.

What do you see yourself doing post golf career?

Buying a couple golden Labradors and calling them Chip and Putt, and buying a place at St. Andrews and going on a walk at West Sands Beach.

How many more years do you plan on playing PGA TOUR Champions?

We’re often asked that and it goes back to my good friend Bernhard Langer. He’s 62 now and he’s still winning. As long as I can say that my best performance on PGA TOUR Champions would be a win, I’ll still compete. If the best I can do, and I have to be honest with myself here, is say 10th or 15th place, well, catch me at St. Andrews beach.

The best I can do, I really feel that if I can play well and hole out well, I can still win. So therefore I keep going and I’ll keep going until it’s time where I say to myself, “Yeah, I’m not competing,” and it’s time to give up the hotels and the planes and back and forth across the Atlantic and it’s time to just relax for once in my life.

April 01, 2020
By Staff, PGATOUR.COM

Montgomerie wins Invesco QQQ Championship

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Colin Montgomerie won the Invesco QQQ Championship on Sunday with a par on the first hole of a playoff after fellow Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer took four strokes to get out of a greenside bunker.

With Langer finally on the par-4 18th green in six shots, Montgomerie two-putted for the victory, with the 56-year-old Scot tapping in from 2 feet to end the second of three events in the PGA TOUR Champions’ Charles Schwab Cup playoffs.

“How often does that happen with Bernhard?” Montgomerie said. “I felt for him in that bunker there. It was on the upslope there. The downslope was awful. Look how deep that is. It’s big hole. Unfortunate for Bernhard.”

Playing five groups ahead of Langer, Montgomerie made a 40-foot birdie putt in regulation on 18 for a tournament-record 9-under 63.

“The one at the last was a massive bonus,” said Montgomerie, five strokes back at the start of the day.

Langer parred the final four holes for a 67, leaving a 15-foot birdie try short on 18. They finished at 15-under 202.

Both players found the narrow fairway in the playoff, with Langer leaving himself 191 yards to the hole — about 35 more than he had in regulation. His approach caught the left greenside bunker, leaving an awkward stance with the back lip of the bunker hindering his swing.

“It was a downhill lie with a big lip in front,” Langer said. “It’s hell down there. You just can’t go down there. That bunker’s built very poorly. …. Just faded to the right. I was overaggressive. I was trying to make birdie and just pushed it about 5 yards.”

Montgomerie then hit his 174-yard approach to the middle of the green, leaving about 20 feet.

Montgomerie won for the seventh time on the 50-and-over tour.

The 62-year-old Langer has 40 senior victories, winning a playoff at Sherwood in 2017.

“It’s been a good week, played some good golf, played good at Richmond, played good here, so that’s encouraging,” Langer said. “Finished fourth and second last two tournaments, so looking forward to next week. That’s all you can do. Playoff, I made one bad shot and paid the price. That was the worst place you could hit it. Anywhere left I have a shot down there.”

Montgomerie birdied four of the first five holes, chipped in for birdie on No. 10 and eagle on No. 11 and also birdied the 16th.

“Eleven was key,” Montgomerie said. “Ten, when I chipped in at 10 was a very good chip, but kept me going. Eleven, hang on, I’m suddenly leading. From third, fourth, suddenly boom, I’m leading now. So, there’s a whole different feeling.”

Retief Goosen and Tommy Tolles were a stroke back.

Goosen, the second-round leader, shot a 69. He missed a 12-foot birdie try on 18.

“I didn’t play that well today,” Goosen said. “Putter was a bit cold, made a few bad mistakes.”

Tolles closed with a 66.

The top 36 in the season standings advanced to the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship next week in Phoenix. Points leader Scott McCarron closed with a 77 to tie for 43rd at even par. Second-place Jerry Kelly shot 66 to tie for 10th at 8 under.

Montgomerie jumped from 12th to fourth, and Langer from fourth to third.

Miguel Angel Jimenez, the winner two weeks ago in the playoff opener in Virginia, closed with a 69 to tie for fifth at 11 under with Billy Andrade (64) and Ken Tanigawa (65).
Fred Couples, a stroke behind Goosen entering the round, had a 72 to tie for eighth at 9 under. The 60-year-old Couples won the last of his 13 PGA TOUR Champions titles in 2017.

November 03, 2019
By Associated Press