Colin Montgomerie has been appointed captain of the European team for the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
Here we back a look back at the key moments in his golfing career.
1963: Born Glasgow, June 23.
1984: Runner-up to Jose Maria Olazabal in British Amateur.
1985: Scottish strokeplay champion. Walker Cup debut.
1987: Scottish champion. Second Walker Cup cap. Turns professional.
1988: Rookie of the Year after coming 52nd in Order.
1989: Wins first European Tour title at Portuguese Open by 11 strokes.
1991: In Ryder Cup debut comes from four down with for to play to halve with Mark Calcavecchia, but Europe lose.
1993: Scores 3 1/2 points in Ryder Cup, but Europe lose again. European number one for first time after winning Dutch Open and Volvo Masters.
1994: Loses play-off for US Open to Ernie Els. European number one again.
1995: Loses play-off for US PGA Championship to Steve Elkington. Part of winning Ryder Cup side and third successive Order of Merit crown.
1996: European number one again and adds Million Dollar Challenge in South Africa.
1997: Second in US Open again, clinches Ryder Cup victory by halving singles against Scott Hoch and becomes first player to win Order of Merit five years in a row.
1998: Sixth successive money list crown, victories including Volvo PGA Championship.
1999: Seven Order of Merits in a row, plus Cisco World Match Play and joint top scorer in the Ryder Cup, but Europe lose and he is heckled.
2000: Wins third successive Volvo PGA championship, but reign as European number one ends.
2002: Takes Tiger Woods to play-off in Germany and stars in Ryder Cup victory at The Belfry.
2004: Marriage collapses, but sinks winning putt as Europe retain trophy in Detroit.
2005: Runner-up to Tiger Woods in Open, captures eighth Order of Merit.
2006: Joint runner-up in US Open after double-bogeying last hole. Part of another winning Ryder Cup side.
2008: Marries for second time.
2009: Appointed Ryder Cup captain for 2010 in Wales.
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