Colin Montgomerie's Life in Golf & Majors
7/8/20261 hr 4 min
On a very special episode of The Fried Egg Golf Podcast, Kevin Van Valkenburg sits down with golf legend Colin Montgomerie for a look back at the World Golf Hall of Famer's career. Kevin and Colin discuss his path to Houston Baptist University, his relationship with Seve Ballesteros, and more before diving into some of Colin's closest calls at major championships. Colin also shares his thoughts on his current career on the PGA Tour Champions before the two chat about the wonders of Scottish whiskey. We'll be back on Sunday with a comprehensive preview of the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
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First 90 secondsAndy Johnson· Host0:00
I miss a green, for example, I'm already upset. When I find my ball in the bunker, I'm really upset. And when I find my ball in a fried egg- Fried egg.
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The dreaded fried egg.
Andy Johnson· Host0:09
Fried egg.
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Fried egg.
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Fried egg.
Kevin Van Valkenburg· Host0:11
Fried egg.
Andy Johnson· Host0:11
Fried egg lie, I'm about ready to run off the golf course. [upbeat music] Welcome back to the Friday Golf Podcast. I'm your host, Andy Johnson. And today, this is a special. It is not gonna be hosted by me. Uh, it will be hosted by Kevin Van Valckenburgh. Uh, it is an interview with the great Colin Montgomerie. I, uh, thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Lots of chuckle, chuckle moments. Uh, lots of nitty-gritty details from Monty. Stories, uh, from yesteryear. This was a fantastic listen. Uh, this was a piece of content we thought about using a couple different ways, and, uh, it ended up just being a podcast. So we said, "Why don't we put it on here?" So, uh, big thanks to Kevin. Big thanks to Monty. And, uh, I hope everybody