Sunday 7 September 2014 15:36, UK
Colin Montgomerie continued his red-hot form this season as he made it back-to-back wins on the European Senior Tour with victory at the Russian Open Golf Championship.
The 51-year-old carded a final round of 65 to finish on 14 under par, three shots ahead of Canada’s Rick Gibson with fellow Scot Andrew Oldcorn one shot further back in third place.
After two steady opening rounds, Montgomerie found his best form on Sunday as he shot seven birdies and no bogeys en route to a comfortable win.
The 2010 Ryder Cup captain came into the tournament having won the Travis Perkins Masters at Woburn GC last week and this was his fifth win in 10 career European Senior Tour starts.
He has four victories this season, including wins at the Senior PGA Championship in Michigan and the US Senior Open in Oklahoma.
"I have had a lot of good runs of form over the years but I think this is right up there with the best of them," Montgomerie told the Tour's official website.
"I think I'm playing as well as I have ever done right now. A year ago I said I wasn't driving as well as I did when I was winning my Order of Merit titles but that’s not the case anymore.
"I hit 28 fairways out of 28 the last two days and you can't do any better than that. I'm shorter now than I used to be but that's the only difference. I'm playing as well through the green as I have ever done and I'm also holing out just like I did when I was younger.
"It was a lot of fun out there today. It was a dream start to my year with three wins in my first four starts on the European Senior Tour and now it has just got better."
