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I’m a world famous golfer and my grandfather invented a hugely popular chocolate bar

WHETHER it’s a tee shot or tea and chocolate biscuits – it runs in the Montgomerie family.

Golf legend Colin, 61, is the most well-known member of the bloodline, captaining Europe to Ryder Cup glory in 2010 and reaching No2 in the world rankings.



Colin Montgomerie during the All-Star Match at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Rome, Italy, ahead of the 2023 Ryder Cup. Picture date: Wednesday September 27, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story GOLF Ryder. Photo credit should read: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.
Colin Montgomerie’s granddad invented two much-loved chocolate biscuits

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He supposedly played a part in Penguins first coming to the shelves


And after he invented Blue Ribands

But the Montgomerie surname isn’t just famous for making history in golf.

That’s because Colin has revealed to The Times that his grandfather invented Penguin biscuits and Blue Ribands.

The much-loved duo have been consumed up and down the country for decades.

Penguin biscuits were invented by William Macdonald and Sons in Glasgow in 1928.

With Blue Ribands launched eight years later again in Scotland by a business named Gray Dunn.

Colin’s father James carried on the legacy and also worked in the confectionery industry.

He was a manager at iconic brand Fox’s in Leeds during the 1960s.

And it led to the Montgomerie family moving south of the border, with his dad’s job coming with the added incentive of season tickets at Elland Road.

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Monty is now a die-hard Leeds United supporter and Yorkshire is the place he first got into golf at a club in Ilkley.

Both his mum and his dad were captains there before passing on the baton to him before he became a golfing icon.




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