Scot has one-shot advantage in California Champions Tour event

Monty takes lead after birdie blitz

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FROM THE US CHAMPIONS TOUR WEBSITE
PEBBLE BEACH, California -- Colin Montgomerie birdied four of his first six holes  en route to a five-under 67 on Saturday for a one-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's Nature Valley First Tee Open after bogeying the final hole Saturday at Pebble Beach.
The 52-year-old Scot, pictured, missed a 6-foot par putt on the par-5 18th to fall to 8-under 135. He opened with a 68 on Friday at par-71 Poppy Hills.
"I lost my concentration on the back nine," Montgomerie said. "I was out there a long time and it was a stupid bogey at the last hole. I just have to concentrate tomorrow."
Second behind Jeff Maggert in the Charles Schwab Cup points race, Montgomerie is coming off a victory two weeks ago in England in a European Senior Tour event. All three of his Champions Tour victories have come in majors, the last a successful title defence in the US Senior PGA Championship in May.
Olin Browne has second after a 65 at Poppy Hills.
"I hit a couple of good shots on the first hole and made birdie and that kind of opened up the day," Browne said.
Mexico's Esteban Toledo was third at 6 under after a 66 at Pebble Beach.
"I've been hitting the ball really, really well," Toledo said. "Does it surprise me? No, not really. But shooting a 66 here at Pebble Beach in the morning, it doesn't get better than that."
Fred Couples birdied the 18th at Pebble Beach for a 66 to join Woody Austin at 5 under. Austin had a 70 at Pebble Beach, the site of the final round.
Tom Watson was 3 under after a 65 at Pebble Beach. The 66-year-old Watson birdied the first four holes and six of the first seven. 
He added birdies on 14 and 15, but dropped a stroke on 16. Watson won the 1982 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and took the US PGA Tour’s Bing Crosby event at the course in 1977 and 1978.
First-round leaders Tom Byrum and Sweden's Jesper Parnevik struggled. Byrum had a 73 at Poppy Hills to fall into a tie for ninth at 3 under, and Parnevik was tied for 15th at 2 under after a 75 at Pebble Beach.
Maggert was even par after a 69 at Pebble Beach. He leads the tour with four victories, winning three of his last six starts.
Davis Love III was 2 over after a 70 at Pebble Beach. He won the US PGA TOUR’s Wyndham Championship last month to become the third-oldest champion in tour history at 51 years, 4 months, 10 days.

 SECOND ROUND SCOREBOARD

Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (Sep 25 - 27)

• Yarda
• Par: 72
• ge: 6,837
• Course: Poppy Hills
• Par: 71
• Yardage: 6,879

Pos	Name	1	2	3	Today	Thru	Total	Strokes
1	Colin Montgomerie	68	67	.	-	F	-8	135
2	Olin Browne	71	65		-	F	-7	136
3	Esteban Toledo	71	66		-	F	-6	137
T4	Fred Couples	72	66		-	F	-5	138
T4	Woody Austin	68	70		-	F	-5	138
T6	Stephen Ames	70	69		-	F	-4	139
T6	Vijay Singh	70	69		-	F	-4	139
T6	Marco Dawson	71	68		-	F	-4	139
T9	Wes Short Jr.	72	68		-	F	-3	140
T9	David Frost	70	70		-	F	-3	140
T9	Tom Watson	75	65		-	F	-3	140
T9	Tom Byrum	67	73		-	F	-3	140
T9	Mark O'Meara	70	70		-	F	-3	140
T9	Mike Goodes	70	70		-	F	-3	140
T15	Steve Pate	74	67		-	F	-2	141
T15	John Cook	72	69		-	F	-2	141
T15	Tom Lehman	70	71		-	F	-2	141
T15	Sandy Lyle	68	73		-	F	-2	141
T15	Jesper Parnevik	66	75		-	F	-2	141
20	Jeff Sluman	74	68		-	F	-1	142
T21	Bob Gilder	74	69		-	F	E	143
T21	Mark McNulty	68	75		-	F	E	143
T21	Jeff Maggert	74	69		-	F	E	143
T21	Kevin Sutherland	71	72		-	F	E	143
T21	Roger Chapman	69	74		-	F	E	143
T21	Fred Funk	73	70		-	F	E	143
T21	Jay Haas	71	72		-	F	E	143
T21	Scott McCarron	72	71		-	F	E	143
T21	Paul Goydos	69	74		-	F	E	143
T21	Bobby Wadkins	70	73		-	F	E	143
T21	Rod Spittle	73	70		-	F	E	143
T32	Jeff Hart	74	70		-	F	+1	144
T32	Duffy Waldorf	76	68		-	F	+1	144
T32	Tommy Armour III	73	71		-	F	+1	144
T32	Steve Jones	70	74		-	F	+1	144
T32	Fran Quinn	71	73		-	F	+1	144
T32	Kirk Triplett	72	72		-	F	+1	144
T32	Peter Senior	73	71		-	F	+1	144
T39	Davis Love III	75	70		-	F	+2	145
T39	Larry Mize	73	72		-	F	+2	145
T39	Michael Allen	74	71		-	F	+2	145
T39	Scott Dunlap	72	73		-	F	+2	145
T39	Rocco Mediate	73	72		-	F	+2	145
T39	Craig Stadler	73	72		-	F	+2	145
T39	Dan Forsman	75	70		-	F	+2	145
T46	Lee Janzen	71	75		-	F	+3	146
T46	Joey Sindelar	73	73		-	F	+3	146
T46	Russ Cochran	72	74		-	F	+3	146
T46	Gene Sauers	73	73		-	F	+3	146
T46	Jerry Smith	72	74		-	F	+3	146
T46	Willie Wood	73	73		-	F	+3	146
T46	Mark Brooks	73	73		-	F	+3	146
T46	Scott Hoch	74	72		-	F	+3	146
T54	Loren Roberts	74	73		-	F	+4	147
T54	Steve Schneiter	72	75		-	F	+4	147
T54	Jeff Freeman	70	77		-	F	+4	147
T57	Jay Don Blake	72	76		-	F	+5	148
T57	Joe Durant	73	75		-	F	+5	148
T57	Brad Bryant	73	75		-	F	+5	148
T57	Morris Hatalsky	75	73		-	F	+5	148
T57	Corey Pavin	72	76		-	F	+5	148
T57	Ian Woosnam	72	76		-	F	+5	148
T57	Brad Faxon	78	70		-	F	+5	148
T64	Scott Verplank	75	74		-	F	+6	149
T64	Gary Hallberg	72	77		-	F	+6	149
T64	Mark Wiebe	77	72		-	F	+6	149
T64	Billy Andrade	73	76		-	F	+6	149
T64	Carlos Franco	73	76		-	F	+6	149
T64	Bart Bryant	75	74		-	F	+6	149
T64	Sonny Skinner	79	70		-	F	+6	149
71	Tom Pernice Jr.	73	77		-	F	+7	150
T72	Tom Kite	78	73		-	F	+8	151
T72	Scott Simpson	77	74		-	F	+8	151
74	Stuart Hendley	77	75		-	F	+9	152
T75	Tom Purtzer	75	78		-	F	+10	153
T75	Brian Henninger	79	74		-	F	+10	153
77	Steve Lowery	72	82		-	F	+11	154
78	Hale Irwin	81	76		-	F	+14	157
79	Jim Thorpe	82	76		-	F	+15	158
80	Ben Crenshaw	83	79		-	F	+19	162
81	Mark Calcavecchia	74	82	WD	-	-	-	156