Scot has one-shot advantage in California Champions Tour event
Monty takes lead after birdie blitz
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.
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.
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 |
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