Monty, Tiger on Target in the year-end tournament

Both golfers shot a 4-under to share the early lead.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- Colin Montgomerie was thrilled to get an invitation from Tiger Woods to play in his year-end tournament with 15 of the best players in golf.
Even better was matching Woods' score.
Montgomerie hit a 5-wood into about 8 feet for eagle on the 15th hole, giving him a 4-under 67 and a share of the lead with Woods and Jim Furyk on Thursday after the first round of the Target World Challenge.
"I played quite well," Montgomerie said. "Anytime you can equal Tiger Woods, well, that's OK."
Woods and Furyk didn't do anything quite so dramatic. They just kept out of trouble and avoided the kind of mistakes that knocked Chris DiMarco out of the lead twice and sent Vijay Singh to a 3-over 74, matching the worst round on a pristine day at Sherwood Country Club.
Something to prove
All of them have something to play for in a tournament that doesn't count.
Woods failed to win a stroke-play event on the PGA Tour for the first time in his career and lost his No. 1 ranking to Singh, but recently said his swing changes were coming together. He won in Japan last month, and sees this tournament as another building block for next year.
"I'm making some great strides," he said.
Furyk had surgery on his left wrist in March, missed the first half of the season and failed to win on the PGA Tour for the first time since 1997.
Not even a victory at Target or the $1.25 million check -- the largest in the United States -- can make up for that.
"Whether I play poorly or great, that's not going to change my outlook on this year or next year," Furyk said. "I just want to stay sharp."
And then there's Monty.
He has tumbled to No. 79 in the world rankings, in part because of a public divorce from his wife this summer.
The 41-year-old Scot has been keeping busy in the off-season, playing in the UBS Cup the week before Thanksgiving, then flying to Japan for the Casio World Open, going home for a day and then flying to California.
"I've kept busy for a reason," he said.
"I'm very fortunate to be able to travel and go different places and to get away from things. It's been a benefit the last six months."