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Champions Tour

CALGARY, ALBERTA

Colin Montgomerie birdied three of the final four holes for an 8-under 62 and the first-round lead Friday in the Champions Tour’s Shaw Charity Classic. Playing alongside defending champion Fred Couples and Miguel Angel Jimenez, Montgomerie had nine birdies and a bogey at Canyon Meadows. “I knew that if I kept up with them or kept around them I was doing OK, Montgomerie said about his playing partners. “All in all, I got the most out of the round. I’m not one of these guys who’s going to say it should have been 59. For God’s sake, I got the most out of it.” The Scot successfully defended his title in the Senior PGA Championship in May for his third major victory on the 50-and-over tour. “Week in and week out you’ve got to play your best, there’s no question,” Montgomerie said. “If you don’t play your best, you will not win, as simple as that.” Australia’s Peter Senior was a stroke back. “I holed a couple of big putts in the first four holes, so it got me going and I played a little bit better,” Senior said. “Played pretty good on the back side, missed a couple of short ones on the last two. ... But all in all, I haven’t played well for a long time, so it’s just nice to actually put a score on the board.”

Corey Pavin was tied for third at 65 with Scott McCarron, Tommy Armour III, Michael Allen, Skip Kendall and Canada’s Stephen Ames.

Web.com Tour

OVERLAND PARK, KAN.

Martin Piller and Shane Bertsch each shot 9-under 62 to share the second-round lead in the Web.com Tour’s Digital Ally Open. Bertsch birdied seven of the last eight holes and finished with 10 birdies and a bogey at the Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate. “I had an 8-footer on number 10 that I was walking in,” Bertsch said. “Somehow it missed over the last two feet and then I had another 25-footer from the back fringe on 14 that just barely missed.” Piller also had 10 birdies a bogey. The two former Texas A&M players had 15-under 127 totals to break the tournament’s 36-hole record. “You don’t have to look far, it’s my putting,” Piller said. “I feel like I’m a pretty driver of the ball and hit it pretty straight. If I can get my irons dialed in I’ll have a chance. I’m pretty much making everything.” The 29-year-old Piller, married to LPGA Tour player Gerina Piller, won the Boise Open last month for his fourth tour title. Tyler Duncan was a stroke back.

Associated Press