Monty will win a major: Tiger

TIGER WOODS has hailed Colin Montgomerie's eight European Order of Merit titles as "truly one of the remarkable feats of modern golf" and believes the Scot can one day win a major.

But Montgomerie has had little time to rest on his laurels after his record-breaking feat. Despite feeling "physically and mentally whacked" he is in Shanghai this week for the start of the new campaign - and has Woods to contend with at the €4.2m HSBC Champions tournament.

They are paired together for the opening two rounds of Asian golf's richest ever event, with the world number one commenting: "We battled this year at the Open and it's always a lot of fun competing against Monty because he's one of the best competitors out there.