Monty upbeat about Open chances

Colin Montgomerie is remaining positive about his chances of winning his first major at The Open at Muirfield this week.

Monty upbeat about Open chances
Tue, 16 Jul, 2002 - 07:13

Colin Montgomerie is remaining positive about his chances of winning his first major at The Open at Muirfield this week.

On Friday Montgomerie narrowly survived the halfway cut in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, shooting a nightmare round containing nine missed putts of 15 feet or less.

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