Monty's task made more difficult

Colin Montgomerie knew the size of the task facing him when he resumed the Volvo PGA championship in joint 23rd place at Wentworth today. And it soon got bigger.

Montgomerie had to climb to fifth place – and probably higher – over the closing 36 holes to earn a place in next month’s United States Open and so extend his run of 49 successive major appearances, but when he bogeyed the third hole he was already down to 36th spot.