Dougherty holding on

Overnight leader Nick Dougherty held off the early challenge of defending champion Colin Montgomerie and Thomas Bjorn to hold a two-stroke lead at the halfway point of the third round of the Caltex Masters in Singapore.

The Liverpool golfer went to 10 under with a birdie four at the second but Montgomerie, one shot behind overnight, closed the gap at the next with a three at the 363-yard par four.