Montgomerie in position to win in America

Colin Montgomerie has a first strokeplay victory on American soil in his sights after a stunning opening round in the American Express Championship.

Just four days after ending a 19-month winless streak at St Andrews, Montgomerie left the world’s best trailing in his wake with a six-under-par 64 in the £4.2m (€6.1m) event at Harding Park in San Francisco.