Monty leads as big guns struggle

Colin Montgomerie produced his best golf in the US Open for almost a decade to take the first-round lead at Winged Foot.

Montgomerie was the only player in the entire 156-strong field to break par - and did so in the tougher morning conditions – to earn a one-shot lead over Ryder Cup team-mates David Howell and Miguel Angel Jimenez and American trio Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker.