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Montgomerie needs a top-five finish

Montgomerie needs a top-five finish to make it into next week's Open field, and he gave himself a good chance of achieving it with a solid first-round performance that could have been even better if he hadn't bogeyed the last hole.
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Westwood was pleased with his round, though he admitted he lost his sense of direction on a couple of occasions. Mizuno MX-300 Irons

"I played well and it's a nice way to start the next two weeks," he said.
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"I've no superstition about winning the week before a major. The more pressure I can get myself under the better - I like having the pressure.
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"I couldn't find a couple of tees, so I had to ask direction," he added.

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He also had to contend with a heavy downpour at one stage in his round, but it didn't seem to put him off at all, as he managed a birdie at the 15th while the rain fell.

A number of big names feature amongst the late starters who were yet to tee off when Westwood posted his total, including Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington, Justin Rose and Ernie Els.