Owen & Green lead as Montgomerie misses cut

Colin Montgomerie missed his second straight cut Friday as England's Greg Owen and Australia's Richard Green moved into a tie for the lead after two rounds of the British Masters.

Montgomerie shot a 3-over-par 75 for a two-round total of 148 and missed the cut by four strokes, the first time in five years he missed consecutive cuts in events in Europe.

Montgomerie, who missed five of six cuts in stroke-play events on the PGA Tour earlier this year, said he was heading home to practice before traveling to Chicago for next week's U.S. Open.

"I'm just not playing that well," said Montgomerie, who finished second in the U.S. Open in 1994 and '97. "I'm not striking the ball properly; I haven't got my length. I'll turn it around eventually, but whether I can turn it around for next week, I'm not sure.

"The putting has been disappointing this year ... I had no birdies today, so I'm struggling. I'm not making the birdies to counter the mistakes."

Owen, who has gone 68 holes without a bogey, shot a second straight 4-under 68. Green, whose round included an eagle and three straight birdies, had a round 66. They are tied at 8-under 136 total.

David Lynn and Marcel Siem each shot a 71 and were one stroke off the lead.

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