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Colin Montgomerie hold on to Major hopes
Colin Montgomerie holed a long birdie putt on the last in the British Open on Saturday to give himself an extra chance of catching Tiger Woods and claiming his first major title.
Having again left an approach putt short, Montgomerie sent a fervent home gallery wild when he rounded off his third round in style at St Andrews.
"That putt was vital for me," said the Scot after shooting a two-under-par 70 to sit three strokes behind leader and playing partner Woods.
"It is one less shot I have to find tomorrow.
"I've got to try to get off to a quick start now, find three more now and put Tiger under some pressure."
Despite the late birdie Montgomerie was not at his best on the greens and will need to improve his putting to challenge the world number one on Sunday.
"I have a great opportunity here to win a major and I can't afford to leave any putts short," he said.
"The greens looked a lot quicker than they were and I didn't hit the ball hard enough, but rest assured, I won't be leaving any putts short tomorrow.
"I've been close to winning majors before but this is a great opportunity.
"In 2001 I had a great chance to win at Lytham and I didn't take that forward."
Montgomerie said Woods was not 'bullet-proof' after the American twice found the gorse and believes the Old Course could play its part in deciding who lifts the claret jug.
"Tiger is obviously favourite. The way he copes with being Tiger Woods is an incredible effort," added the seven-time European number one.
"But if I can shoot a 66 tomorrow I can win.
"It's a seven-mile walk and a lot of strange bounces can take place here."
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