Montgomerie keeps himself in contention with fourth place going into last round at Cairo

Published on Saturday 7 November 2009 20:29

COLIN Montgomerie shares fourth place heading into the closing round of the Egyptian Open at the Mirage City club in Cairo. Europe's Ryder Cup skipper posted a three-under-par 69 for a six-under aggregate of 210 and sits three behind 54-hole leader Steven Tiley.

Monty, sharing ninth spot at the start of round three, made a move on the frontrunners with birdies at the fifth and ninth. He responded to dropped shot at the 11th, with back-to-back birdies at 13 and 14 to keep himself in the title hunt.

Fife's former Scottish Amateur champion George Murray finished in a tie for 11th on a three-under 213.

At the head of the field, Englishman Tiley fired a four-under 68 for a nine-under 207 to lead by two shots from Switzerland's Andre Bossert and Christoph Gunther of Germany.

Janice Moodie hit back from an opening 75 with a fine second round of 70 and was tied for 59th place on one over par with a round to play at the LPGA Tour's Mizuno Classic in Japan.

South Korean Bo Bae Song shot a great 65 and led outright on 11 under par, one ahead of Japan's Akane Iijima, who went one better with a 64, and another Korean, In-Kyung Kim.

At the Korean Masters on the Ladies' European Tour, Musselburgh rookie Vikki Laing, the only Scot to make the cut, shot a second-round 73 for seven over par and was in joint 54th place.

South Korean players dominated the leaderboard with Soo-Jin Yang (71) and Sarah Lee (72) sharing a one-stroke lead on three under par.

Sam Torrance's hopes of winning the European Senior Tour Order of Merit remain alive after a one-under-par 71 in the second round of the OKI Castellon Senior Tour Championship. The Scot lies in fifth place, four shots behind leader Angel Franco.