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Montgomerie, Woods, Furyk in three-way tie

THOUSAND OAKS (CALIFORNIA), DEC. 10. Colin Montgomerie hit a 5-wood into about 8 feet for eagle on the 15th hole, giving him a 4-under 67 and a share of the lead with Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk after the Target World Challenge first round on Thursday.

``I played quite well,'' Montgomerie said. ``Anytime you can equal Tiger Woods, well, that's OK.''

Woods and Furyk didn't do anything quite so dramatic. They just kept out of trouble and avoided the kind of mistakes that knocked Chris DiMarco out of the lead twice and sent Vijay Singh to a 3-over 74, matching the worst round on a pristine day at Sherwood Country Club.

Woods overcame a sluggish start with a 5-iron out of the damp rough and under a tree that came within inches of going into the hole at No. 4. That left him a tap-in birdie.

Furyk was among three players who had the outright lead on the back nine until he missed the 18th green, chipped to 12 feet and watched his par putt turn away just at the end.

All of them have something to play for in Woods' year-end tournament with 15 of the best players in golf. Woods failed to win a stroke-play event on the PGA Tour for the first time in his career and lost his No. 1 ranking to Singh. — AP

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