'Relaxed' Monty sets early pace at U.S. Senior Open

(Reuters) - Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, making the most of a "relaxed" grouping, birdied four of his last seven holes to seize an early one-shot lead in the opening round of the U.S. Senior Open in Edmond, Oklahoma on Thursday Seeking his second major victory on the over-50s Champions Tour, Montgomerie racked up eight birdies and two bogeys to card a six-under-par 65 in rain-softened, relatively calm conditions at Oak Tree National. The 51-year-old, a 31-times champion on the European Tour who played the opening round in the congenial company of Americans Rocco Mediate and Tom Lehman, finished one stroke ahead of another American, Marco Dawson. "We played a lot together over the first year of my Champions Tour life. A good, solid round of golf today." Germany's Bernhard Langer, who won the Senior Players Championship in a playoff in Pittsburgh last month, and American Kirk Triplett opened with 69s at Oak Tree where play was suspended for just over an hour due to thunderstorms. Read More http://ift.tt/1niPIaE