Ryder-Monty gives Europe early advantage at Oakland Hills
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Colin Montgomerie drew first blood for holders Europe with a birdie-three at the first hole as the 35th Ryder Cup began at Oakland Hills under cloudy skies on Friday.
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The United States have home advantage  and the stronger line-up but holders Europe have deep  self-belief ahead of next week's Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills  outside Detroit, Michigan.
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The US team has regained some ground against Europe on the second day of the Ryder Cup golf competition outside Detroit, Michigan.
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Two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen shot a 6-under-par 66 Thursday for the first-round lead at the BMW Open, and Colin Montgomerie was a stroke behind and bolstered his chances of making the Ryder Cup team.
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Holders Europe strengthened their   early grip at the 36th Ryder Cup by going ahead in three of the   afternoon's foursome matches at the K Club on Friday.
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Colin Montgomerie believes Europe will start the next Ryder Cup in Dublin in 2006 as favourites. The 41-year-old, who is playing at the Heritage event at Woburn this week, helped Europe beat the United States by a record margin in Detroit.
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Staring down Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and the rest of the Americans, Europe got off to a stunning start Friday in the Ryder Cup.
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IN HIS seventh appearance against the United States, Colin Montgomerie will join Padraig Harrington on the first tee at 8.10am to take on the American dream team of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the opening fourballs of the 35th Ryder Cup.
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Colin Montgomerie shared the lead with Americans Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods after a four-under-par opening round of 67 in the Target World Challenge at Thousand Oaks in California.
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The Americans got off to a fast start Sunday at Oakland Hills but it didn't last and the Europeans will keep the Ryder Cup for another two years.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Inspired by a  brilliant putting display in overcast conditions at Oakland  Hills, Europe led the United States in three of the four  opening fourball matches at the 35th Ryder Cup on Friday.
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Backed by the clutch performance from its English rookies and reliable play from Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood, Europe put the United States in another huge hole Saturday by taking an 11-5 lead at the Ryder Cup and making victory Sunday seem like a mere formality.
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Europe enjoy a fabulous Friday to lead the USA 6Â½-1Â½ in the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.
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Colin Montgomerie fired a four-under-par 67 to take a two-shot lead from Tiger Woods and two other Americans at the Target World Challenge in California.
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Nobody is more responsible than Colin Montgomerie for Europe's surge to supremacy in the Ryder Cup. That didn't keep him in the lineup Saturday with the Europeans on the verge of a rout.
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The Europeans rode the emotion of IrelandÂs first day as Ryder Cup host, racing out to a 5-3 lead over the United States, who has not won since 1999.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - The United States kept  alive its faint hopes of a final-day miracle at the 35th Ryder  Cup, leading Europe in six of the first 10 singles matches at  Oakland Hills.