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Montgomerie is in good end-of-season form

Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood were hot on the heels of leader Thongchai Jaidee at the halfway stage of the TLC Classic in China.

Thailand's Jaidee fired a five-under-par 67 on Friday to top the leaderboard after two rounds in the southern city of Dongguan.

British pair Montgomerie and Westwood were three shots back with two-round totals of 138.

Monty and Langer share spoils

Montgomerie, who tied last weekend's Volvo Masters with Bernhard Langer, birdied three of the last five holes for a four-under 68.

America's John Daly missed the cut in what the event's organisers claim is China's first $1m golf tournament.

Daly had played reasonably well until he shot a nasty 10 on the par-five 14th after finding water three times.

The two-time major winner carded an 80 to miss the cut, set at 4-over, by two strokes.

John Daly
Daly got wet three times on one hole
Another notable name who will not feature this weekend is India's Arjun Atwal, the current Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit leader.

Thongchai, 33, winner of the 2001 Davidoff Tour Order of Merit title, had complained of fatigue after playing 35 tournaments this year.

"I have played too much golf this year, but after I saw my coach last week in Thailand I am playing a lot better," he said.

Also three shots behind the Thai were American Bob May and South Africa's Hendrik Buhrmann, who both carded 67s, and Korean first-round leader Ted Oh (71).


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