Dougherty makes impressive start at US Open

Dougherty bounced back from consecutive bogeys on the front nine to improve to one under par through 13 holes.

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That gave the Englishman a share of second place behind American David Toms, who was three under with seven to play.

Playing in just his third US Open, the 25-year-old Dougherty birdied the sixth before trouble struck.

He bogeyed the seventh and eighth and made the turn at one over. After a par at 10, Dougherty birdied 11 and then the 13th to get into red numbers.

Jose Maria Olazabal and Pablo Martin were both tied with Dougherty at one under but playing partner Garcia, completing an all-Spanish group, was having a dreadful day.

Garcia started with consecutive pars but that was the highlight of his day.

A double bogey at the third started his woes and Garcia closed his front nine with three bogeys in a row before another double at the ninth.

The back nine was not much better as Garcia sandwiched a bogey at 11 between pars.

Former Open champion Ben Curtis, defending champion Geoff Ogilvy, Dane Anders Hansen and Sweden Peter Hanson were all level par.

But chasing his third US Open title, Tiger Woods bogeyed three of his last five holes to lie two over after 12.

Montgomerie, who had the title within his grasp before a double bogey on the 72nd hole at Winged Foot a year ago, started his round with a birdie at the 10th, his opening hole.

He stumbled with a double bogey at the 12th and then things fell apart around the turn.

Montgomerie bogeyed 17 and 18 to close his front nine and things got no better coming in as he started the back nine with a bogey at the first.

A birdie at number three and four consecutive pars left Montgomerie four over with two holes to play.

Toms relinquished the lead when he bogeyed the fourth, fifth and sixth to drop to level par with three to play.

Wales amateur Rhys Davies is playing in his first US Open but he is looking like a veteran.

Davies, who played collegiately in America at East Tennessee State University, briefly held a share of the lead at one under par, before slipping back.

Davies' start was unimpressive as he bogeyed the 10th, before getting shots back with a birdies at the par-five 12th and the par-three 16th to take a share of the lead. But Bogeys at 18 and two have dropped him to one over par.