Garcia facing tough challenge

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Twelve months on, Garcia finds himself in the last group a round earlier and faced with the task of keeping the world number one at a safe distance.

The 27-year-old Spanish star went into today's third round at Carnoustie with a two-shot lead over Korea's KJ Choi after adding a 71 to his brilliant opening 65 - an incredible 24 shots less than his first round at the course in 1999.

Woods was down in a share of 20th after struggling to a 74 which began with a hooked iron out of bounds on the first and featured numerous wild shots and lucky breaks before a closing bogey.

Choi is the most in-form man in golf right now with two victories in his last three events, and Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo admits Garcia faces a tough challenge to claim his first major title after 12 previous top-10 finishes.

"It will be a mental battle for him," said six-time major winner Faldo. "The last dozen or so weekends he's had a tough time.

"He's coming up against a guy who has shown some real mettle the way he's finished off the two events he's won. When Sergio has been in there he's had a tough time but the belly putter has obviously been a good thing for confidence."