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Colin Montgomerie, Marco Dawson co-lead as darkness suspends 3rd round

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SUNNINGDALE, England -- Colin Montgomerie shares the lead with little-known American Marco Dawson at 10-under par with nine holes of their third round still to play in the Senior Open Championship.

Poor light suspended play Saturday five hours after the delayed start to the round. The second round, suspended Friday because of rain, wasn't completed until midafternoon Saturday.

At the end of the second round, Dawson led at 8 under, a shot clear of defending champion Bernhard Langer. Montgomerie was at 6 under alongside Fred Couples, Jeff Sluman, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Peter Fowler.

The late start to the third round, and with 83 players making the cut, meant play began on the first and 10th tees of the Sunningdale Old Course.

Montgomerie showed he meant business from the start, birdieing the first three holes. He then missed birdie chance after birdie chance before picking up his fourth at the ninth hole before play was halted in the gathering gloom.

"I had a great start, and I'm really looking forward to tomorrow," said the Scot, who wants to add his home senior major to the three he has won in America.

Dawson also birdied the first then parred all the way to the ninth, where he also picked up a shot.

"This is just a survival test now," Dawson said. "It was a long day, and it's going to be long again tomorrow."

Langer, the third member of the final group, birdied the first, dropped a stroke at the fourth and missed a birdie chance from two feet at the ninth to stay in a four-way tie for fifth at 7 under.

Couples, the champion at Turnberry in 2012, is at 8 under and in a share of third place with Ireland's Philip Walton.

Walton raced to the turn in 30 with five birdies. He dropped a shot at the 10th but picked up his sixth and seventh birdies to reach 8 under par with one hole to play.

Tom Watson is five off the pace at 5 under after carding a 66. With him was Jeff Maggert, bidding for his third senior major of the year. Maggert still had three holes to play.

More rain was forecast for Sunday.

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