Then came a steady stream of pars until rolling in that long putt at No. 12.
Fuzzy Zoeller won in 1984 in a playoff over Greg Norman, who holed a long putt across the 18th green for par.
He made par on the 17th and then capped a stunning day's work with the long putt on the 18th for a birdie.
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The heckling of Montgomerie became so bad that his father retreated to the clubhouse while his singles opponent Payne Stewart, disgusted by the behaviour of some spectators, pointed out the more vociferous troublemakers to have them ejected - and then graciously conceded a long putt to hand the Scot victory on the final green.
Els narrowly misses a long uphill putt with his second shot, but makes par from four feet with his third.
Then, on the 17th, Lewis hit into the bunker off the tee and missed a long par putt to card her second bogey of the back nine.
Noren, whose only European Tour victory was at the European Masters in 2009, had a mixed start with three birdies, two bogeys and a double -- and he faces a long birdie putt at the ninth when he returns on Sunday morning.
Kerr's sidehill chip left her a long two-putt, and Pettersen's birdie created a two-shot swing and put her in front at -11.
English golf star Ian Poulter also took to Twitter after being accused of taking too long over a putt by NBC commentator Johnny Miller.
Wall had a chance for an eagle at the last which would have put him a shot ahead of Broadhurst, but he left the long-range putt a foot short.
Only four off the lead after two rounds, Montgomerie followed a three-putt bogey on the long second by going in the water at the next and dropping two more strokes.
Lawrie did not drop a stroke all day with the highlight a 40-foot putt for an eagle on the long ninth.
But he birdied the 13th and 14th and made an eagle putt of nearly 20 feet on the long 16th to climb into a tie for sixth spot.
Vicar's son Willett had threatened to spring an upset when he sank a 50-foot eagle putt from off the green at the long 14th to go into the joint lead.
With his long putter anchored against his chest, Scott's putt was true all the way.
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