Constantino Rocca shouldn't take personally the beating he is expected to get today at Augusta National.

Tiger Woods, who is paired with Rocca, has been beating everybody like this. Just ask Colin Montgomerie.

Montgomerie became the third player to play head-to-head with Woods at the 61st Masters and leave with his tail between his legs. Defending champion Nick Faldo and Paul Azinger had the same thing happen on Thursday and Friday. Woods shot Saturday's best round, a 7-under-par 65, while Montgomerie was nine shots back with a 2-over-par 74.

Montgomerie is in a tie for fifth place with Jeff Sluman at 3-under-par 213, 12 shots behind Woods, entering the final round.

In the first round, Woods beat Faldo by five shots, 70-75, and in the second round, Azinger took his beating, 66-73.

Montgomerie came away a humble man after playing with the 21-year-old sensation. He doesn't think Tiger Woods is going to collapse the way Greg Norman did last year when he blew a six-shot lead to Nick Faldo on the final day.

``This is different; this is way different,'' Montgomerie said. ``Faldo's not lying second, for a start. And Greg Norman is not Tiger Woods.''

This was a far cry from Montgomerie's comments after shooting a 5-under-par 67 on Friday. Then, he was in second place and scheduled to be play with Woods on Saturday. Montgomerie thought his experience in majors would pay off in the matchup with with Woods.

``The way he plays this course tends to suit him more than anyone playing right now,'' Montgomerie said on Friday. ``And it depends on him. If he decides to do what he's doing, well, more credit to him. We'll all shake his hand and say well done. But at the same time, there's more to it than hitting the ball a long way, and the pressure's mounting now more and more.

``I've got more experience, a lot more experience in major golf than he has. And hopefully I can prove that. It's one thing having it. The next thing's proving it. So hopefully I can do that through the weekend.''

But, Montgomerie had bogeys at Nos. 2, 5 and 8 and finished with a 38 on the front nine Saturday. Woods did not have a bogey the entire day. He had four birdies on the front nine and three on the back in shooting his 65.

``I appreciate that he hit the ball long and straight, and I appreciate his iron shots were very accurate,'' Montgomerie said. ``I did not appreciate how he putted (before Saturday).''

As for his own game, Montgomerie was distraught. He appeared to be baffled as he walked off the 18th tee. He stopped and said something to a fan for a moment and then kept walking in bewilderment. He took the long way to the Augusta National press room as media from around the world waited for him to describe his play.

Montgomerie was a woeful 2-over par on the four par-5 holes - Nos. 2, 8, 13 and 15. Woods was 3-under on the same holes.

``My game doesn't really take much talking about today, really,'' Montgomerie said. ``It was quite poor. I played the par 5s badly.''