|
|
|
| July 4, 2005 | Monday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 26, 1426 |
Americans Furyk, Curtis stay three shots clear
LEMONT (Illinois), July 3: Americans Jim Furyk and Ben Curtis were in sight of their first win in two years after grabbing a share of the third round lead at the Western Open on Saturday.
After starting the day one shot off the pace, 2003 US Open champion Furyk was back on top with a four-under 67 to finish on 12-under 201 alongside Curtis, the 2003 British Open champion, who shot a flawless round of five-under 66.
Tim Herron, without a win in six years, was three shots back at nine-under 204 after battling to a one-under 70 at the Cog Hill Country Club.
Also moving into contention behind third round charges were world numbers one and two Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh.
Woods, a three-time winner of the Western Open, eagled the par five 15th to return a four-under 67 and move within five shots of the lead at seven-under 206.
Lurking one shot further back is Singh, who carded seven birdies before a bogey on the 16th gave him a six-under 65 to leave the Fijian six off the pace at six-under 207.
Leading third round scores:
201 — Ben Curtis (US) 64, 71, 66; Jim Furyk (US) 64, 70, 67.
204 — Tim Herron (US) 68, 66, 70.
206 — Tiger Woods (US) 73, 66, 67; Shaun Micheel (US) 71, 67, 68.
207 — Vijay Singh (Fiji) 72, 70, 65; Pat Perez (US) 74, 66, 67; Brett Quigley (US) 69, 69, 69; Chris Couch (US) 66, 67, 74.
208 — Billy Mayfair (US) 72, 69, 67; Brian Gay (US) 68, 70, 70; Craig Perks (New Zealand) 67, 71, 70; Duffy Waldorf (US) 69, 65, 74.
209 — Heath Slocum (US) 72, 70, 67; Todd Hamilton (US) 70, 71, 68; Neal Lancaster (US) 70, 70, 69; Jerry Kelly (US) 70, 70, 69; Mark Hensby (Australia) 75, 65, 69; Roland Thatcher (US) 70, 70, 69; D.J. Trahan (US) 71, 69, 69; Jonathan Byrd (US) 71, 67, 71; Chad Campbell (US) 66, 71, 72; Steve Flesch (US) 69, 67, 73; Scott McCarron (US) 70, 67, 72.
210 — Bob Tway (US) 74, 68, 68; David Hearn (Canada) 71, 70, 69; Charles Warren (US) 71, 69, 70; Chris Smith (US) 69, 71, 70; Scott Verplank (US) 69, 70, 71; Stuart Appleby (Australia) 67, 71, 72.
BJORN IN CONTROL
STRAFFAN (Ireland): Thomas Bjorn walked in after only six holes of the 2004 European Open, disgusted at the way he was playing, but the Dane is running away with this year’s tournament at the K. Club.
Bjorn made light of strong winds in County Kildare on Saturday to post a three-under-par 69 and storm to an eight-under 208 for three rounds, four-shots clear of Raphael Jacquelin of France and Briton Jonathan Lomas.
Defending champion Retief Goosen of South Africa slumped to a 77 and is a stroke behind Campbell.
Leading third round scores:
208 — Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 70, 69, 69.
212 — Raphael Jacquelin (France) 72, 70, 70; Jonathan Lomas (Britain) 68, 72, 72.
214 — Andrew Coltart (Britain) 75, 68, 71; Graeme Storm (Britain) 69, 71, 74.
215 — Darren Clarke (Britain) 69, 71, 75; Kenneth Ferrie (Britain) 75, 70, 70; Richard Green (Australia) 72, 73, 70; Peter Hanson (Sweden) 74, 72, 69; Damien McGrane (Ireland) 70, 71, 74; Nick O’Hern (Australia) 69, 74, 72; Brett Rumford (Australia) 69, 71, 75.
216 — Niclas Fasth (Sweden) 70, 74, 72; Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 66, 76, 74; Jose Manuel Lara (Spain) 70, 76, 70; Rolf Muntz (Netherlands) 73, 68, 75; Jamie Spence (Britain) 76, 67, 73.
217 — Philip Archer (Britain) 74, 72, 71; Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 71, 77, 69; Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 74, 72, 71; Graeme McDowell (Britain) 72, 75, 70; Gary Murphy (Ireland) 68, 76, 73.
218 — Brian Davis (Britain) 70, 73, 75; Retief Goosen (South Africa) 67, 74, 77; Gregory Havret (France) 69, 73, 76; Peter Hedblom (Sweden) 73, 70, 75; Colin Montgomerie (Britain) 73, 75, 70; Wade Ormsby (Australia) 74, 70, 74; Steve Webster (Britain) 73, 73, 72.—Reuters
|
|
|
|
