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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9: American John Daly fired a three-under-par 67 to snatch a one-shot lead over Briton Colin Montgomerie after the third round of the WGC Championship on Saturday.
The big-hitting Daly dropped three strokes in his first three holes but recovered in style with four birdies and an eagle to finish on nine-under 201 after a windy day at the Harding Park golf course.
Montgomerie, the leader after the first and second rounds, mixed two birdies with a bogey on his outward nine before finishing with 10 consecutive pars to return a 69 for 202.
Tiger Woods, seeking an unprecedented 10th WGC individual title, signed for a 68 to join Spain’s Sergio Garcia (67) in third place on 203, seven under.
Woods had a rollercoaster round which included five birdies and three bogeys, and the world number one had to get out of a few tight spots.
Leading third round scores:
201 — John Daly (US) 67, 67, 67.
202 — Colin Montgomerie (Britain) 64, 69, 69.
203 — Sergio Garcia (Spain) 67, 69, 67; Tiger Woods (US) 67, 68, 68.
204 — Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 70, 67, 67.
205 — Stuart Appleby (Australia) 71, 65, 69.
206 — Vijay Singh (Fiji) 67, 70, 69; David Toms (US) 68, 68, 70; Sean O’Hair (US) 68, 67, 71; Jim Furyk (US) 68, 67, 71.
207 — Graeme McDowell (Britain) 69, 70, 68; Adam Scott (Australia) 68, 70, 69; Chad Campbell (US) 67, 70, 70; Stephen Ames (Canada) 72, 64, 71; Angel Cabrera (Argentina 69, 66, 72.
208 — Jason Bohn (US) 70, 68, 70; Stephen Dodd (Britain) 70, 68, 70; David Howell (Britain) 67, 67, 74.
209 — Luke Donald (Britain) 70, 71, 68; Fred Couples (US) 74, 69, 66; Vaughn Taylor 71, 72, 66; Yasuharu Imano (Japan) 69, 68, 72; Ian Poulter (Britain) 67, 70, 72; Billy Mayfair (US) 69, 67, 73; Mark Calcavecchia (US) 67, 68, 74.
210 — Davis Love III (US) 71, 68, 71; Brandt Jobe (US) 68, 71, 71; Mike Weir (Canada) 73, 67, 70; Tim Clark (South Africa) 69, 69, 72; Bradley Dredge (Britain) 69, 69, 72; Paul McGinley (Ireland) 73, 65, 72; Shigeki Maruyama (Japan) 74 69, 67; Fred Funk (US) 67, 72, 75.
BICKERTON IN LEAD
TENERIFE (Spain): Britain’s John Bickerton will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Canaries Open after his nearest challenger, fellow Briton Stuart Little, double-bogeyed the last in Saturday’s third round.
Englishman Bickerton fired a two-under-par 69 to finish at seven-under 206, ahead of Little who carded a 72.
Leading third round scores:
206 — John Bickerton (Britain) 69, 68, 69.
207 — Stuart Little (Britain) 68, 67, 72.
208 — Jose Manuel Carriles (Spain) 72, 70, 66; Simon Hurd (Britain) 69, 72, 67; Mark Roe (Britain) 69, 68, 71.
209 — Peter Baker (Britain) 69, 68, 72; Kariem Baraka (Germany) 71, 68, 70; Mikko Ilonen (Finland) 72, 69, 68; Stephen Scahill (New Zealand) 70, 66, 73; Daniel Vancsik (Argentina) 72, 67, 70.
210 — Johan Axgren (Sweden) 72, 67, 71; Michael Kirk (South Africa) 69, 66, 75; Gareth Paddison (New Zealand) 74, 68, 68; Jamie Spence (Britain) 69, 69, 72; Fredrik Widmark (Sweden) 70, 73, 67.
211 — Andres Romero (Argentina) 66, 72, 73; Marc Warren (Britain) 68, 71, 72.
212 — Gregory Bourdy (France) 69, 71, 72; Gordon Brand Jr (Britain) 70, 74, 68; Roger Chapman (Britain) 69, 72, 71; Titch Moore (South Africa) 68, 68, 76; Lee Slattery (Britain) 69, 72, 71.—Reuters
