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| September 05, 2006 | Tuesday | Sha'aban 11, 1427 |
Singh takes 3-shot lead
NORTON (Massachusetts), Sept 4: Fiji's Vijay Singh racked up nine birdies and an eagle to go three strokes clear of Tiger Woods at the top of the Deutsche Bank championship leaderboard on Sunday.
Singh shot a 10-under par 61 on the third day, setting a course record to move to 11 under par for the tournament.
Briton Justin Rose was tied with Woods, seeking his fifth victory in a row, in second on eight under par.
With the rain coming down throughout the afternoon, Singh used the conditions to his favour.
He repeatedly dropped his approach shots within feet of the holes, counting on the slow greens to leave little roll and setting up birdie putt opportunities.
Leading third round scores:
202 – Vijay Singh (Fiji) 70, 71, 61.
205 – Tiger Woods (US) 66, 72, 67; Justin Rose (Britain) 67, 69, 69.
207 – Shaun Micheel (US) 69, 70, 68; J.J. Henry (US) 68, 71, 68.
209 – Ryan Moore (US) 70, 71, 68; Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 67, 71, 71; Robert Allenby (Australia) 70, 66, 73.
210 – Bill Haas (US) 71, 72, 67; Stephen Leaney (Australia) 70, 71, 69; Brian Bateman (US) 69, 71, 70; Billy Andrade (US) 70, 70, 70; Bubba Watson (US) 73, 67, 70; Len Mattiace (US) 70, 69, 71.—Reuters
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