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Vijay Singh closes in on leader Goosen in Chrysler Championship
Palm Harbor, Nov 03: Retief Goosen leads by two strokes after the third round at the Chrysler Championship.
Palm Harbor, Nov 03: Retief Goosen leads by two strokes after the third round at the Chrysler Championship.
Retief Goosen birdied the 18th hole to cap a four-under-par 67 and build a two-shot lead after three rounds of the Chrysler Championship on Saturday (November 1).
Briny Baird is in second place with Fiji's Vijay Singh another shot back in third. Singh, who could clinch the PGA Tour's money title with a victory in this event, made the biggest move of the day when he carded a six-under 65. He began the day trailing the 2002 European Tour's number one Goosen by five shots. South African Goosen had built a three-stroke lead on the back nine, but bogeyed the 13th and 17th holes, each a par three, before making amends at the last. Tim Petrovic is fourth on 206, one stroke better than Loren Roberts and Jose Coceres of Argentina.
Leading third round scores from the Chrysler Championship at the par-71, 7,230-yard Westin Innisbrook Golf Resort Copperhead Course on Saturday (U.S. unless stated): 202 Retief Goosen (South Africa) 69 66 67 204 Briny Baird 72 66 66 205 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 70 70 65 206 Tim Petrovic 71 69 66 208 Loren Roberts 71 69 68, Jose Coceres (Argentina) 68 68 72 209 Jeff Sluman 71 70 68, Thomas Levet (France) 71 67 71, Chad Campbell 68 69 72, J.J. Henry 69 67 73 210 Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 71 71 68, Neal Lancaster 72 70 68, Jeff Brehaut 72 69 69, Pat Perez 70 70 70, Jerry Kelly 68 69 73 211 Brandt Jobe 71 71 69, Brad Faxon 72 71 68, Dan Forsman 67 75 69, Kenichi Kuboya (Japan) 73 69 69, Hank Kuehne 71 69 71, Justin Leonard 74 71 66, Jonathan Byrd 72 67 72, Charles Howell III 66 71 74 212 Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 71 71 70, Peter Lonard (Australia) 71 71 70, Jay Williamson 74 69 69, Kenny Perry 73 69 70, Robert Damron 71 73 68, Duffy Waldorf 69 73 70, Tom Byrum 70 71 71, Brett Quigley 71 74 67
Other international players: 213 Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 74 69 70 214 Glen Hnatiuk (Canada) 74 68 72, Mike Weir (Canada) 71 73 70, Ernie Els (South Africa) 70 74 70 216 K.J. Choi (South Korea) 71 74 71 217 Luke Donald (Britain) 76 79 72 218 Brenden Pappas (South Africa) 73 72 73, Bernhard Langer (Germany) 71 74 73 221 Stephen Ames (Trinidad & Tobago) 74 67 72 224 Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 74 71 79
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Briny Baird is in second place with Fiji's Vijay Singh another shot back in third. Singh, who could clinch the PGA Tour's money title with a victory in this event, made the biggest move of the day when he carded a six-under 65. He began the day trailing the 2002 European Tour's number one Goosen by five shots. South African Goosen had built a three-stroke lead on the back nine, but bogeyed the 13th and 17th holes, each a par three, before making amends at the last. Tim Petrovic is fourth on 206, one stroke better than Loren Roberts and Jose Coceres of Argentina.
Leading third round scores from the Chrysler Championship at the par-71, 7,230-yard Westin Innisbrook Golf Resort Copperhead Course on Saturday (U.S. unless stated): 202 Retief Goosen (South Africa) 69 66 67 204 Briny Baird 72 66 66 205 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 70 70 65 206 Tim Petrovic 71 69 66 208 Loren Roberts 71 69 68, Jose Coceres (Argentina) 68 68 72 209 Jeff Sluman 71 70 68, Thomas Levet (France) 71 67 71, Chad Campbell 68 69 72, J.J. Henry 69 67 73 210 Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 71 71 68, Neal Lancaster 72 70 68, Jeff Brehaut 72 69 69, Pat Perez 70 70 70, Jerry Kelly 68 69 73 211 Brandt Jobe 71 71 69, Brad Faxon 72 71 68, Dan Forsman 67 75 69, Kenichi Kuboya (Japan) 73 69 69, Hank Kuehne 71 69 71, Justin Leonard 74 71 66, Jonathan Byrd 72 67 72, Charles Howell III 66 71 74 212 Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 71 71 70, Peter Lonard (Australia) 71 71 70, Jay Williamson 74 69 69, Kenny Perry 73 69 70, Robert Damron 71 73 68, Duffy Waldorf 69 73 70, Tom Byrum 70 71 71, Brett Quigley 71 74 67
Other international players: 213 Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 74 69 70 214 Glen Hnatiuk (Canada) 74 68 72, Mike Weir (Canada) 71 73 70, Ernie Els (South Africa) 70 74 70 216 K.J. Choi (South Korea) 71 74 71 217 Luke Donald (Britain) 76 79 72 218 Brenden Pappas (South Africa) 73 72 73, Bernhard Langer (Germany) 71 74 73 221 Stephen Ames (Trinidad & Tobago) 74 67 72 224 Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 74 71 79
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