JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Steve Marino ran off three straight birdies late in the third round Saturday for a 3-under-par 68 to catch Paul Goydos for a share of the lead at The Barclays and give himself another shot at his first PGA Tour win.
Despite missing six putts inside 12 feet — one of them for eagle — Tiger Woods made two big pars on the back nine and shot a 67 that left him five shots out of the lead going into the final round.
Goydos made his move early with three consecutive birdies that put him atop the leaderboard throughout most of the day. On holes where everyone was picking up birdies, however, Goydos settled for pars and shot a 68.
“If you told me on Thursday I would have to play and start Sunday tied for the lead, I wouldn’t play,” Goydos said.
Goydos and Marino were at 9-under 204, two shots clear of 24-year-old rookie Webb Simpson (72) and Fredrik Jacobson (68).
Steve Stricker had a 68 and was three shots behind at 207.
The Barclays is the only PGA Tour event Woods has played at least three times without finishing in the top 10. He was among 11 players separated by five shots going into the final round.
Nordqvist holds slim lead
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Rookie Anna Nordqvist’s 3-under 69 gave her a one-shot lead over Seon Hwa Lee (70) and Ai Miyazato (68) going into the final round of the Safe-way Classic.
Nordqvist, who won the LPGA Championship earlier this year, was at 10-under 134.
Roberts, McNulty tied
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Loren Roberts and and Mark McNulty each shot a 7-under 65s and share the lead at 11- under at the Boeing Classic.
They’ll take a two-shot advantage over Bernhard Langer (66) and Mark O’Meara (69) into today’s final round.
Footnotes.
Byeong-Hun An will face Ben Martin today in his bid to become the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur in Tulsa, Okla.
An, a 17-year-old South Korean, defeated Fresno State sophomore Bhavik Patel 3 and 2. Martin, who plays at Clemson, cruised to a 5-and-4 victory over Texas senior Charlie Holland.
• Sweden’s Peter Hedblom shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead over Scotland’s Paul Lawrie (73) after three rounds at the Johnnie Walker Championship in Gleneagles, Scotland.
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