Aussie Ogilvy leads by six strokes in
Mercedes-Benz US opener
Australian Geoff Ogilvy is on the brink of victory in the opening event of the US PGA Tour season after firing a third-round eight under par 65 to surge six strokes clear of the field in the the Mercedes-Benz Championship at Kapalua Plantation Golf Club, Hawaii.
Ogilvy entered the third round with a one-stroke lead from D J Trahan after rounds of 67 and 68 and tacked on five strokes to his cushion at the 2008 winners-only event with a bogey-free round that included eight birdies.
At 19 under 200, Ogilvy now leads Justin Leonard by six.
"I've never actually been this far in front before, but I've been this far behind a lot of times," said Ogilvy, who got off to a good start with a birdie at the first, one of four that he made on the front nine.
He started the back nine with a birdie at the tenth and then had a run of three straight starting at the 13th.
"I played well, obviously," Ogilvy said. "It was a different course than I've ever seen before. Just a gentle wind in completely the opposite direction that I've ever seen it. So it was different."
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 219 (3x73)
200 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 67 68 65
206 Justin Leonard 74 67 65, D.J. Trahan 70 66 70
207 Kenny Perry 68 71 68, Anthony Kim 71 68 68, Davis Love III 69 70 68, Camilo Villegas (Col) 74 67 66
208 K J Choi (Kor) 71 71 66
209 Boo Weekley 70 70 69, Johnson Wagner 68 71 70
210 Sean O'Hair 69 70 71, Zach Johnson 71 75 64, Ernie Els (Rsa) 68 69 73
211 Will MacKenzie 72 70 69
212 Dustin Johnson 72 72 68, Brian Gay 72 70 70, Stewart Cink 74 67 71
213 Adam Scott (Aus) 73 67 73, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 69 70 74, Greg Kraft 72 73 68, Chez Reavie 75 70 68
214 Steve Lowery 69 75 70, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 72 72 70
215 Richard S Johnson (Swe) 72 72 71, Daniel Chopra (Swe) 79 69 67, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 72 74 69, Cameron Beckman 76 73 66, Parker McLachlin 77 69 69
217 Vijay Singh (Fij) 73 73 71
221 J B Holmes 74 75 72
222 Marc Turnesa 79 73 70
223 Andres Romero (Arg) 78 74 71
225 Ryan Palmer 78 75 72
Mercedes-Benz US opener
Australian Geoff Ogilvy is on the brink of victory in the opening event of the US PGA Tour season after firing a third-round eight under par 65 to surge six strokes clear of the field in the the Mercedes-Benz Championship at Kapalua Plantation Golf Club, Hawaii.
Ogilvy entered the third round with a one-stroke lead from D J Trahan after rounds of 67 and 68 and tacked on five strokes to his cushion at the 2008 winners-only event with a bogey-free round that included eight birdies.
At 19 under 200, Ogilvy now leads Justin Leonard by six.
"I've never actually been this far in front before, but I've been this far behind a lot of times," said Ogilvy, who got off to a good start with a birdie at the first, one of four that he made on the front nine.
He started the back nine with a birdie at the tenth and then had a run of three straight starting at the 13th.
"I played well, obviously," Ogilvy said. "It was a different course than I've ever seen before. Just a gentle wind in completely the opposite direction that I've ever seen it. So it was different."
THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 219 (3x73)
200 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 67 68 65
206 Justin Leonard 74 67 65, D.J. Trahan 70 66 70
207 Kenny Perry 68 71 68, Anthony Kim 71 68 68, Davis Love III 69 70 68, Camilo Villegas (Col) 74 67 66
208 K J Choi (Kor) 71 71 66
209 Boo Weekley 70 70 69, Johnson Wagner 68 71 70
210 Sean O'Hair 69 70 71, Zach Johnson 71 75 64, Ernie Els (Rsa) 68 69 73
211 Will MacKenzie 72 70 69
212 Dustin Johnson 72 72 68, Brian Gay 72 70 70, Stewart Cink 74 67 71
213 Adam Scott (Aus) 73 67 73, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 69 70 74, Greg Kraft 72 73 68, Chez Reavie 75 70 68
214 Steve Lowery 69 75 70, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 72 72 70
215 Richard S Johnson (Swe) 72 72 71, Daniel Chopra (Swe) 79 69 67, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 72 74 69, Cameron Beckman 76 73 66, Parker McLachlin 77 69 69
217 Vijay Singh (Fij) 73 73 71
221 J B Holmes 74 75 72
222 Marc Turnesa 79 73 70
223 Andres Romero (Arg) 78 74 71
225 Ryan Palmer 78 75 72
Labels: US PGA TOUR, US PRO TOUR
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