Sunday, January 18, 2009

Zach Johnson leads by one after

three rounds of Sony Open

FROM THE A O L GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Zach Johnson has a one-stroke lead at the end of the third round of the Sony Open after carding a four-under-par 66 at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu in Hawaii.
Johnson is at 10-under 200 overall while Shigeki Maruyama and Brian Gay are tied for second with David Toms and Nathan Green at nine under.
Toms made the biggest move of the players in the second place group with a 65 while Maruyama and Gay each managed a 68 and second-round co-leader Nathan Green joined them with a 69.
Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion, played the front nine in three-under with three birdies to grab a share of the lead. Maruyama and Gay were both two-under through nine after both birdied the par-five ninth.
Johnson added his final birdie of the day at number 12, but it was good enough for the lead through 54 holes.
"One shot, one errant shot can be a matter of a two- or three-shot swing. So out here, it's just, you know, it didn't really matter," Johnson said.
"I think that's the beauty of this course. It doesn't surprise me it's congested, and the guy that sticks to his own plan and makes some putts tomorrow is probably going to come out on top."
The congested leaderboard is one story, but it was 18-year-old Tadd Fujikawa who was the highlight of the day as he electrified his home-town crowd with a sizzling performance.
A high school senior, Fujikawa entered the day at even-par and got rolling early with three straight birdies. His only bogey of the day came at number four, but he regained his focus with two more birdies on the front nine.
Fujikawa closed the front nine with a birdie at the ninth and added birdies at numbers 10, 11, 17 and 18 coming in for an eight-under 62. He stands at 202 after 54 holes

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