Jerry Kelly leads by three as he chases

first US Tour victory in seven years

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Jerry Kelly, playing his 200th event since his last US Tour win seven years ago, opened up a three-stroke lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a third-round 69.
The 42-year-old, who walked out of last week's Verizon Heritage tournament after taking a 10 early in his second round, goes into the final day on 13 under par and has had only two dropped shots in 54 holes.
Steve Marino moved into second place with a 68, yet that ended with a bogey six after he came out of a greenside bunker far too strongly.
Fellow Americans Charles Howell, John Rollins and little-known Aaron Watkins, Australian Rod Pampling and South Korean Charlie Wi are joint third on nine under.
Poulter was in joint fifth place after an opening birdie, but went in the water on the fourth, then pitched over the green for another bogey at the long 11th.
By dropping another shot on the 216-yard 14th the Open Championship runner-up fell outside the top 30, but sinking a 33-yard bunker shot for an eagle three at the last gave him a 72 and brought him back up to joint 15th with Scot Martin Laird, who birdied two of the last three for a 71.
Owen, four behind at halfway, bogeyed two of the first three, battled his way back to ninth spot with four birdies, but then finished with two more bogeys.
That added up to a 72 as well, leaving the Mansfield golfer in a tie for 21st with Londoner Brian Davis, who returned his third successive 70.
After a course record-equalling 64 in the second round and then an outward 34 Troy Matteson was only one behind playing partner Kelly, but he let strokes go at the 10th, 11th, 13th, 16th and 18th for a back nine 41.