Sunday, August 16, 2009

US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP REPORT

Woods leads by two from Harringon

after Padraig bogeys the last

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Padraig Harrington turned the US PGA Championship into a contest again but a bogey at the last left Tiger Woods with a two-shot lead from the Irishman and South Korea's Y E Yang, heading into Sunday's final round at Hazeltine National.
Woods got his third round under way at seven under par in Minnesota in the knowledge he had not lost the eight major championships he had led at the halfway stage and with a four-shot overnight lead the world number one had threatened to turn the final major of the year into a procession.
Defending champion Harrington had reeled in Woods' lead as the final groups neared the clubhouse, but having been caught, the 14-time major winner was sparked out of a nine-hole run of pars with a birdie at the 14th.
Then Harrington bogeyed the 18th for a third-round, three-under-par 69 and Woods returned to grind mode and parred his way home for a one-under 71, at eight under a stroke ahead of the Irishman and South Korea's Y E Yang, his 67 the low score of the day.
Henrik Stenson of Sweden and US Open champion Lucas Glover will start the final round at four under after rounds of 68 and 71 respectively with Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen and Ernie Els of South Africa at three under, both having shot 70s.
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"I was just trying to be very patient out there," Woods said.
"The golf coursewas playing a little more difficult and I had the lead so I played conservatively.
"I didn't give myself a lot of looks and the one putt I missed was the three-putt (at the fourth) so other than that it was a really good, solid day."
Harrington was left a little deflated after his closing bogey.
"It was a little disappointing," he said.
"Sometimes when you get off to a shaky start and make a few pars you do feel better for it.
"Then I did start playing well and I holed a few putts and I was feeling good about things. Then at the end I got a flyer out of the rough and it was a disappointing way to finish."
LEADING THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x62)
2o8 T Woods 67 70 71.
210 Y E Yang 73 70 67, P Harrington 68 73 69.
212 H Stenson 73 71 68, L Glover 71 70 71.
213 E Els 75 68 70, S Kjeldsen 70 73 70.
214 A Quiros 69 76 69, J Rollins 73 73 68, M Kaymer 73 70 71, R Fisher 73 68 73, B Jones 71 70 73.
215 S Ames 74 71 70, R McIlroy 71 73 71, C Pavin 73 71 71, T Clark 76 68 71, L Westwood 70 72 73.
216 S Flesch 74 73 69, F Molinari 74 73 69, G McDowell 70 75 71, D Thoms 69 75 72, VJ Singh 69 72 74.
Selected scores:
218 R Goosen 77 71 70, S Cink 73 73 72, O Wilson 74 72 72, I Poulter 72 70 76.
219 M A Jimenez 75 73 71.
221 L Donald 71 77 72.
223 A Forsyth 73 75 75.
224 M Sim 73 75 76, P Mickelson 74 74 76, C Wood 74 73 77.
MISSED THE CUT (148 or better)
149 S Garcia 71 78, J Rose 73 76.
150 B Davis 76 74.
151 S Webster 76 75.
153 C Montgomerie 75 78.
154 D Clarke 78 76, A Wall 78 76.
155 N Doughterty 80 75.

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