RUSSELL KNOX, MARTIN LAIRD TIED FOR 28TH PLACE IN MONTREAL
JIM FURYK LEADS CANADIAN OPEN BY
THREE STROKES AFTER 54 HOLES
L’ILE BIZARD, Montreal, Quebec – In baseball, when a pitcher goes the full game
without allowing a baserunner, it’s a perfect game. Save for one
blemish, Jim Furyk is entering the ninth inning of the RBC Canadian
Open, and is nearly perfect.
He’s only recorded one bogey all week, and the success he’s seen from tee-to-green has given him a three-shot lead over Tim Clark heading into Sunday’s final round.
“For the most part of the day, I felt like I played really solid. I hit the ball well again. It was a fun round of golf, really,” he explained.
Furyk leads the field in hitting the greens in regulation (83.33 percent) and is tied for the lead in most birdies (16).
Much has been made of the 44-year-old’s inability to close out a tournament over the last few years, and Furyk is first to admit he hasn’t finished the deal.
“Sometimes I just got outplayed,” Furyk said, when asked to reflect on his recent final-round collapses. “Other times I felt like I got in my own way, and not closing it out when I had the opportunity.”
Furyk’s 5-under 65 was highlighted by an all-world par save on the par-4 11th, and an approach on No. 9 that landed a mere five inches from the cup.
Furyk, a two-time RBC Canadian Open champion, won in 2006 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club (a classic course) and in 2007 at Angus Glen (a modern course). Fittingly, he described Royal Montreal as a course that had both modern and classic features earlier this week.
He’s in a fine position to get that third Canadian Open victory, but he knows he still has a job to do Sunday.
“Not really worrying about what position I’m in the golf tournament, not looking at the leaderboard too much, going out there and trying to attack the golf course the same way that I have the first three days will be key,” he explained.
THREE STROKES AFTER 54 HOLES
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FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
By Adam Stanley, PGATOUR.COM
He’s only recorded one bogey all week, and the success he’s seen from tee-to-green has given him a three-shot lead over Tim Clark heading into Sunday’s final round.
“For the most part of the day, I felt like I played really solid. I hit the ball well again. It was a fun round of golf, really,” he explained.
Furyk leads the field in hitting the greens in regulation (83.33 percent) and is tied for the lead in most birdies (16).
Much has been made of the 44-year-old’s inability to close out a tournament over the last few years, and Furyk is first to admit he hasn’t finished the deal.
“Sometimes I just got outplayed,” Furyk said, when asked to reflect on his recent final-round collapses. “Other times I felt like I got in my own way, and not closing it out when I had the opportunity.”
Furyk’s 5-under 65 was highlighted by an all-world par save on the par-4 11th, and an approach on No. 9 that landed a mere five inches from the cup.
Furyk, a two-time RBC Canadian Open champion, won in 2006 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club (a classic course) and in 2007 at Angus Glen (a modern course). Fittingly, he described Royal Montreal as a course that had both modern and classic features earlier this week.
He’s in a fine position to get that third Canadian Open victory, but he knows he still has a job to do Sunday.
“Not really worrying about what position I’m in the golf tournament, not looking at the leaderboard too much, going out there and trying to attack the golf course the same way that I have the first three days will be key,” he explained.
South African Tim Clark is chasing Furyk. Clark, who’s only US PGA Tour
victory came at the 2010 Players' Championship, had a “dream start”
Saturday – he made a birdie on No. 1, then holed his approach on No. 2
for an eagle.
Clark, like Furyk, has only made one bogey all week.
“It’ll be great to be in the final group. Jim (Furyk) is a really tough competitor, and this course seems to fit into our sort of game,” Clark explained.
“It’s an Open Championship. You need to hit fairways and greens, and that’s both of our strengths.”
Kyle Stanley will join Furyk and Clark in the final group at 10:05 a.m. The players will be going off in threesomes off split tees because of impending inclement weather in the Montreal area.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 210 (3x70)
Players from USA unless stated
195 Jim Furyk 67 63 65
198 Tim Clark (S Africa) 67 67 64
200 Kyle Stanley 65 67 68
201 Jamie Lovemark 69 65 67
SELECTED SCORES
203 Gonzalo Fernandez Castano (Spain) 67 67 69, Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 68 65 70 (T9)
206 Ernie Els (S Africa) 70 67 69 (T22)
207 Russell Knox (Scotland) 72 66 69, Martin Laird (Scotland) 71 66 70 (T28)
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
CLICK HERE
Clark, like Furyk, has only made one bogey all week.
“It’ll be great to be in the final group. Jim (Furyk) is a really tough competitor, and this course seems to fit into our sort of game,” Clark explained.
“It’s an Open Championship. You need to hit fairways and greens, and that’s both of our strengths.”
Kyle Stanley will join Furyk and Clark in the final group at 10:05 a.m. The players will be going off in threesomes off split tees because of impending inclement weather in the Montreal area.
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 210 (3x70)
Players from USA unless stated
195 Jim Furyk 67 63 65
198 Tim Clark (S Africa) 67 67 64
200 Kyle Stanley 65 67 68
201 Jamie Lovemark 69 65 67
SELECTED SCORES
203 Gonzalo Fernandez Castano (Spain) 67 67 69, Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 68 65 70 (T9)
206 Ernie Els (S Africa) 70 67 69 (T22)
207 Russell Knox (Scotland) 72 66 69, Martin Laird (Scotland) 71 66 70 (T28)
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
CLICK HERE
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