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Garcia leads by three at Carnoustie

AP , CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND

Garcia has been contending for majors since he was 19 and he looks as though he's about to finally break through.

"It's going to be a hard day, but hopefully one to remember," he said.

Garcia was trailing Woods by one shot at Royal Liverpool last year and quickly fell further behind. He was four shots behind Woods in the final group at Bethpage Black in the 2002 US Open and never had a chance.

"I'm going to go out there and try to play my own game, just like I've been doing every single day, and just believe in myself as much as possible," Garcia said. "That's what I did on Thursday, that's what I did most parts of Friday and that's what I did today. If I'm in control, the way I'm hitting the ball, it's right there for the taking. Hopefully, it will be good enough."

What was supposed to be the nastiest day of the week turned out to be the easiest day, perhaps because Royal & Ancient officials set the pins to account for light rain and a moderate breeze.

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