US Ryder Cup star Jim Furyk followed a course-record eight-under 62 with a 66 in the third round to nab the clubhouse lead in the darkness-halted third round of the BMW Championship.
Furyk was on 12-under 198 in the clubhouse after 54 holes, with Colombian Camilo Villegas, the leader after the first and second rounds, level with him with five holes to finish in his third round at Bellerive Country Club.
Villegas was among 23 players who had to finish their third rounds yesterday ahead of the final round of the US$7 million event, the South American having completed only 13 holes before sunset.
US journeyman Brian Gay is two strokes back with three holes remaining, while Anthony Kim of the US was another shot off the pace with one hole to finish.
Tournament organizers followed a rain-out on Thursday by scheduling 36 holes on Saturday in hopes of completing a full-length event on time, but a fog delay early on Saturday forced the finish to come yesterday morning, before the last round.
Furyk’s 28 on the back nine of his second round, highlighted by birdies on the final five holes, sparked his record run.
“I tried to pace myself all day, knowing we were going to be out there for 36 holes,” Furyk said. “My goal was to play two solid rounds. It was solid all day, but that one nine holes really leap-frogged me from nowhere to close to the lead.”
A five-foot bogey putt at the 18th to end his third round left Furyk in the clubhouse on top, even if it wasn’t what he had hoped.
“I still walk away in a positive frame of mind,” he said. “I went at the pin with a wedge and it didn’t work out. It’s easy to make a mental mistake when you’re tired, when your mind wanders for a little bit. All of a sudden you think, ‘What was I doing there? What was I thinking at that moment?’”
Furyk, who will help the US face holders Europe in two weeks at the Ryder Cup, is still seeking his first victory of the year.
“My putting has been a little inconsistent and earlier in the year my driver was a little inconsistent too,” he said.
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