Sergio Garcia has been playing pretty well for the past three days at TPC Boston, firing 19-under-194 to grab a two-stroke lead going into the fourth and final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. But the competition isn't over yet, and with the kind of performance the playing field has been producing, anything is possible at this stage.
Garcia recorded his second 65 of the tournament in the third round to stay ahead of Sweden's Henrik Stenson (17-under par), and Steve Stricker and Graham Delaet (16-under-par).
The 31-year-old Delaet had a sensational campaign yesterday after coming through with 10 birdies and one birdie to finish with a 62 in the third round. After a round of 67 and 68, Delaet's superb round catapulted him into contention for the title in a tournament that saw terrific putting from the leaders.
On Sunday's play alone, the stroke average was almost 3-under (68.211). The wet playing conditions prompted organizers to allow the lift-clean-and-place rule, which is seen as the primary reason for the low-scoring round.
"Like a true golfer should talk, you always feel like you leave something out there," Garcia told ESPN. "But I feel like I played nicely. I feel like obviously two or three putts felt like they maybe deserved a little better than they got.
"But I hit good putts. And sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't. But I think that maybe with the lead and shooting 6 under today, I would have taken it this morning. I can't be disappointed with that," he added.
Meanwhile, Tiger Woods fizzled out yet again after scoring a 1-over-72 in the third round. Woods, who opened the third round six shots behind rival Garcia, made three straight bogeys before finally scoring a birdie at no. 13 and no. 16. His putting was also a problem Sunday, with Woods failing to make a putt longer than seven feet.
"I just didn't have it today," Woods said. "I just didn't hit it well. I didn't make anything. Just one of those days. I had a bad day at the wrong time.
"The course is gettable, that's for sure. The greens were so receptive. You could be very aggressive and not have to worry about anything. Unfortunately, I just didn't put it together today," he added.
Woods will begin the final round along with Ryan Moore and Richard H. Lee at 8:40 a.m EST (tee off the 10th hole) while Garcia, Stenson and DeLaet will tee off the first hole at 11:30 a.m. EST.
Schedule, Streaming, Grouping, Leaderboard & Tee Times Information
Coverage of the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship starts at 11:30 a.m EST on the Golf Channel until 1:30 p.m. EST. NBC picked up the afternoon action at 1 p.m to 6 p.m. EST.
Online Streaming is available on Golf Channel and NBC Simulcast Stream while PGA Tour Radio provides audio streaming.
The leaderboard for the tournament can be seen at the PGA's official website.
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