Groups we're watching: Turning Stone Resort Championship, Rd. 3

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Oct. 4, 2008

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Olin Browne, Bo Van Pelt, Woody Austin
Tee time: 11:33 a.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 6
Why you should watch: All three players will start the third round at 1-under par, trailing leader Jeff Overton by seven shots. If there's a silver-lining this threesome can take out of it's large deficit it's the fact that they're all TOUR veterans looking up at some rookies. Will their wisdom help them on Saturday? Olin Browne was an assistant captain for the U.S. Ryder Cup team -- is he playing some inspired golf after that performance? Bo Van Pelt has come close to his first TOUR win a couple of times in 2008. Is this the week he breaks through? Woody Austin is always fun to watch. With five top-10 finishes in 2008, he could be poised for a win.

2008 Stat Comparison

Player	Events Played	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.
Browne	23	7	--	--	--	--	--	71.98
Van Pelt	26	16	--	1	--	1	5	71.20
Austin	26	20	--	1	--	5	9	71.55

Mark Hensby, Robert Allenby, Charles Howell III
Tee time: 12:30 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 7
Why you should watch: Mark Hensby, Robert Allenby and Charles Howell III are all proven winners on the PGA TOUR who would like to add some more hardware to the trophy case. They all start the third round at 5 under, which is just three shots off the lead. This trio can make up three shots in no time. As has been the case all week, the conditions will dictate what kind of scores will be posted on Saturday. All three of these players will be looking to hang around par and avoid the big number.

2008 Stat Comparison

Player	Events Played	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.
Hensby	20	5	--	--	--	1	1	72.67
Allenby	25	24	--	1	1	7	15	70.72
Howell	26	18	--	--	--	2	9	71.56

Jeff Overton, Tag Ridings, Jason Day
Tee time: 12:40 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 0
Why you should watch: This will be a fun trio to watch and it also happens to be the last threesome of the day. All three players are looking for their first PGA TOUR win -- compelling storyline. Overton has been the best over the first 36 holes, avoiding serious mistakes in the blustery conditions. Ridings has been holding his own too. As for Day? The 19-year-old rookie from Australia has turned it up a notch. First there was his 114-yard hole-out for eagle on Thursday at No. 14 and then on Friday, he picked up the first hole-in-one of his TOUR career at the par-3 sixth. This guy is dangerous.