Jun. 28, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM staff
The first groups are ready to tee off in today's final round of the Travelers Championship. Here's how the action sets up:
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| Groups We're Watching |
2 p.m. ET, No. 1
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Paul Goydos and Kenny Perry
Goydos is gunning for his first win since '07, and Perry has a shot at his second trophy of '09.
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1:20 p.m. ET, No. 1
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Hunter Mahan, Anthony Kim
Mahan hasn't finished worse than second here the last three years, and Kim's game has finally reappeared.
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12:40 p.m. ET, No. 1
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Lucas Glover, Zach Johnson
The U.S. Open champ shot a second 65 on Saturday, and Zach Johnson is always worth keeping an eye on.
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| Sunday's forecast |
Some showers
Temp: 75 high/64 low
The weather should be fantastic in terms of wind and temperature, but there is a 30 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. |
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NOTEWORTHY NUGGETS: A total of 80 players made Saturday's cut at 3 under, the lowest cut of the 2009 season. Since more than 78 players made the cut, a second cut was made to reduce the field to 70 players and ties following the third round, leaving 72 (three players tied at 70) players to return on Sunday for the fourth round.
• Paul Goydos' third-round 63 is his lowest career round at the Travelers Championship. For his career, Goydos has twice shot 62, most recently at the 2008 Frys.com Open.
• Including his win at the 2008 Memorial, Kenny Perry has won five times since June 1, 2008, the most of any player during that time span. In that time, he's made 26 consecutive cuts and has 11 top-10 finishes. The last time Perry missed a cut was the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii. He withdrew from the 2008 PGA Championship.
• Despite Perry's success in 2009, this is the second time this year that he has opened a tournament with three consecutive rounds in the 60s. The other was the Sony Open in Hawaii where he shot 74 on the final day and tied for 59th.
• Casey Wittenberg fired a 5-under 65 in the third-round and is tied for fourth entering the final round. Wittenberg's previous best standing after 54 holes was fifth at the 2008 Viking Classic.
• At 14 under, David Toms is two strokes off the lead and is looking for his first win and/or his seventh top-10 finish of the 2009 season after having just one top-10 finish in all of 2008. A top-10 this week would put Toms in a tie with Tiger Woods with the season's most top-10 finishes. Toms has two runner-up finishes this year coming at the Sony Open in Hawaii and the St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx.
| Stat of the day |
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Hunter Mahan nearly shot 62 for the sixth time in his young career until a bogey on the ninth, his last hole, gave him a third-round 63. |
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| Thus far at TPC River Highlands |
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| The Film Room |
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PGA TOUR Today
Win McMurry updates action from the third round and previews what to watch for on Sunday at the 2009 Travelers Championship. Watch it |
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Shot of the Day
Jarrod Lyle chips in for eagle on the 15th hole during the third round of the 2009 Travelers Championship. Watch it |
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Round 3 Highlights
Paul Goydos pulls ahead of the field to take the lead into Sunday's final round at the 2009 Travelers Championship.Watch it |
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