Nov. 15, 2009
By PGATOUR.com Staff
The first groups are ready to tee off in Round 4 of the Children's Miracle Network Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Here's how it sets up (Click here for tee times):
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11:05 a.m. ET,
Hole No. 1,
Magnolia Course |
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Justin Rose, Justin Leonard, Mathias Gronberg
Gronberg is fresh off the Nationwide Tour, and already on the verge of a PGA TOUR victory.
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10:55 a.m. ET,
Hole No. 1,
Magnolia Course |
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George McNeill, Nick O'Hern, Carl Pettersson
McNeill will need to be more consistent than he was in his up-and-down third round to win this event.
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10:45 a.m. ET,
Hole No. 1,
Magnolia Course |
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Will MacKenzie, Joe Ogilvie, Stephen Ames
Ames' 17 birdies have him tied for second-most at the tournament, so he is in position to rise up and win.
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EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR on-site correspondent Bob Stevens previews Sunday's round:
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| Sunday's forecast |
Sunny
Temp: 81 high/57 low
Mainly sunny. Winds from the northwest at 5-10 mph. |
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There has to be a baker's dozen players who still think they can win headed into today's final round, thanks to the struggles down the stretch by the lead group and runs from some veterans on the back nine. Third-round leader Justin Leonard, for one, told me he wasn't happy to see all the momentum swings and to have let so many players back into the chase. After needing only 52 putts through his first two rounds, he took 30 putts on Saturday and let a 5-shot lead after 5 holes get away. An accurate putter Sunday could make the difference for the cagey veteran.
If there's anyone headed to Sunday with some momentum, it's a group of three veterans, two of whom have still never won on the PGA TOUR. When I talked with Mathias Gronberg after his 66 that included a back-nine 31, he thought he'd be three shots back headed to the final round. Instead, Gronberg is tied for the lead and in the final group. Nick O'Hern told me he was very proud of a couple of great par saves on Nos. 17 and 18 that ended up getting him to within one of the lead, and Carl Petterson, back up to what he told me was his "fighting weight" of 215 after dropping 20 pounds last winter, hasn't had a bogey in 33 holes.
Also, beware of a guy who's striking the ball brilliantly, and knows why he's missing putts. Will MacKenzie wasn't even close to a bogey Saturday, hitting all 18 greens, but said that his problem of moving his head on his putts reared its ugly head again. He made just 6 of the 18 birdie tries. Expect him to have a lot more opportunities today, he leads the field in Greens in Regulation, missing only six all week.
| Stat of the Day |
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Justin Rose is searching for his first victory on the PGA TOUR in his 149th start. Rose has led or shared the lead heading into the final round three times, the last coming at the 2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. |
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| The Film Room |
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Round 3 Highlights: Children's Miracle Network Classic
George McNeill shoots a third-round 69 to take a share of the lead heading into Sunday in Lake Buena Vista. Watch it |
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Shot of the Day: November 14, 2009
Joe Ogilvie chips in for birdie on the par-3 15th hole during the third round of the 2009 Children's Miracle Network Classic. Watch it |
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PGA TOUR Today: November 15, 2009
Win McMurry previews the final round of the 2009 Children's Miracle Network Classic where four are tied for the lead and others, needing a strong finish to secure their card for 2010, are on their heels hunting the final title of the year. Watch it |
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| Thus far in Lake Buena Vista |
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