Third-round highs, lows for each player at East Lake

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Sep. 26, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM Staff

Here's a quick performance review at how each player in the 30-man field fared during Saturday's third round at East Lake:
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Rk	Player	Score	Position	Points projection
1	Tiger Woods	69	2	1	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Hit 12 of 14 fairways, a big improvement from Friday \| LOWS: 30 putts were the most of any round so far
2	Steve Stricker	66	T7	3	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Six birdies today, shot a 32 on the front nine \| LOWS: Strong finish interrupted by bogey on 18
3	Jim Furyk	71	T15	4	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Not many, perfect on sand saves for the day \| LOWS: Four bogeys tied for most of any round so far
4	Zach Johnson	73	T24	6	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Opened his round with birdies on Nos. 1 and 2 \| LOWS: 3 over on final three holes
5	Heath Slocum	71	T17	8	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Hit 12 of 14 fairways, leader in driving accuracy for the week \| LOWS: 4 bogeys in first ten holes
6	Padraig Harrington	71	T5	7	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Highest driving distance yet (284 yd. average) \| LOWS: Four bogeys today, only three in first two rounds
7	Sean O'Hair	70	T3	5	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Third day in a row averaging 300-plus yards per drive \| Lows: Double-bogey on 17 put a damper on the day
8	Scott Verplank	74	T24	10	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Two birdies made a bad round a little less disastrous \| LOWS: Bogeyed three of his first four holes
9	Kenny Perry	64	1	2	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Seven birdies, including five on the front side \| LOWS: Very hard to find a flaw today
10	Jason Dufner	73	T17	11	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: 16 of 19 on putts inside ten feet \| LOWS: Three bogeys in a four-hole stretch (Nos. 2-5)
11	Dustin Johnson	73	T26	T15	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: 301-yard driving average keeps him at the top in driving distance \| LOWS: 3 over on the front nine
12	Nick Watney	71	T13	13	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Fewest putts in a round yet (26) \| LOWS: Hit just five of 14 fairways
13	Geoff Ogilvy	64	T17	T15	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: First bogey-free round, and had six birdies \| LOWS: What could go wrong when he shot 64?
14	Phil Mickelson	66	T3	9	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Five birdies; 15 for three rounds tops the field \| LOWS: Went from rough to bunker on only bogey (No. 16)
15	Retief Goosen	72	21	17	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Very little to brag about, hit 12 of 18 greens \| Lows: Three bogeys, no birdies on final eight holes
16	Marc Leishman	70	T22	19	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Consecutive birdies on 7 and 8 \| LOWS: No sand saves for the second round in a row
17	Brian Gay	76	30	25	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Hit approach shot on 12 to within 8-1/2 feet for birdie \| LOWS: Hit just four of 18 greens in regulation
18	Kevin Na	75	28	27	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Just 25 putts for second straight day \| LOWS: Triple double on No. 5 when drove out of bounds
19	David Toms	70	T13	T20	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Five approach shots within 10 feet \| LOWS: Still lacking accuracy off tee (7 fairways)
20	Lucas Glover	72	T15	22	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Birdied par-5 15th for third straight day \| Lows: Six bogeys, four on back nine
21	Y.E. Yang	66	T17	26	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Ended round with four straight birdies \| LOWS: Found two bunkers on easiest par-4 (12th)
22	Ernie Els	71	T7	14	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Two birdies in three-hole stretch \| LOWS: Hit just seven of 14 fairways
23	Hunter Mahan	72	T26	28	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Was three of four in sand-save opportunities \| LOWS: Didn't make a putt outside 7-1/2 feet
24	Angel Cabrera	70	T9	18	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Three birdies in four-hole stretch \| LOWS: Hit just five of 14 fairways, ranks last for the week
25	Steve Marino	67	T5	12	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Hit 12 of 14 fairways; bogey-free for first 17 holes \| Lows: Bogey at the last leaves sour taste
26	Stewart Cink	70	T9	T20	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Had chances despite hitting just seven fairways \| Lows: Consecutive birdies at Nos. 6 & 7 kept round alive
27	Mike Weir	70	T22	29	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Stretch of five holes where he made four birdies \| LOWS: Missed 10 fairways and nine greens
28	Luke Donald	78	29	30	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Missed two greens on the back and made bogeys \| Lows: Hit just four greens, including one on the back
29	Jerry Kelly	71	T9	23	Scorecard \| Replay the round
HIGHS: Two birdies on the front nine gave him momentum \| LOWS: Missed two greens on the back and made bogeys
30	John Senden	69	T9	24	Scorecard \| Replay the round
Highs: Another steady effort; hit all but 4 fairways and 3 greens\| Lows: Couldn't buy a putt, taking 32 and making one birdie