Notebook, Round 3: AT&T National

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Weather: Sunny and pleasant. High of 87. Winds W 5-10 mph.

Justin Rose

• Justin Rose followed up his 64, the round of the week, with a 3-under 67 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead into Sunday's final round over Carl Pettersson and Charlie Wi. He's now held at least a share of the lead in seven out of his last 11 rounds on TOUR: the Memorial (Rds. 1, 4), Travelers Championship (Rds. 1, 2, 3) and the AT&T National (Rds. 2, 3).

• This marks the fifth time in Rose's career that he has held at least a share of the 54-hole lead, most recently at last week's Travelers Championship. His best finishes in the previous four 54-hole leads was a third-place finish at the Buick Championship.

• The third-round leader/co-leader has gone on to win 11 of 26 stroke-play events on TOUR this year, most recently Jason Day (T5) at the HP Byron Nelson Championship.

• Only one AT&T National champion, defending champion Tiger Woods, has held at least a share of the lead after 54 holes and gone on to win.

Carl Pettersson

• Pettersson's 5-under 65 was the low round of the day. The three-time PGA TOUR winner has never won in come-from-behind fashion, having a share or outright 54-hole lead in each of his victories.

• Pettersson has made 14 of 18 cuts in 2010 with two top-ten finishes coming at the Sony Open in Hawaii and the Transitions Championship.

Charlie Wi

• Charlie Wi is looking for his first win on the PGA TOUR. His best finishes on TOUR are three second place finishes, the last coming at the 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

• Wi missed the cut in his first two starts at the AT&T National (2008, 2009).

• Wi has now made 11 of 16 cuts in 2010, with his lone top-10 being an eighth-place finish at The Honda Classic.

Jason Day

• Like Rose, Day found the winner's circle on the PGA TOUR for the first time earlier this year with his win at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. Day will be looking for his first come-from-behind win, he was the 54-hole leader in Dallas.

• In Day's last start prior to this week, he finished T33 at the Memorial Tournament, where he was paired with Rose in the third round. Rose won the two-ball with a 3-under 67 to Day's 2-over 72.

Ryan Moore

• Ryan Moore shot a third round 69 placing him six shots off the lead. Moore knows something about comeback wins, he made up a four shot deficit to win his first PGA TOUR title, the 2009 Wyndham Championship.

Tiger Woods

• Defending champion Woods shot an even par 70 in round three. It was the first time since the 2007 PLAYERS Championship that Tiger has failed to break par in three consecutive rounds.

• Woods, at 3-over 213, will enter the final round 13 strokes behind tournament-leader Rose. In 2009, Woods came from behind three times in the final round by a deficit of three or more strokes:

• Woods recorded an eight-stroke comeback to win the European Tour's 1998 Johnnie Walker Classic after starting the final round tied for 18th place. He posted a 65 on the final 18 holes and then topped Ernie Els with a birdie on the second playoff hole for the victory.

• Here's a look at Woods' come-from-behind victories on the PGA TOUR:

Miscellaneous

• The 2010 AT&T National is the first PGA TOUR event in the Philadelphia area since Waynesborough Country Club hosted the 2002 SEI Pennsylvania Classic (won by Dan Forsman).

• The top two players, not previously eligible, from a cumulative money list taken from the PLAYERS Championship and the five TOUR events leading up to and including the 2010 AT&T National, will gain entry into the British Open. First-place money this week is $1,116,000 and second place is worth $669,600:

• Scoring Averages at the par-70 Aronimink Golf Club:

• Both Westchester, Pa. native Jim Furyk and Justin Leonard played in their 1,500th career round on the PGA TOUR on Saturday. Furyk, playing in his 425th TOUR event, carded a 69, while Leonard, making his 443rd TOUR start, posted a 4-over 74.

• Jonathan Byrd posted six bogeys in his first 15 holes on Thursday, but has just two in his last 39 holes. A 2-under 68 on Saturday moves him to T9 on the leaderboard at 2-under 208. In his last start, Byrd finished T44 at the St. Jude Classic to snap a streak of six consecutive missed cuts.

Bogey-free rounds

R1 -- Nick Watney (66), Brett Quigley (67), Carl Pettersson (67), Bob Estes (68)

R2 -- Justin Rose (64), Charlie Wi (65)

R3 -- Webb Simpson (68) Simpson recorded an eagle at the par-4 sixth hole to go along with 17 pars.