Notebook: Round 3, Deutsche Bank Championship

Jason Day. Ranked 14th in the FedExCup standings.

• Jason Day carded a 5-under 66 to move to 17-under and take the third-round lead by a stroke over Brandt Snedeker at the 2010 Deutsche Bank Championship, the second of four events in the 2010 PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.

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MICKELSON'S MOMENT: For the second year in a row, Phil Mickelson hits the flag at No. 15 but with a far different outcome that has him near the lead. Story FEDEXCUP WRAP-UP: Here's a quick look at the latest FedExCup projections and implications following the third round. More STILL BOGEY-FREE: Thanks to bogey-free streak that continued Sunday, Steve Stricker is position to repeat at TPC Boston. Column

• Day has held the 54-hole lead two other times on the PGA TOUR, most recently at this year's Byron Nelson Championship, which he won.

• With 15 made cuts in 21 starts, Day has risen to No. 14 in the FedExCup standings. Any player in the top 14 that wins this week could jump into first place.

• Day claimed his first-career victory earlier this season at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. He has added additional top-10 finishes at The Barclays (T5), AT&T National (T9) and the PGA Championship (T10).

• Day is making his third start at the Deutsche Bank Championship, with a T19 finish in 2009 his best outing. The only Australian to win the Deutsche Bank Championship was Adam Scott in 2003.

• The 54-hole leader/co-leader has gone on to win four of seven times at the Deutsche Bank Championships (Adam Scott/2003, Vijay Singh/2004, Olin Browne/2005 and Steve Stricker/2009).

• Day's 17-under 196 tied the 54-hole scoring record at the Deutsche Bank Championship, first set by Mike Weir in 2008.

• The largest come-from-behind win at the Deutsche Bank Championship is three strokes (Tiger Woods/2006 and Vijay Singh/2008).

• The third-round leader/co-leader has won 15 of 37 stroke-play events this season, most recently by Arjun Atwal at the Wyndham Championship.

Brandt Snedeker, No. 53 in FedExCup points

• Brandt Snedeker turned in a 4-under 67. He trails Jason Day by a stroke.

• Snedeker is making his fourth start at the Deutsche Bank Championship (T47-2007, T27-2008, T32-2009).

Luke Donald. No. 17 th in FedExCup points

• Playing in his fourth Deutsche Bank Championship, Luke Donald turned in a third-round 5-under 66. He is making his 18 th start of the 2010 season. Of the previous 17, his best finish is a runner-up at the Northern Trust Open in February.

Matt Kuchar, No. 1 in FedExCup points

• Matt Kuchar (T13), winner of The Barclays and the FedExCup points leader, will enter the final round seeking to join Vijay Singh (2008) as the only players to win The Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship in the same season.

• Kuchar is making his seventh start at the Deutsche Bank Championship, with four made cuts and top-20 finishes in 2009 (T15) and 2004 (T17). Kuchar leads the PGA TOUR with 10 top-10 finishes.

Tiger Woods, Currently No. 65 in the FedExCup standings

• Following his 6-under 65 in round two, Tiger Woods posted a 2-under 69 in round three to get to 7-under. It marks just the second time this year he has posted back-to-back rounds in the 60s (69/R2-3/Masters). He will enter the final round strokes behind tournament-leader Jason Day. In 2009, Woods came from behind three times in the final round by a deficit of three or more strokes:

5 strokes 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational
4 strokes 2009 the Memorial
3 strokes 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

• 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.

• This week represents the 11 th start for Woods in 2010, with top-10 finishes at the Masters Tournament (T4) and the U.S. Open (T4). In 1998, he won the BellSouth Classic in his ninth start -- the longest stretch to start a season before winning. Here's a breakdown of his career:

Vijay Singh. Currently No. 86 in the FedExCup standings

• The 2008 FedExCup champion has an excellent track record at the Deutsche Bank Championship, including four top-4 finishes in six previous starts (4-2003, 1-2004, 2-2006, T60-2007, 1-2008, T54-2009). With a 5-under 66 on Friday, he is now a collective 72-under at TPC Boston.

• 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship winner Vijay Singh made the largest single-hole jump of the day when he holed his second shot on the 567-yard, par-5 second hole for a rare double eagle. Singh used a 5-iron from 229 yards to achieve the feat. His double eagle was the fifth of the season, and first of his career. He shot a third-round, 2-under 69.

• In the second round of last year's Deutsche Bank Championship, John Senden made an albatross on the second hole. It was the first time two double eagles were carded on the same hole since Scott Dunlap made a double eagle on the sixth hole TPC Avenel in 1999, a year after Woody Austin.

FedExCup

• The following players entered the week ranked No. 71-100 in the FedExCup standings. Here's a look at their standing through three rounds of the Deutsche Bank Championship:

• Six players played their way into the Deutsche Bank Championship at last week's The Barclays:

Steve Stricker, No. 2 in FedExCup points

• Defending champion Steve Stricker continues to live up to his reputation as "Mr. September". On Sunday, he posted a 4-under 67 to move to T4 and just four behind the leaders. It is Stricker TOUR-leading 35th round in the 60s in Playoff events:

• Stricker has not made a bogey since the 18 th hole on Saturday of last week's Barclays, a span of 72 holes. Should he play the final 18 holes bogey-free AND win, he would become the first player to do so since Lee Trevino in 1974 when he won the Greater New Orleans Open.

• Stricker, after missing his first three cuts from 2003-05, has since reeled off T7 (2006), T9 (2007), T13 (2008) and 1 st (2009) finishes at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

• Stricker is the only player to have played all 55 rounds in the four-year PGA TOUR Playoffs.

• Three players have finished inside the top 15 in the FedExCup standings in the first three seasons:

Andres Romero, No. 100 in FedExCup points

• Andres Romero, who became the first player to ace the eighth hole (Saturday) in the eight-year history of the Deutsche Bank Championship, posted a 3-under 68 Sunday to move to T10.

• Romero, who barely made it into this week's event (No. 100), posted two double bogeys and three birdies in his last seven holes last week at The Barclays. His final birdie at Ridgewood Country Club came on the final hole, as he drained a 40 foot, six-inch putt to advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Official World Golf Ranking

• It was at the 2004 Deutsche Bank Championship that Vijay Singh fired a final round 69 to win and overtake Tiger Woods as the No. 1 player in the world. This victory by Singh officially ended Woods' streak of 264 weeks at the top of the rankings.

• Here's a look at this week's scenarios, with Woods (T23) currently holding the top spot for 273 weeks:

• Past Winners of the Deutsche Bank Championship

Miscellaneous Notes

• Four rookies remain in the Playoffs  Rickie Fowler (T49, FedExCup No. 22), Rory McIlroy (TT38, FEC No. 28), Josh Teater (T59, FEC No. 75) and Blake Adams (TT34, FEC No. 98). Alex Prugh made it to the Deutsche Bank Championship, but missed the cut and has been eliminated from the Playoffs.

Scoring Averages at the par-71 TPC Boston:

• The par-4 14th played the toughest on Sunday with a 4.292 average. The par-5 18 th hole was the easiest for the third straight day at 4.528