By Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Jim Furyk had a season full of disappointment. Davis Love III has felt the same and hasn’t won since 2008. Furyk and Love will be on center stage in Sunday’s final round of The McGladrey Classic, paired together at Sea Island Golf Club. So who needs to win more? Furyk or Love? Furyk hasn’t won since his remarkable 2010 season. On Saturday, he said there are plenty of similarities from that season to this one. Furyk had seven top 10s in 2010 – just like he has this season. In 2012, he’s had two runner-ups. The difference? In 2010, Furyk had three wins. In fact, his 2012 scoring average of 69.4 is actually lower than his 2010 average of 69.8. But Furyk is still searching for that first victory. “I found ways, quite frankly, to lose tournaments,” Furyk said of his season. “I had my opportunities to have a great year this year, just like I did in the past, and there’s two ways to look at it. I’m one of those people, I’m tougher on myself, I promise, than anyone else is. “I’ve already kicked myself a 100 times already. And I’ve gotten over it. That’s one thing I’ve always been able to do really well is I can get by it. I can forget it. I can put it behind me and move on.” Love put countless hours into his Ryder Cup captaincy and to come out on the losing end was difficult to say the least. At 48, he’ll go for his 21st victory on the PGA TOUR today. Love was asked if he or Furyk needs the victory more. “I don’t know,” Love said. “It’s nice to win, no matter what. I know to be able to cap off (the season with a victory) would make the year feel a lot better to him. Plus, he’s trying like the rest of us to keep getting more wins at a late stage in your career. I know he’s working toward 20. He will get there. “I hope I’m not impeding that. But I’d love to keep him from it. But you see it in both of us. We’re both very competitive.”

DAVIS LOVE III -- Earns his 21st career PGA TOUR victory at the age of 48 years, 6 months and 8 days in his 662nd career start on TOUR. -- Earns a spot into the following 2013 PGA TOUR event: Hyundai Tournament of Champions. -- Increases the chance of finishing inside the top-30 on the money list, worthy of an invite to the 2013 Masters. -- Moves up in Official World Golf Ranking Points, getting closer to entry into the exclusive World Golf Championships events (The Accenture Match-Play Championship invites the top 64 available players in the OWGR two weeks prior; the Cadillac Championship invites the top 50 and the Bridgestone Invitational invites event winners with OWGR on the strength of field rating of 115 points or higher). -- Becomes the fourth player to win on the PGA TOUR in 2012 in his 40s (joining Steve Stricker, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els). -- Becomes the oldest player to win on the PGA TOUR since Kenny Perry won the 2009 Travelers Championship at the age of 48 years, 10 months and 18 days. -- Moves into a tie for 29th place on the PGA TOUR’s all-time wins list with 21 victories, tying Willie Macfarlane, Lanny Wadkins, Craig Wood and James Barnes. -- Becomes the 35th different winner of the season (accounting for 44 wins). There were a total of 39 different winners in 2011 (accounting for 45 wins). JIM FURYK -- Earns his 17th career PGA TOUR victory at the age of 42 years, 5 months and 9 days in his 482nd career start on TOUR. -- Earns a spot into the following 2013 PGA TOUR event: Hyundai Tournament of Champions. -- Claims his second-consecutive win in the state of Georgia (2010 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola). -- Becomes the fourth player to win on the PGA TOUR in 2012 in his 40s (joining Steve Stricker, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els). -- Becomes the 35th different winner of the season (accounting for 44 wins). There were a total of 39 different winners in 2011 (accounting for 45 wins). -- Wins for the 10th time (of 19) in his career while taking at least a share of the lead headed into a final round. -- Wins for the first time in 2012 while taking at least a share of the lead headed into a final round (in four tries). -- Claims his eighth top-10 finish of the season, two behind leaders Bo Van Pelt and Rory McIlroy.

By Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Ben Crane was fortunate to make the cut at The McGladrey Classic. To say the least, he's making the most of the opportunity. Crane carded a competitive course record-tying 8-under 62 in the third round on Saturday to move within striking distance of defending his championship. “I felt like I was out of the tournament back there at 1 under par starting out the day,” said Crane, only four shots back. “But a 62, we’re back in it. Get out there tomorrow and see if I can get hot again.” Getting hot on Sea Island Golf Club isn’t new to Crane. He made up seven shots in his final 11 holes and then beat Webb Simpson in a playoff to win last season. On Saturday, Crane said he had a similar feeling on the Seaside Course, where he loves the Bermuda greens. Crane likes the fact that the greens are pure and run true, and enjoys the challenge of reading the grain of the grass. But it was the putting adjustment he made following his second-round 71 that made the difference. Crane adjusted his alignment and then proceeded to can putts of 22, 31 and 21 feet in his bogey-free round. “If you get some putts to go in early, it just eases your mind a little bit and frees you up,” Crane said. In Round 2, Crane was headed home after a bogey on the 10th, double-bogey 6 on No. 14 and a bogey 6 on the easy 15th. He then birdied the 16th and got up and down from the greenside bunker on the 18th and saved par from 4 feet to make the cut on the number at 1 under. Crane had three top 10s in his first four events of the season but then fell on hard times. He also injured his back during the summer and hasn’t been the same since the John Deere Classic. Crane had to WD at the Bridgestone Invitational, missed the cut at both The Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship and had a T41 at the BMW. Finally, Crane said he’s feeling better -- “I just feel awesome,” he said -- after suffering a setback prior to the Frys.com Open last week. Still, he's realistic about his chances, four shots behind co-leaders Jim Furyk and Davis Love III. “I’m only halfway there,” Crane said. “But certainly today, put myself back in the tournament and I’m excited just to be playing golf, let alone be back in this thing.”

By Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Jim Furyk is looking at his upcoming final round at The McGladrey Classic as an opportunity. An opportunity to win for the first time since 2010. An opportunity to end a tough season on a positive note. Furyk carded a 4-under 66 in the third round to tie tournament host Davis Love III (66) for the 54-hole lead at 13 under on Saturday. Furyk and Love, both coming off the nightmare finish at the Ryder Cup, will be paired together in the final round on the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club. Furyk, 42, lost in a four-man playoff at the Transitions Championship, lost the lead through 69 holes at the U.S. Open, double-bogeyed the 72nd hole to lose the Bridgestone Invitational and recently bogeyed the final two holes to lose a Sunday singles match to Sergio Garcia at the Ryder Cup. "You get your tail kicked in this game a lot, and I think it makes the good times and the wins that much sweeter ...," said Furyk, a 16-time TOUR winner. "I'm not one of those people that after those events, I never sat back and didn't work. It made me work harder." "He was real close to an All-Star, hero year," Love said of Furyk. "And that showed today. He came out firing and looked like he was going to birdie every hole." Furyk started with a 42-footer on the second, and added birdies on Nos. 3, 6 and 10. He came in with low expectations after taking a break following the Americans' meltdown at Medinah. He's played loose all week and he says that strategy won't change on Sunday. The leaders tee off at 1:15 p.m. ET. "If I now said, 'OK, I'm tied for the lead and there's only one round to go and I try to flip my mindset, I'm going to get tight and it's going to be harder to score," Furyk said. "...I had played a lot of golf; I was tired, so I was trying to get away and felt that was the best thing I could do at the time, so I came in here just not really expecting that much. "I know I'm playing well, I know my game's in good shape, so let's see what happens. And I'm going to do the same thing tomorrow." Love, meanwhile, hasn't won since 2008. He's using a belly putter this week and ranks in the top 20 in strokes gained-putting. He said being the Ryder Cup Captain inspired him to play well during the Fall Series. "It certainly motivated me," Love said. Furyk and Love, 48, lead D.J. Trahan (66) and Arjun Atwal (69) by two shots. Bud Cauley, seeking his first win on the TOUR, is three shots back after a 68. Defending champion Ben Crane rocketed up the leaderboard with a third-round 62. Crane, who came from behind to win last season, made the cut on the number and moved into a tie for sixth place, four shots back "I felt like I was out of the tournament back there at 1 under par starting out the day," said Crane, who made up a seven-shot deficit in the final 11 holes to win last season. "But a 62, we’re back in it. Get out there tomorrow and see if I can hot again."

By Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Jason Kokrak has a little more incentive than usual to go low on Sunday. A bunch of his buddies are planning a Mexican vacation in early November and the 27-year-old PGA TOUR rookie wouldn’t mind putting his feet up and enjoying a cold beverage on the beach instead of playing the season’s final event. But Kokrak has some business take care of first. On Saturday, Kokrak, 117th on the money list, put himself in position for a big finish that would solidify his PGA TOUR card for 2013 after shooting a third-round 66 at The McGladrey Classic. “I found something in my golf swing and it’s been working,” said Kokrak, who was at 6-under 204 and near the top 30. Kokrak took a lesson while playing the Web.com Tour’s Chiquita Classic at the end of September, and it helped him get back to drawing the golf ball instead of playing a fade. At last week’s Frys.com Open, Kokrak tied for second and surged from 167th to 117th on the money list. The top 125 golfers secure full status for 2013. “Going into last week, I was very nervous,” said Kokrak, who is leaning toward playing at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, Nov. 8-11. “I didn’t know what to expect. I really struggled with my game, was a little bit down.” His spirits have certainly changed for the better. Kokrak hit 15 greens in regulation on Saturday en route to five birdies. While he ranks 171st in driving accuracy – “That’s not good,” he said – he feels more comfortable off the tee of late. Kokrak won twice on the Web.com Tour last season and said it has helped him get ready for the PGA TOUR this season. He would like to improve his accuracy and wedge play – and he wouldn’t mind one bit if it all clicked on Sunday. “It’s been a learning experience this year,” Kokrak said. “But it’s been good so far.”

By Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Davis Love III and Jim Furyk have a combined 36 career wins on the PGA TOUR. Both both veterans are in a bit of a victory drought and seeking to snap it at this week's McGladrey Classic. Love, a 20-time winner and the tournament host, hasn't won since 2008 and ranks 104th on the PGA TOUR money list. Love is attempting to finish inside the top 100 for the 27th straight season. He's also using a belly putter this week -- an old putter that fellow pro Brian Bateman once used -- although Love does not anchor it to his stomach. "It's working," said Love, who opened 65-66 and entered Saturday's third round one shot back of 36-hole leader Arjun Atwal. "I feel pretty confident with it, and I'm hitting them more solid and that's the main thing." Meanwhile, Furyk is attempting to bounce back once again this season just as he has done so often. He ranks fourth this week in driving accuracy and second in greens in regulation. Perhaps that will be the recipe for success that gets Furyk his first win since 2010. "I love the golf course," Furyk said of the 7,005-yard Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club. "It suits my style of game. It's a fun golf course to play." Do you think either Furyk or Love will win this week? Let us know in the comments section below.