AP...Gary Woodland shot an 8-under 64 on Friday to join Jhonattan Vegas in the lead after three rounds of the Bob Hope Classic, remember they play 5 here.
Vegas maintained his steady play with a -5 67, on the Silver Rock course, keeping a share of the lead for the second straight day.
Woodland and Vegas are the same age (26) with the same Nationwide Tour background, and they have similarly ferocious power off the tee. They're among the longest hitters in the Hope field.
Australia's Greg Chalmers (65) was a stroke back at 17-under 199, while Scotland's Martin Laird was 16 under after a bogey-free 64. Sixteen players were within five shots of the lead, including Matt Kuchar (13 under after a 67) and second-round co-leader Boo Weekley, also 13 under after a 72 at Silver Rock
Currently the cut is projected at -7, so here are our Canucks's scores.
Stephen Ames -11 shot another -4 68 and is at La Quinta today, 7 shots back
Chris Baryla is right on the cut line at -7 also playing LQ today he shot -2 70 on Friday
Matt McQuillan shot a +1 73 Friday and he is at -2 playing LQ today so needs 67 at least today maybe lower
Mike Weir is at +2 and will miss the cut..
EUROPEAN TOUR
I was out early at the gym this morning then over for the big Scottish breakfast I make Dad every Saturday so we didn't see a shot of this so here is the leader board and remember Kaymer has won this the last 2 years !!
With a 5 shot lead it should be three !!
1 KAYMER, Martin -18 18 -6 67 65 66 - 198
2 MCILROY, Rory -13 18 -7 71 67 65 - 203
3 LYNN, David -12 18 -5 69 68 67 - 204
T4 NOREN, Alexander -10 18 -5 66 73 67 - 206
T4 SCHWARTZEL, Charl -10 18 -1 64 71 71 - 206
T6 MAYBIN, Gareth -9 18 -3 71 67 69 - 207
T6 MCDOWELL, Graeme -9 18 -1 66 70 71 - 207
T8 GOYA, Tano* -8 18 -7 70 73 65 - 208
T8 COLSAERTS, Nicolas -8 18 -3 72 67 69 - 208
T8 ECHENIQUE, Rafa -8 18 -1 69 68 71 - 208
T8 FASTH, Niclas -8 18 -1 66 71 71 - 208
CHAMPIONS TOUR
I watched a bunch of this last night and these guys make what is a tough Hualalai course at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii with a steady breeze blowing right off the Pacific look easy. Freddie got a lot of air time with his new running /golf shoes by ECCO, but Russ Cochrane has come alive ever since they went to play in Korea late last year.
Here is the AP report
Russ Cochrane had two eagles and six birdies in a career-best 10-under 62 on to take the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
The 52-year-old left-hander, a two-time winner last season, was near-perfect in his bogey-free round on a breezy day at Hualalai. He had a two-stroke lead over defending champion Tom Watson and Ben Crenshaw.
With son Ryan on the bag, Cochran missed just one green in regulation. After making the turn in 32, Cochran had two eagles and two birdies in the next six holes to shoot atop the leaderboard.
On the 566-yard 11th, Cochran hit a 4-iron to 5 feet for eagle. He took the outright lead at 9 under four holes later, sinking a 20-foot eagle putt after a second hybrid approach.
Cochran's 6-foot birdie putt on No. 15 gave him a two-stroke lead over the Hall of Fame duo Watson and Crenshaw, who were already in the clubhouse. Cochran had birdie putts on the last three holes, but couldn't add to his lead.
After going decades on the PGA Tour without touching a trophy, Cochran last year won the Posco E&C Songdo Championship and SAS Championship in consecutive starts in September and had 11 top-10 finishes. He ended up fourth on the money list with nearly $1.8 million
Bryan Angus
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