As I've been saying all week, this Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic is about much more than the winner, with next years status in limbo for many as we go into Sunday and the money title and Player of the Year still up for grabs.
For the record, Justin Leonard and Kevin Chappell own the lead at 14 under.
The bigger story is the battle between Webb Simpson and Luke Donald. The two men who are vying for the PGA TOUR money title worked their way up the leaderboard during the third round at the Magnolia. Simpson, who ranks No. 1, will start the final round at -10 after his 69 while Donald is one stroke behind -9, after a 70.
However that battle which has favoured Simpson with his $363,029 lead tilted further in his favour at the par 5 14th, where Luke found the water with his drive and eventually 3 putted for a double bogey 7, the three-putt from 34 feet was Donald’s first in a phenomenal streak of 483 holes. The streak began at the eighth hole of the third round of the RBC Canadian Open.
Donald was at -4 on his round when he came to the 14th and Simpson at -1, but Luke's double and Webb's birdie was the 3 shot swing that wiped out all the advantage Luke had gained.
Meanwhile David Hearn is T17 after a -2 70 -8 total
There are several permutations that would allow Donald to overtake Simpson without the victory.
* If Donald wins, Simpson needs to finish solo second to win the Arnold Palmer Trophy.
* If Donald finishes solo second, Simpson needs to finish solo eighth or better to retain No. 1.
* If Donald finishes in a two-way tie for second, Simpson needs a four-way tie for 21st or better to win the money title.
Meanwhile the scuffle for the 125th spot and those around it will not be decided until the final putt today.
live scoring all day click http://www.pgatour.com/r/leaderboard/
update LPGA tour
Yani Tseng has sent Taiwan into a golfing tizzy as she has just won the Sunrise Taiwan Championship by 5 shots with a final round 66
live scoreboard click http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles
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