December 5, 2008
Garcia takes 3-shot lead at Tour Championship
Sergio Garcia enjoyed an amazing turnaround yesterday against Anthony Kim at the PGA Tour Championship, and it had nothing to do with the Ryder Cup. Garcia shot a 3-under-par 67 to go from a three-shot deficit on the front nine to a three-shot lead through 54 holes in Atlanta, leaving him poised to become only the third player to capture The Players Championship and the Tour Championship in the same year. Garcia was at 8-under 202 and will play in the final pairing today with Phil Mickelson (69). Six days after Kim hammered Garcia in the leadoff singles match at the Ryder Cup, the 23-year-old American looked as if he would get the best of Garcia again with six straight one-putt greens. But Kim hit only four fairways, and his wildness caught up with him. Kim shot a 72 and was three shots behind.
Navistar LPGA Classic: Winless since May, top-ranked Lorena Ochoa shot a 3-under 69 for a share of the third-round lead in Prattville, Ala. Ochoa, making her first start since tying for sixth in the Safeway Classic on Aug. 24, matched Louise Friberg (65) at 13-under 203.
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