SAN FRANCISCO - American John Daly fired a three-under-par 67 to snatch a one-shot lead over Briton Colin Montgomerie after the third round of the WGC-American Express Championship on Saturday.
New Zealand's Michael Campbell scored a third round 72 for a total of 211, 10 strokes behind Daly.
The big-hitting
Daly dropped three strokes in his first three holes but recovered in style with four birdies and an eagle to finish on nine-under 201 after a windy day at the Harding Park golf course.
Montgomerie, the leader after the first and second rounds, mixed two birdies with a bogey on his outward nine before finishing with 10 consecutive pars to return a 69 for 202.
It was another gritty performance as the Scot remained within sight of his first PGA Tour win.
Tiger Woods, seeking an unprecedented 10th WGC individual title, signed for a 68 to join Spain's Sergio Garcia (67) in third place on 203, seven under.
Scores:
201: John Daly 67 67 67
202: Colin Montgomerie (GBR) 64 69 69
203: Sergio Garcia (ESP) 67 69 67, Tiger Woods 67 68 68
204: Henrik Stenson (SWE) 70 67 67
205: Stuart Appleby (AUS) 71 65 69
206: Vijay Singh (FIJ) 67 70 69, David Toms 68 68 70, Sean O'Hair 68 67 71, Jim Furyk 68 67 71
207: Graeme McDowell (GBR) 69 70 68, Adam Scott (AUS) 68 70 69, Chad Campbell 67 70 70, Stephen Ames (CAN) 72 64 71, Angel Cabrera (ARG) 69 66 72
208: Jason Bohn 70 68 70, Stephen Dodd (GBR) 70 68 70, David Howell (GBR) 67 67 74
209: Luke Donald (GBR) 70 71 68, Fred Couples 74 69 66, Vaughn Taylor 71 72 66, Yasuharu Imano (JPN) 69 68 72, Ian Poulter (GBR) 67 70 72, Billy Mayfair 69 67 73, Mark Calcavecchia 67 68 74
Others:
211: MICHAEL CAMPBELL (NZL) 71 68 72
- REUTERS
