Parry and Allenby share lead at NEC
BY iseekgolf.com | US PGA Tour | 2002 NEC Invitational | Round Three | 25 Aug 2002
Craig Parry shot a -5 (66) to join fellow Australian and overnight leader, Robert Allenby at the top of the leaderboard at the 2002 NEC Invitational. Parry and Allenby, who birdied the final hole for an even-par round of 71, share the lead at -10, one shot ahead of Fred Funk. Funk appears to have maintained his solid form from last week’s US PGA with today’s 68 being his third in row at the tournament.
Tiger Woods fired a 67 to move from 17th into a five-way tie for 4th place at -8 alongside Steve Lowery, Matt Gogel, Jim Furyk and 2002 British Open winner, Ernie Els. Sitting just behind the leading eight players are Fiji’s Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose, who are all just three shots off the lead and have a chance at the title with a good final round.
Michael Campbell posted a -1 (70) and moved from 22nd to 16th at -4 while fellow countryman, Craig Perks slipped into equal 27th at -2. Peter Lonard, who has been enjoying an amazing rookie season on the US Tour this year, shot a 1 (72) and fell another two places to equal 36th. Appleby and Norman are at 51st and Steve Elkington 75th.
Round Three – Australasian Scores
T1 -10 Craig Parry
T1 -10 Robert Allenby
T16 -4 Michael Campbell
T27 -2 Craig Perks
T36 -2 Peter Lonard
T51 3 Stuart Appleby
T51 3 Greg Norman
75 14 Steve Elkington
