Aussies near top of tight leaderboard
BY iseekgolf.com | US PGA Tour | 2002 Air Canada Championship | Round Three | 01 Sep 2002
American Gene Sauers reeled off six birdies and a bogey in ten holes to take a one stroke lead into the final round of the 2002 Air Canada Championship. Sauers, a Buy.com regular, has only played in three PGA events this year with his best result, a tie for 40th, coming at the John Deere Classic in July.
Robert Allenby and Peter Lonard continue to lock horns in second place at -12 after both posting a -3 (68). Lonard’s round was a rollercoaster ride that included two eagles, three birdies and four bogeys while Allenby took a more conventional route with five birdies and just two bogeys.
Steve Lowery (-11), Kevin Sutherland (-10) and Craig Barlow (-10) sit at outright 4th and 5th respectively and are all within striking distance of Sauers at -13.
Geoff Ogilvy, who finished in equal 61st at last week’s Rano Tahoe Open, has rebounded this week following a -4 (67) today and sits in equal 20th. John Senden and Greg Chalmers closed the day in a tie for 29th with Phil Tataurangi, another stroke back at -4. Five players missed the cut including Aaron Baddeley and Paul Gow.
Round Three – Australasian Scores
T2 -12 Peter Lonard
T2 -12 Robert Allenby
T20 -6 Geoff Ogilvy
T29 -5 John Senden
T29 -5 Greg Chalmers
T36 -4 Phil Tataurangi
T43 -3 Rod Pampling
T43 -3 Frank Nobilo
T50 -2 Steve Allan
T50 -2 Michael Long
T50 -2 Grant Waite
- Missed Cut *
Paul Gow
Aaron Baddeley
Craig Perks
Bradley Hughes
Mathew Goggin
Steve Elkington
