| Sabbatini takes lead at Valero Texas Open | Saturday 10/11, 11:46 PM CT |
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Rory Sabbatini grabbed the 54-hole lead with his third-round 63 today on the links of La Cantera Golf Club, home of the Valero Texas Open, according to PGATour.com. Sabbatini, a four-time PGA TOUR winner, is at 14-under par 196, one stroke better than Zach Johnson.
Our View: The 63 is one shot off Sabbatini's career-best of 62, which he shot in the final round of the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii (8 under) and the third round of the 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational (8 under). Sabbatini had also posted 63 three times previously in his career, including the opening round of the 2003 Valero Texas Open. |
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| Leonard makes surge at Texas Open | Saturday 10/11, 11:42 PM CT |
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Defending champion Justin Leonard birdied the final hole for a 6-under-par 64 in third-round action today at the Valero Texas Open, according to PGATour.com.
Our View: When Leonard started the day, he was tied for 68th place. When he finished play at 11:50 a.m., he was at 7-under 203 and tied for fifth place. At the end of the day, Leonard's total found him tied for 19th. |
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| Tway posts strong day at Valero Texas Open | Saturday 10/11, 11:36 PM CT |
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Veteran Bob Tway made a run up the leaderboard with a 6-under 64 in today's third round at the Valero Texas Open, according to PGATour.com. He now sits at 202 (-8) through three days, seven strokes off the lead.
Our View: Tway, who tied for second here in 2003, finished his round with a bogey at the par-4, 18th hole and is at 8-under 202. Tway is making his 16th start in this event and has made the cut in his last nine starts here. |
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| Wilkinson makes move at Valero Texas Open | Saturday 10/11, 11:32 PM CT |
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New Zealand rookie Tim Wilkinson moved into contention with a 7-under 63 in today's third round at the Valero Texas Open, according to PGATour.com. The round is one stroke off his season/career best -- an 8-under 62 in the third round of the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii. Wilkinson is tied for third after 54 holes, three back of leader Rory Sabbatini.
Our View: Wilkinson entered the week No. 112 on the money list, making 13 of 25 cuts with a pair of top-10 finishes -- a tie for sixth at the Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular and 3rd at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Wilkinson is at 11-under 199, which matches his low 54-hole total in 2008 (Sony Open in Hawaii). For the week, the lefty from Palmerston North is 1 under on par 3s, 8 under on par 4s and 2 under on par 5s. |
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| Z-Johnson makes big move at Texas Open | Saturday 10/11, 11:29 PM CT |
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Former Masters champion (2007) Zach Johnson moved near the top of the leaderboard with his 8-under 62 in third-round action today at the Valero Texas Open, according to PGATour.com. Johnson is making his first start on TOUR since The Barclays (Aug. 21-24), where he missed the cut. Johnson was nearly perfect Saturday, hitting 13 of 14 fairways and 17 of 18 greens. Johnson is at 13-under 197, which matches the lowest 54-hole total of his career (2007, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola). His 62 is the second-lowest score of his career, bettered only by a 10-under-par 60 in round three of THE TOUR Championship last year.
Our View: Johnson has only one top-10 finish in 21 starts this year, a tie for ninth at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship back in March. He comes into the event No. 125 on the money list. His lead held up most of the afternoon, until Rory Sabbatini birdied the final hole to finish at 14-under par. |
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| Stroud takes lead at Texas Open to weekend | Friday 10/10, 8:18 PM CT |
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Grobes, Texas, native and Lamar University graduate Chris Stroud shot a 6-under-par 64 Friday to move to 10 under after two days at this week's Valero Texas Open, leading Paul Goydos, Tim Petrovic and Tim Herron by two strokes, according to PGATour.com. Stroud, who has been battling knee and wrist injuries for most of the 2008 season, shot his career-best round on the PGA TOUR (63) in the third round of last year's Valero Texas Open. He finished tied for sixth here last year for one of his two career top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR.
Our View: This is the first time in Chris Stroud's career that he has held or shared the lead in a PGA TOUR event following any round. The 36-hole leader has gone on to win 18 of 42 stroke-play events on the PGA TOUR this year. At 26 years old, Stroud is attempting to become the 14th winner on the PGA TOUR in their 20s in 2008 vs. 7 winners in their 20s for 48 events in 2007. |
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| Goydos on the move at Texas Open | Friday 10/10, 8:14 PM CT |
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Two-time PGA TOUR winner Paul Goydos shot his second consecutive 4-under-par 66 and is two off the lead at 8-under par at this week's Valero Texas Open, according to PGATour.com.
Our View: Goydos, who lost in a memorable playoff to Sergio Garcia at THE PLAYERS this year, is playing in this event for the 12th time in his career, dating back to 1993 and has never missed the cut. He has finished in the top 10 (tied for eighth in 2006, tied for seventh in 2003) in his previous two appearances here at La Cantera. |
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| Rookie Jones working to make noise at Texas Open | Friday 10/10, 8:12 PM CT |
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Rookie Matt Jones, who entered the week ranked no. 124 on the PGA TOUR Money List, shot a 6-under-par 64 to move to 7 under par for the tournament and is tied for fifth through two rounds at the Valero Texas Open, according to PGATour.com.
Our View: The 28-year-old has two fourth-place ties finishes in his rookie season. He held a share of the 54-hole lead at the Honda Classic with Luke Donald and Mark Calcavecchia. He hit his tee shot in the water on the par-3 17th on Sunday and made double bogey, eventually finishing three behind winner Ernie Els. |
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| Streelman surging at Texas Open | Friday 10/10, 8:10 PM CT |
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Kevin Streelman got himself back into this week's PGA stop in San Antonio for the Valero Texas Open with a front-nine 29 on Friday, according to PGATour.com. Streelman shot an opening-round even-par 70 and began Friday's round tied for 71st. His second-round 7-under-par 63 moved the 29-year-old rookie to a tie for fifth.
Our View: Streelman has enjoyed some memorable moments during the 2008 season, including holding a share of the first-round lead at the U.S. Open. He also birdied two of his last three holes and a narrowly missed putt on the final hole left him one shot out of a playoff with Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia and Kevin Sutherland to finish tied for fourth at The Barclays, his best finish of his PGA TOUR career in the first event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. |
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| Herron playing well at Texas Open | Friday 10/10, 8:08 PM CT |
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Tim Herron, winner of the 1997 LaCantera Texas Open, is two strokes off the lead with rounds of 65-67-132 for a two-day score of 8-under-par, two strokes off the lead at this week's Valero Texas Open, according to PGATour.com.
Our View: When Herron won in 1997, he opened with a 1-under 71. Herron comes into the week No. 103 on the money list. This is Herron's ninth time playing at La Cantera. After recording back-to-back top-10 finishes in 1996 and 1997 (tied for sixth in 1996 and a win in 1997), Herron is in search of his first top-10 at this event in more than a decade. He is tied for second despite hitting just 10 fairways in two days. |
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