Casey surges to lead at Pebble Beach
Paul Casey quietly put together another solid round Saturday for a five-under 67 that gave him a threeshot lead over Phil Mickelson going into the final day of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Casey had four birdies over his last 10 holes at Spyglass Hill in a mixture of rain, sunshine and wind. He finished at 15-under 200, the fourth time on the PGA Tour he has led going into the final round.
“I am having a blast,” said Casey, who made his PGA Tour debut 18 years ago at Pebble Beach. Mickelson has a shot to match
Mark O’Meara’s record of five titles at the AT&T Pebble Beach.
“I thought anything in the 60s was going to be a heck of a round, and I was one shy,” Mickelson said.
“But I’ve got a good chance going into tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it.”
Bernhard Langer eagled the par-five 18th for a four-under 68 and a one-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Oasis Championship in Florida. Marco Dawson was second, one shot ahead of
David Toms and Brandt Jobe.
Kim Kaufman holed out from the bunker for birdie on the parthree seventh hole, which helped her take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA’s Vic Open in Australia. The American otherwise had a forgettable third round in tough windy conditions. France’s Celine Boutier and Australia’s Su Oh were tied for second.