GOLF / TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP : Mayfair Keeps Lead With 25-Foot Par Putt
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TULSA, Okla. — Billy Mayfair looked as though he was ready to succumb to par at the Tour Championship, just as so many others had before him on a Southern Hills course that punishes the slightest of errors.
He stood over his 25-foot par putt on the par-five 13th hole, looking at it from above and below the hole, until he decided that getting it close would be good enough.
It turned out to be better than that.
Mayfair made the putt to save par, one of five consecutive one-putts that staked him to a three-stroke lead Saturday heading into the final round of the season-ending, $3-million tournament.
Mayfair, the only player who has shot par or better through three rounds, shot a one-under 69 for a three-round total of three-under 207, three strokes better than Brad Bryant, Steve Elkington and Corey Pavin.
Elkington shot a 67, the best score of the tournament, while Pavin’s short game helped him to a 68.
There have been only 13 rounds under par by the field of top 30 PGA Tour money-winners.
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