NEW ORLEANS, April 30 (Reuters) - Bubba Watson got up and down from a greenside bunker to birdie the last and hold a share of the lead with fellow American Webb Simpson after Saturday's third round of the New Orleans Classic.Left-hander Watson, who had
been one stroke ahead overnight, splashed out to five feet at the par-five 18th and coolly sank the putt for a two-under-par 70 at the TPC Louisiana.
That gave the long-hitting American a 12-under total of 204, putting him level with Simpson who had reeled off five consecutive birdies from the third on the way to a flawless 67.
At one point, Simpson led the field by two on another hot and breezy day in Louisiana but he failed to make any birdies on the back nine before being caught by Watson's late surge.
"I got off to a pretty good start with those five birdies in a row, and I even had a chance at eight for birdie," Simpson, 25, said in a television interview.
"But the way the wind blows out here and the golf course is firming up, I knew pars were a good score on the back nine. I wish I could have gotten more but, all in all, a solid day."
American John Rollins carded a 69 to finish alone in third at 11 under, a stroke better than six players including his compatriot Steve Stricker (68), Australian Matt Jones (69) and South Korea's K.J. Choi (67).
Britain's Luke Donald, who could become world number one with victory this week, returned a 70 to end the day five shots off the pace.
been one stroke ahead overnight, splashed out to five feet at the par-five 18th and coolly sank the putt for a two-under-par 70 at the TPC Louisiana.
That gave the long-hitting American a 12-under total of 204, putting him level with Simpson who had reeled off five consecutive birdies from the third on the way to a flawless 67.
At one point, Simpson led the field by two on another hot and breezy day in Louisiana but he failed to make any birdies on the back nine before being caught by Watson's late surge.
"I got off to a pretty good start with those five birdies in a row, and I even had a chance at eight for birdie," Simpson, 25, said in a television interview.
"But the way the wind blows out here and the golf course is firming up, I knew pars were a good score on the back nine. I wish I could have gotten more but, all in all, a solid day."
American John Rollins carded a 69 to finish alone in third at 11 under, a stroke better than six players including his compatriot Steve Stricker (68), Australian Matt Jones (69) and South Korea's K.J. Choi (67).
Britain's Luke Donald, who could become world number one with victory this week, returned a 70 to end the day five shots off the pace.
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