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News and notes from the third round
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A brief look at the third round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club: LEADING: Tiger Woods at 13-under 203, after a third-round 70. LURKING: Bob May and Scott Dunlap were 12 under, and J.P. Hayes was 11 under. RECORDS: Jose Maria Olazabal shot a 9-under 63, becoming the 18th player to shoot a 63 in a major. The round came just after Tom Watson tied the course record with a 65. EASY DAY: A record was set for sub-par rounds in a PGA Championship, with 53 of the 80 players breaking par. The single-round scoring average of 71.0 also is a record. ON THE LINE: A $5 million purse, with $900,000 going to the winner. DEFENDING: Woods can become the first repeat winner since the championship went to medal play in 1958. HOT STARTS: Phil Mickelson shot a 31 on the front nine, then faded to a 38 on the back and was six shots back. Davis Love III birdied three holes on the front side then also shot a 38 and was six behind. SHOT OF THE DAY: Dunlap's bunker shot on the final hole that rolled within 18 inches for his final birdie. QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Tomorrow is a whole new test. But getting through this one was pretty big." -- Dunlap. TUNING IN: Television coverage of the third round begins at 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT (TNT), then 1:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT (CBS).
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