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AT&T National: Round 3 Notebook
 
Jul. 7, 2007
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By Joan Alexander
PGA TOUR Staff

BETHESDA, Md. -- Stuart Appleby has been a leader or co-leader after 54-holes six other times in his PGA TOUR career. He converted four of those six into wins.

Solid Shape
Stuart Applebys PGA TOUR career that he has held a 54-hole lead:
Year Tournament Lead Result
1997 Honda Classic led by 1 won by one
2004 Mercedes Championship led by 2 won by one
2004 Bay Hill Invitational led by 4 second place, six back
2006 Mercedes Championship led by 2 won in playoff
2006 Shell Houston Open led by 2 won by six
2007 Masters led by 1 tied for seventh, four back
2007 AT&T National leads by 2 --

• Stuart Appleby is the only player who will have the opportunity to post four rounds in the 60s at Congressional Country Club.

• K.J. Choi has five career victories on the PGA TOUR to equal the total of all other Asian-born winners in TOUR history. Shigeki Maruyama has three career titles while Isao Aoki and T.C. Chen each won once.

• Earlier this year K.J. Choi closed with a 7-under 65 at the Memorial Tournament. He was five strokes back of the lead heading into the final round and went on to win by a stroke over Ryan Moore. It was his only come-from-behind victory of his five TOUR titles.

• Steve Stricker is solo third, three strokes back of leader Stuart Appleby through 54 holes. He has recorded four top-10 finishes and is 21st on the FedExCup points list and the 2007 season money list.

Needing A Rally
Steve Stricker through 54 holes in 2007:
Tournament 54-hole position Strokes off 54-hole lead Finish
Sony Open in Hawaii T4 Four strokes back T4
Honda Classic T4 Three strokes back T5
Wachovia Championship 5th Three strokes back 2nd

• Mike Weir is alone in fourth after 54 holes, four strokes back of the lead. He is looking for his first top-10 since a solo sixth at the 2006 PGA Championship.

• Of his seven PGA TOUR victories, Mike Weir has come from behind to win in six of those. The only time he held a 54-hole lead went on to win was at the 2004 Nissan Open. His largest come-from-behind victory was the 2003 Nissan Open, where he began the final round seven strokes back of Charles Howell III and posted a 66 and later defeated Howell in a playoff.

• Tiger Woods is T8 with a 2-under 208 total. He is seven strokes back of 54-hole leader Stuart Appleby. Below is a list of Woods' 54-hole comebacks on the TOUR.

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• Kevin Stadler recorded the first hole-in-one in AT&T National history on Saturday with a 6-iron from 195 yards on the par-3 13th.

• Shigeki Maruyama posted the low round of the tournament with his 5-under 65 on Saturday. He moved from T38 to T6.

• Jesper Parnevik posted four birdies on the front nine Saturday to make the turn at 6-under-par, but struggled home with a 7-over-par 42 over the final nine. His back nine started B-B-B-DB-DB-B. He finished with a 3-over-par 73 on the day and sits T27 entering Sunday's action.

• Lucas Glover leads the field with 16 birdies this week.