May. 28, 2011
The final round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship is set to begin. CBS will televise live action beginning at 3 p.m. ET .
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| Groups we're watching |
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1:15 p.m. ET No. 1 |
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Ryan Palmer, Sergio Garcia This duo combined for just one birdie during Saturday's third round but maintained the top two spots on the leaderboard. The cushion they enjoyed is almost gone now, though.
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1:06 p.m. ET No. 1 |
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Arjun Atwal, Ryuji Imada Atwal's moved up 26 spots on the leaderboard by posting Saturday's best round -- a 3-under 67. Imada leads the field in greens hit and a good putting day could push him to the top.
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12:57 p.m. ET No. 1 |
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Gary Woodland, Matt Kuchar Don't count out this pairing, featuring two of just eight players to shoot sub-par rounds Saturday. They enter Sunday play just three shots back.
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12:30 p.m. ET No. 1 |
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Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley Spieth, now a high school graduate, is in contention once again. Bradley, a rookie on TOUR, has a chance to notch his first career top-5 finish.
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KEY ROUND 3 VIDEO:
Jordan Spieth bounced back from bogeys on Nos. 15 and 16 with a birdie on the tough 17th.
Scott Piercy had Saturday's Shot of the Day when he hit a 250-yard approach within 3 feet to set up an eagle on No. 16.
54-hole leader Ryan Palmer got his lone birdie Saturday on No. 10.
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| Round 4 weather forecast |
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Sunny and windy Temp: 94 high/74 low Sunny and warm, with sustained winds around 25 mph. |
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| Player notes |
| Here are some of the players you'll see on CBS's coverage of Sunday's final round: |
| RYAN PALMER |
| Ryan Palmer recorded a 3-over 73 on Saturday to fall to 5-under 205 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. Hell enter the final round with a one-stroke lead over Sergio Garcia (74). Palmer is making his 15th start of the season. Currently No. 46 on the FedExCup points list, he owns two top-10 finishes this season (4th |
Bob Hope Classic, T10 |
Masters Tournament).
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| NICK WATNEY |
Watney opened the year with five consecutive top-10 finishes and is coming off a T4 effort in his last start, The PLAYERS Championship two weeks ago. He is the highest ranked player in the FedExCup point standings (No. 6) this week and could over take Bubba Watson for the top spot in the rankings with a two-way tie for second or better.
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| JORDAN SPIETH |
| Jordan Spieth, a 17-year old high school senior, has posted scores of 69-68-72209 (-1) and will head into the final round T8 and just four strokes behind Ryan Palmer. His roller-coaster round on Saturday included two double bogeys (Nos. 4 & 11), five birdies (Nos. 1, 2, 10, 14, 17) and three bogeys (Nos. 9, 15, 16). |
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