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Illinois - Sporting a retro shirt and tie ensemble on Saturday, Ryan Moore was dressed for success and his golf was equally sharp as a five-under 66 earned a one-shot lead after the BMW Championship third round.
Moore, whose classic attire drew lots of attention, evoked memories of former greats like Bobby Jones when six birdies and one bogey gave him an eight-under total of 205 on a soggy day at the Cog Hill Golf and Country Club.
Lurking one shot back are US Ryder Cup pair Matt Kuchar (70) and Dustin Johnson (68) and South Korea's Charlie Wi (70), who is chasing his first PGA Tour win.
Britons Ian Poulter (69) and Paul Casey (69) were one shot further adrift on 207 in the third event of the season-ending FedExCup playoffs.
The South African cause lurks menacingly
Ernie Els shot a 67 to be three shots off the pace, Retief Goosen is one shot back from Els, and TIm Clark one behind Goosen.
A battling Tiger Woods fired a 68 to keep alive his hopes of securing a spot at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the fourth and final tournament in the lucrative series.
Woods, projected to need a top-five finish in order to join an elite 30-man field in Atlanta, gave himself a chance with his best round of the week.
Stalled on level par, Woods launched into a late rally with birdies at four and five before signing off with another birdie at the ninth for his first sub-par round this week at a layout that has yielded five victories for him in the past.
The world number one fired a sizzling 62 on the way to claiming his last PGA Tour victory here a year ago and will need something similar if he wants to be part of the action at the Tour Championship.
Woods finished on even-par 213, eight behind Moore but level with long-time rival Phil Mickelson who laboured to a 70 to set up an intriguing final-round pairing involving the two Ryder Cup team mates.
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Leading third-round scores on Saturday in the $7.5 million BMW Championship (USA unless noted):
205 - Ryan Moore 65-74-66
206 - Dustin Johnson 68-70-68, Matt Kuchar 64-72-70, Charlie Wi (KOR) 67-69-70
207 - Paul Casey (GBR) 69-69-69, Ian Poulter (GBR) 66-72-69
208 - Ernie Els (RSA) 70-71-67, Kevin Na 70-69-69
209 - Greg Chalmers (AUS) 72-69-68, KJ Choi (KOR) 71-69-69, Retief Goosen (RSA) 67-71-71, Zach Johnson 70-73-66, Marc Leishman (AUS) 72-65-72
210 - Tim Clark (RSA) 70-70-70, Luke Donald (GBR) 68-70-72, Justin Rose (GBR) 68-71-71, Steve Stricker 70-73-67
211 - Camilo Villegas (COL) 70-70-71
Notable others:
212 - Adam Scott (AUS) 71-69-72
213 - Phil Mickelson 72-71-70, Tiger Woods 73-72-68
214 - Robert Allenby (AUS) 72-70-72, Matt Jones (AUS) 71-70-73, Michael Sim (AUS) 72-70-72
215 - Martin Laird (GBR) 73-73-69, Carl Pettersson (SWE) 72-72-71, Vijay Singh (FIJ) 70-77-68
217 - Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) 73-72-72, Brendon de Jonge (ZIM) 74-71-72
218 - Stuart Appleby (AUS) 76-73-69, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 76-74-68
219 - Jason Day (AUS) 72-76-71
220 - Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 69-71-80, Yang Yong-eun (KOR) 73-78-69
221 - Fredrik Jacobson (SWE) 74-75-72
222 - Brian Davis (GBR) 73-72-77
223 - Stephen Ames (CAN) 74-77-72, Andres Romero (ARG) 80-70-73, John Senden (AUS) 74-75-74
226 - Angel Cabrera (ARG) 75-76-75
Moore, whose classic attire drew lots of attention, evoked memories of former greats like Bobby Jones when six birdies and one bogey gave him an eight-under total of 205 on a soggy day at the Cog Hill Golf and Country Club.
Lurking one shot back are US Ryder Cup pair Matt Kuchar (70) and Dustin Johnson (68) and South Korea's Charlie Wi (70), who is chasing his first PGA Tour win.
Britons Ian Poulter (69) and Paul Casey (69) were one shot further adrift on 207 in the third event of the season-ending FedExCup playoffs.
The South African cause lurks menacingly
Ernie Els shot a 67 to be three shots off the pace, Retief Goosen is one shot back from Els, and TIm Clark one behind Goosen.
A battling Tiger Woods fired a 68 to keep alive his hopes of securing a spot at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the fourth and final tournament in the lucrative series.
Woods, projected to need a top-five finish in order to join an elite 30-man field in Atlanta, gave himself a chance with his best round of the week.
Stalled on level par, Woods launched into a late rally with birdies at four and five before signing off with another birdie at the ninth for his first sub-par round this week at a layout that has yielded five victories for him in the past.
The world number one fired a sizzling 62 on the way to claiming his last PGA Tour victory here a year ago and will need something similar if he wants to be part of the action at the Tour Championship.
Woods finished on even-par 213, eight behind Moore but level with long-time rival Phil Mickelson who laboured to a 70 to set up an intriguing final-round pairing involving the two Ryder Cup team mates.
CLICK HERE for the full leaderboard
Leading third-round scores on Saturday in the $7.5 million BMW Championship (USA unless noted):
205 - Ryan Moore 65-74-66
206 - Dustin Johnson 68-70-68, Matt Kuchar 64-72-70, Charlie Wi (KOR) 67-69-70
207 - Paul Casey (GBR) 69-69-69, Ian Poulter (GBR) 66-72-69
208 - Ernie Els (RSA) 70-71-67, Kevin Na 70-69-69
209 - Greg Chalmers (AUS) 72-69-68, KJ Choi (KOR) 71-69-69, Retief Goosen (RSA) 67-71-71, Zach Johnson 70-73-66, Marc Leishman (AUS) 72-65-72
210 - Tim Clark (RSA) 70-70-70, Luke Donald (GBR) 68-70-72, Justin Rose (GBR) 68-71-71, Steve Stricker 70-73-67
211 - Camilo Villegas (COL) 70-70-71
Notable others:
212 - Adam Scott (AUS) 71-69-72
213 - Phil Mickelson 72-71-70, Tiger Woods 73-72-68
214 - Robert Allenby (AUS) 72-70-72, Matt Jones (AUS) 71-70-73, Michael Sim (AUS) 72-70-72
215 - Martin Laird (GBR) 73-73-69, Carl Pettersson (SWE) 72-72-71, Vijay Singh (FIJ) 70-77-68
217 - Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) 73-72-72, Brendon de Jonge (ZIM) 74-71-72
218 - Stuart Appleby (AUS) 76-73-69, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 76-74-68
219 - Jason Day (AUS) 72-76-71
220 - Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 69-71-80, Yang Yong-eun (KOR) 73-78-69
221 - Fredrik Jacobson (SWE) 74-75-72
222 - Brian Davis (GBR) 73-72-77
223 - Stephen Ames (CAN) 74-77-72, Andres Romero (ARG) 80-70-73, John Senden (AUS) 74-75-74
226 - Angel Cabrera (ARG) 75-76-75
