Cink ekes out 1-stroke lead
Stewart Cink got his first PGA Tour victory at TPC River Highlands in 1997 by shooting 13 under par.ˆ
He figures he'll need to be at least 20 under today to win the Travelers Championship on the same course in Cromwell, Conn.
"There's no guarantees the way the course is, but I think that would be a good target score," Cink said Saturday.
Cink birdied the final two holes Saturday to take a 2-stroke lead into the final round. He followed his opening rounds of 66 and 64 with a 5-under 65 to reach 15-under 195 on the TPC River Highlands, the best 54-hole score of his career.
Heath Slocum (64) was second and defending champion Hunter Mahan (67), Vijay Singh (64), Kenny Perry (65), Tommy Armour III (65) and Wheaton's Kevin Streelman (62) were 12 under. Streelman's three rounds are 73-63-62.
On a day when 24 golfers shot 66 or better, 17 players ended up within 5 shots of the lead going into today's final round. The average score of 68.2 was the best ever for a third round on the course.
"I think this will be fun for the fans out there, for the guys playing, for the TV audience," Slocum said. "I think it will be a shootout, and it seems like we haven't had a ton of those this year. It ought to be fun."
Cink is looking for his first victory this year after six top-10 finishes. He is ranked seventh in the FedEx Cup point standings, the highest ranking of any golfer who hasn't won a tournament.
Wegmans LPGA: Norwegian star Suzann Pettersen shot a 5-under 67 to open a 3-stroke lead over Morgan Pressel and South Koreans Eun-Hee Ji and Inbee Park after the third round of the Wegmans LPGA in Rochester, N.Y.
"It's not like I'm surprised I'm playing solid, but I have less expectations, so maybe that's good," Pettersen, a five-time tour winner in 2007, said after a bogey-free round got her to 14-under 202.
The 28-year-old Pettersen is winless this season, but has finishes of second, third and ninth in 10 events and is ninth on the money list.
Bank America Championship: Loren Roberts leads by 1 stroke after the second round of the Champions' Tour Bank America Championship in Concord, Mass. Roberts birdied the 18th hole for a 6-under-par 66. He is a shot ahead of Mark McNulty, Hinsdale's Jeff Sluman and first-round leader Tom Kite.
About 300 people showed up for a ceremonial first drive by Steve Pagliuca, a co-owner of the champion Boston Celtics and a member of the host Nashawtuc Country Club. He brought the NBA championship trophy to the course and fans lined the 18th fairway to pose for pictures with it.
BMW International Open: Martin Kaymer closed in on a Ryder Cup berth when he shot a 67 for a 6-stroke lead heading into the final day of the BMW International Open in Munich, Germany.
Women's Amateur Public Links: UCLA star Tiffany Joh won the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links for the second time in three years, rallying to win four of the last six holes for a 2-and-1 victory over Southern California recruit Jennifer Song in Erin, Wis. Joh, from San Diego, the 2006 winner at Walking Stick in Pueblo, Colo., is the fifth two-time winner in the 32-year history of the USGA event.