Overton three ahead at Wyndham Championship

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08/18/2007 - Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Overton posted a six-under 66 on Saturday to emerge from a crowded leaderboard after three rounds of the Wyndham Championship.

Overton, one of three overnight co-leaders, finished 54 holes at 18-under-par 198 and is three clear of four players in his pursuit for a first victory on the PGA Tour.

Billy Mayfair fired an eight-under 64 on Saturday. That great score vaulted him into a tie for second place with Anders Hansen, Carl Pettersson and Tim Petrovic, all of whom shot 68s in the third round. The group came in at minus-15.

Overton did not get off to a great start on Saturday as he hit an awful wedge over the green at one. He could not save par there, but drained a 12-footer for birdie at the second.

He hit a six-iron right at the flag at four and tapped in for birdie. Overton made it two in a row thanks to a four-footer at the fifth and found himself at 14-under par for the championship.

Overton barely missed the fairway at the seventh, but hit a lob-wedge to nine feet. He holed that birdie effort and closed his front nine with a six-foot birdie putt at nine.

Overton hit a nine-iron to 12 feet to set up birdie at the 10th. He played a seven-iron to 20 feet at the par-three 12th and rolled in the birdie putt to get to minus-18.

Things did not go well for Overton at the par-five 13th. He missed the green with his second, then hit a poor pitch that never reached the green. Overton's fourth stopped four feet from the flagstick, but he missed the putt and fell to 17-under par.

Thanks to a large mistake by a competitor, Overton was alone in the lead. He padded the margin at 16 when his wedge approach stopped three feet from the hole.

Overton sank that birdie try and made a clutch five-footer to save par at the last to keep his three-stroke edge.

"It's better than being three shots back," said Overton. "I don't think 18- under is going to win this tournament. We cant' go out there tomorrow and just play bad."

If Overton can hang on Sunday afternoon, it would be his first PGA Tour victory. He's never held the 54-hole lead on tour and his best finish was a tie for ninth at last year's 84 Lumber Classic.

Overton can also guarantee a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs, which start next week at the Barclays. He is currently 165th, outside the top 144, which gets you automatic entrance to next week. If Overton wins, he will move to 49th and guarantee himself two weeks of play.

"We're trying to achieve a level and hopefully we can go out there and play well tomorrow," said Overton. "We can take the experience and continue down the same path in the future."

Lucas Glover, who was named to Jack Nicklaus' U.S. Presidents Cup team on Monday, shot a six-under 66 and is tied for sixth place with Shigeki Maruyama, who carded a 67 on Saturday. The pair is knotted at 14-under-par 202.

Craig Kanada was near the top of the lead until a disastrous triple-bogey at the 16th. He followed that up with a birdie at 17, en route to a two-under-par 70.

At 16, Kanada drove out of bounds, then three-putted for his triple. One hole later, at the par-three 17th, Kanada three-putted again for another bogey to almost squash his chances.

He is tied for eighth place with overnight co-leader Steve Marino (71), Brandt Snedeker (66) and Will MacKenzie (68) at minus-13.

John Huston, the final second-round leader, only managed an even-par 72 and fell into a tie for 12th place at 12-under par.

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