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Furyk Takes Lead At Soggy BMW

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The Associated Press

Published: September 7, 2008

ST. LOUIS - Jim Furyk only wanted to give himself a chance in the BMW Championship, and it took 36 holes to do it on a marathon Saturday at Bellerive that put him atop the leaderboard for the first time all year.

Whether he stays there when everyone finishes the third round is still to be determined.

Furyk finished with five straight birdies to set the course record at Bellerive with an 8-under 62 in the second round, then followed with a 66 that put him at 12-under 198 and gave him the clubhouse lead.

Camilo Villegas, who shot 66 in the morning for a one-shot lead through 36 holes, also was 12 under and had five holes left in the third round when play was suspended by darkness.

He will have to return this morning to finish his round in a tournament twice interrupted by weather. Rain kept the BMW Championship from starting until Friday, and the plan for everyone to play 36 holes Saturday was disrupted by a 90-minute fog delay in the morning.

Sergio Garcia made the first hole-in-one of his professional career, a 5-iron from 205 yards on the third hole in the morning that put him into the mix.

PGA EUROPEAN: At Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, teenager Rory McIlroy shot a 5-under 66 to take a four-stroke lead after the third round of the European Masters.

The 19-year-old player from Northern Ireland had a 54-hole total of 13-under 200 to lead a group of six players bunched at 204. That group included Robert Dinwiddie, who shot the low round of 64.

LADIES EUROPEAN: At Helsingoer, Denmark, Annika Sorenstam shot a 5-under 68 to trail Melissa Reid by six shots after the second round of the Nykredit Masters.

Reid, a rookie from England, eagled the last two holes for a 66. Sorenstam, in her final tournament in Europe, shared second place with Martina Eberl of Germany (73) at 13-under 133.

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