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Goydos Takes Rare PGA Lead

Posted May 10, 08 10:45 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Paul Goydos would love to say he saw this coming, but he's too honest. He had never broken 70 in nine previous appearances at The Players Championship, yet a 2-under 70 today made him the only player to break par all three days on the TPC Sawgrass and gave him a one-shot lead over Kenny Perry.

Since his last victory 16 months ago on the PGA Tour, and only the second of his career, he has yet to crack the top 20. But after a birdie on the island-green 17th and a hybrid out of the trees to make par on the final hole, he wound up with a 54-hole lead for the first time in his career.

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Phil Mickelson grimaces as sand files up as he hits out of a bunker on the 15th hole during the third round of The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Saturday.   (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
Paul Goydos celebrates his birdie putt on the 17th green during the third round of The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Saturday, May 10, 2008.   (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
Paul Goydos acknowledges the crowd's applause after he sank a birdie putt on the third hole during the third round of The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.   (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Ernie Els, right, of South Africa, is congratulated by his caddie, J.P. Fitzgerald, after Els chipped for birdie on the 15th hole during the third round of The Players Championship golf tournament.   (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
Kenny Perry watches as his birdie putt attempt fails to fall in the cup on the 17th green during the third round of The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Saturday.   (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
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