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Third round scores

Craig Parry shot a best-of-the-day 66 to share the lead of the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational after three rounds.

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The Australian is tied at the top of the Sahalee leaderboard on 10-under with compatriot Robert Allenby, the second round pace-setter.

But, ominously for the leading pair, Tiger Woods moved to within two shots of them as he got his tournament moving with a 67.

And it could have been even better for the world number one, as he would have held a share of the lead but for bogeys on his closing two holes.

It does not look like anybody wanted to win today

Justin Rose

Woods was furious at his finishing slip but said of his round: "I played pretty solid all day until the end.

"I put myself into position to make putts and I was able to knock them down."

Parry's bogey-free round of five-under left him level with Allenby and a shot clear of American Fred Funk.

Then came a powerful group including Woods and Ernie Els on eight-under.

And with 11 players within three of the lead, an exciting finale is in prospect.

Allenby breaks record

"I've been playing good for a while and getting nothing out of my rounds," said Parry, whose card contained five birdies.

"I just haven't been scoring. A lot of that was to do with not holing putts."

Woods spoiled his round with a bogey-bogey finish
Woods ponders his wayward tee shot at 17
After breaking the course record with a 63 on Friday, Allenby picked up where he left off by birdying the first two holes.

But a double bogey at the fourth halted his momentum and he finished with a level-par 71.

Leading European Justin Rose shot a one-over 72, his worst score of the week, but remains in contention three shots off the pace.

The 22-year-old Englishman struggled on the greens and was grateful to still be in the hunt at the finish on seven-under.

"It does not look like anybody wanted to win today and it's become all bunched up," he said.

"I think it's going to take a low round to win and I'm going to have to eliminate the poor shots I hit today."

Leading third round scores (US unless stated)

203 Craig Parry (Aus) 72 65 66, Robert Allenby (Aus) 69 63 71
204 Fred Funk 68 68 68
205 Ernie Els (Rsa) 71 67 67, Tiger Woods 68 70 67, Matt Gogel 68 69 68, Jim Furyk 70 67 68, Steve Lowery 67 65 73
206 Vijay Singh (Fij) 68 69 69, Justin Rose (Gbr) 67 67 72, Phil Mickelson 66 69 71
207 Retief Goosen (South Africa) 65 68 73
208 Rich Beem 74 67 67, Darren Clarke (Gbr) 66 74 68, David Toms 69 68 71
209 Eduardo Romero (Arg) 71 71 67, Davis Love III 66 74 69, Michael Campbell (Nzl) 70 69 70, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 68 69 72, Lee Westwood (Gbr) 68 69 72

Selected others:
214 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa) 71 68 75
215 Padraig Harrington (Ire) 72 70 73, Pierre Fulke (Swe) 69 73 73, Bernhard Langer (Ger) 70 70 75
217 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 68 73 76


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