AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am: Third-round notes

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Three players made aces on Saturday. James Oh sank a 130-yard pitching wedge on the par-3 15th at Spyglass Hill, while Derek Fathauer holed his 54-degree wedge tee shot on the same hole. Also, Troy Mattesson sank a 170-yard 8-iron shot on the par-3 17th at Poppy Hills.

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Phil Mickelson birdied his final hole Saturday to make the cut on the number.

Inside the Numbers

54-Hole Leaderboard

Player Score 1. Dustin Johnson 201 -15 2. Mike Weir 205 -11 3. Retief Goosen 206 -10 T4. Bob Estes 207 -9 T4. Mark Calcavecchia 207 -9 T6. D.J. Trahan 208 -8 T6. Kevin Chappell 208 -8 T6. Bill Lunde 208 -8 T6. Chris Stroud 208 -8 T10. Sean O'Hair 209 -7 T10. Shigeki Maruyama 209 -7 T10. Mark Brooks 209 -7 T10. Kenny Perry 209 -7

• Dustin Johnson, 24, is looking to become the seventh United States native currently in his 20s with multiple PGA TOUR victories (J.B. Holmes, Sean O'Hair, Anthony Kim, Nick Watney, Charles Howell III, D.J. Trahan). Johnson captured the Turning Stone Resort Championship last year in his rookie season, overcoming a two-stroke deficit in the final round to overtake 54-hole leaders Charles Howell III and Tag Ridings. Trahan (tied for sixth) and O'Hair (tied for 10th) head into Sunday's final round each looking for their third TOUR victories.

• Mike Weir birdied his final hole of the day at Spyglass to move to 11-under par and into solo second with three rounds in the 60s. He has six top-10s in 11 starts at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (tied for third in 2006, second in 2005, tied for fourth in 2004, tied for third in 2003, tied for eighth in 2001 and tied for seventh in 2000.)

• Johnson and Weir are the only two players in the field with the opportunity to post four rounds in the 60s.

• Notable AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am final-round comebacks since 2000 include Tiger Woods overcoming a five-shot deficit in 2000, Davis Love III overcoming a seven-shot deficit in 2001 and Matt Gogel overcoming a four-shot deficit in 2002.

• Of Weir's eight TOUR victories, seven have come after he trailed going into the final round. Weir's largest come-from-behind win came at the 2003 Nissan Open, where he trailed Charles Howell III by seven strokes through 54 holes.

• Weir's other final-round comeback victories came at the 1999 Air Canada Championship (from two back), the 2000 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship (from one back), 2001 TOUR Championship (from two back), 2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (from four back), 2003 Masters (from two back) and 2007 Fry's Electronics Open (from one back).

• Bob Estes (tied for fourth) is playing in his 170th TOUR event since his last victory at the 2002 Kemper Insurance Open. Estes posted a 5-under-par 67 at Spyglass Hill on Saturday.

• The cut came in at 2-under-par 214 with 68 players advancing to Sunday's final round. The top 70 and ties (80 total) will get paid and receive FedExCup points, but only the top 60 and ties (68 total) will play on Sunday.

• For the amateur cut, the top 25 teams qualify for Sunday's final round with the tiebreaker being as follows:
--1. 54-hole score of the professional
--2. The 18-hole net team score from the round played at Pebble Beach GL
--3. The net team score from No. 18 backwards from the round played at Pebble Beach GL

• Despite a 2-over-par 74 on Saturday, Charley Hoffman (tied for 14th) heads into the final round with an opportunity for his third consecutive top 10. Hoffman lost in a playoff to Kenny Perry at the FBR Open two weeks ago followed up by a tie for seventh last week at the Buick Invitational.

• Aided by a 4-under-par 68 on Saturday at Spyglass Hill, Kenny Perry (tied for 10th) jumped into contention and is looking to capture his second TOUR win of the season.

• 1996 PGA Championship winner Mark Brooks (tied for 10th) is playing in his 89th event since his last top 10, a T10 at the 2005 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. He is playing in his 24th career AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, having missed just one start since 1984 (1986). He has one top 10 at the event, a tie for seventh in 2000.

• Three-time AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am champion Phil Mickelson birdied the final hole to make the cut on the number at 2-under par. Mickelson has now made 11 cuts in 14 starts at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

• Garrett Willis was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.

• Notable missed cuts this week include reigning FedExCup champion Vijay Singh (+6) and reigning PGA TOUR Player of the Year Padraig Harrington (+2).

• The eligible players for the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship will be finalized Monday morning when the updated Official World Golf Ranking is released. The top 64 eligible players in the Official World Golf Ranking will compete for the top prize of $1.4 million over five days (February 25-March 1) of match play.