Round 3: THE TOUR Championship

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Sep. 26, 2009
By PGATOUR.com Staff

The first groups are ready to tee off in Round 3 at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Here's how it sets up:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
10:20 a.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington Only two players -- Woods and Harrington -- broke par in each of the first two rounds, and the course will only get tougher.
10:10 a.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Ernie Els, Sean O'Hair As expected, O'Hair leads the field in greens in regulation. He needs to make his 10-foot birdie putts to break away from the pack.
9:30 a.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Stewart Cink, David Toms Cink made quad on the par-4 10th on Friday, but still lies only four back. Toms is first in driving accuracy this year on TOUR, but last this week.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR on-site correspondent Mark Carnevale previews Saturday's round:

Saturday's forecast

Thunderstorms
Temp: 75 high/65 low
Heavy t-storms likely. Northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph.

For the second day in a row, East Lake Golf Club won the duel with the PGA TOUR players, despite giving up a few rounds of 66. With the forecast for rain on Saturday, the greens will definitely be softer. Look for the players to take advantage of the good scoring conditions.

I look for a couple of players to play well on Saturday, and look for a low round or either 63 or 64. Those at the top could separate themselves by playing well, and someone back of the lead could set themselves up to win this Championship.

What a tough day, or should I say back nine -- for East Lake member Stewart Cink. Hit he two tee shots out of bounds at the par-4 10th, leading to an 8. He went from tied for the lead to trailing by four shots. Look for Stewart to bounce back in the third round, getting a few members bounces on his way to getting himself back into contention for this tournament.

Stat of the day

In the 22-year history of THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, the second-round leader/co-leader has gone on to win the tournament 10 times, with the last to do so being Woods in 2007.

The Film Room

	Rnd. 2 Highlights: 2009 TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola Tiger Woods has a 1 stroke lead after round 2 of the 2009 TOUR Championship presented by Coca Cola. Watch it
	Harrington shoots 4-under 66 Rd. 2 at 2009 TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola Padraig Harrington fired a 4-under par 66 in the second round of the 2009 TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Watch it
	Shot of the Day: Round 2 In Round 2 of the 2009 TOUR Championship presented by Coca Cola, Tiger Woods hits his approach 247 yards to within 5 feet of the hole. Watch it

Thus far at East Lake

Round	Leaders	Low round (par 70)	Key links
	Sean O'Hair (-4)	66: Sean O'Hair	Daily Wrap-up \| The Live Report Mike McAllister column \| Helen Ross column \| Round 1 notebook
	Tiger Woods (-5)	66: Ernie Els, Kenny Perry, David Toms	Daily Wrap-up \| The Live Report Mike McAllister column \| Helen Ross column \| Round 1 notebook