Furyk leads by 1 entering final day

Associated Press
Posted: August 05, 2012

AKRON, Ohio - Jim Furyk spent more time looking at the forecast than the leader board Saturday in the Bridgestone Invitational.

He's not sure which one looks more favorable.

Furyk missed a couple of birdie chances early in the third round, and then was more than happy to settle for pars on a Firestone course that was firm, fast, bouncy, and increasingly difficult. He made 16 pars, along with one birdie on the front nine and one bogey on the back nine, for an even-par 70 that felt like a hard day of work.

The scoreboard shows him with a 1-shot lead over Louis Oosthuizen, who had a 68.

Furyk had a 5-shot lead at one point on the front nine. Oosthuizen made up ground with three birdies and no bogeys over the final 10 holes to get back into the picture.

Furyk, who was at 11-under 199, will be in the final group Sunday with Oosthuizen and Keegan Bradley, 4 strokes back after a 67. Starting times have been moved up for the final round because of a forecast of thunderstorms throughout the day.

Rory McIlroy had a 67 and joined Steve Stricker (68) at 6-under 204, 5 shots behind. Tiger Woods broke par for the first time all week, though his 68 left him 11 shots behind on a Firestone course where he has won seven times.

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