Mike Weir birdied the 18th to grab a one-shot lead over Camilo Villegas heading into Monday’s final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. It will mark the second time this week that Weir and Villegas have competed for a championship.
On Tuesday, the pair competed in the inaugural Notah Begay III Foundation Challege at Turning Stone Resort’s Atunyoute Golf Club, which is outside of Syracuse, N.Y. Villegas won the tournament, earning $220,000 in skins, while Weir was shut out.
“I was kind of mad about that, not getting a skin,” Weir said.
Perhaps competing in Begay’s skins competition was a prerequisite for doing well in the Deutsche Bank, because Singh, who won $180,000 in skins, is tied with Sergio Garia for third at 14-under.
Ben Crane, Ernie Els and Jim Furyk are four back.
I don’t know why, but I really like Els tomorrow. Weir looks solid, but I think he might burn out after being near the top for three days in a row. Villegas would be a good story, but you never know with him. Garcia missed a bunch of putts by mere inches, which tells me that the golf Gods are rooting against him. Singh is my second pick, and I think it would be epic if there was a Els-Singh duel down the stretch. The Big Easy vs. The Big Fijian.
The third round of a PGA tournament is called moving day, but not everybody moves up. Anthony Kim shot a 3-over 74 to plummet from tied for ninth to tied for 31st, while Ben Curtis went from tied for third to tied for 21st.
OK, I have a story to write on Labor Day deadline, so I have to run. I plan on picking up Garcia and Singh at the ninth hole and bouncing back between them and Weir and Villegas. But I’ll check back in before I head out ot the course.
