Rich Beem knew he was on a roll when a 25-foot birdie putt looked like a tap-in. When he finished his round of 9-under 63, he was atop the leaderboard Saturday in the Funai Classic at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Tiger Woods, needing two birdies to avoid missing the cut for the second time this year, instead went bogey-par to fall three shots short of the cut and join Vijay Singh on the sidelines.
They left the birdies to everyone else, and those came in bunches on a steamy, sticky afternoon that was cut short when storms moved into the area and suspended the third round with 25 players still on the course. They will have to return this morning.
Beem was at 19-under 197. Mark Calcavecchia had a 65 and was one shot behind at 18 under.
Carl Petterson, who finished his second round Saturday morning by tying the Palm course record with a 62, was at 18 under with three holes to play on the Magnolia course. Petterson also tied the tournament's 36-hole record at 17-under 127.
Dana Quigley shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the SBC Championship at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio.
Quigley moved to 11-under 131, ahead of former European Ryder Cup member Mark James, who had a 5-under 66. Jay Haas is third at 4 under.
First-round leader John Harris was tied for the lead before taking a triple bogey on the par-4 17th.
Jose Maria Olazabal shot an even-par 70 and held a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Mallorca Classic.
Olazabal birdied the 17th hole and moved ahead when Paul Broadhurst bogeyed the 18th.
Olazabal was at 6-under 204, while Broadhurst (72) and Soren Hansen (66) shared second at 5 under.
-- The Associated Press
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