Day, Furyk tied for lead at The Barclays

PARAMUS, N.J. -- Jim Furyk doesn't see another chance to fail, only another chance to win.

Seven times since Furyk last won at the 2010 Tour Championship, he has had at least a share of the 54-hole lead.

Seven times he has failed to convert.

He gave himself yet another opportunity Saturday with a bogey-free round of 2-under 69 that left him tied with Jason Day going into the final round at The Barclays.

Nervous? Motivated? Determined?

"Excited about one more opportunity," Furyk said.

This one is not his to lose. It's for just about everyone to win.

As steady as Furyk was on a cloudy Saturday at Ridgewood, Day was all over the place. He lost a ball in a mound of high grass and took double bogey on the par-5 13th, the third-easiest hole at Ridgewood in the third round. He took four shots to get down from a bunker on the par-5 17th for a bogey.

Each time, the Australian bounced back with one or more birdies. Day, who has made 13 birdies the past two days, wound up with a 68.

They were at 9-under 204. And they had a lot of company.

Fifteen players were separated by three shots going into the final round, an eclectic group that features players trying to get into the top 100 to advance to the second event in the FedEx Cup playoffs (Morgan Hoffmann, Bo Van Pelt, Gonzalo Fernandez Castano) to players with far more experience (Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar).

A few notable players were missing from that group.

Adam Scott, tied for the lead going into the third round, made only one bogey and shot 75 to fall five shots behind. British Open and PGA champion Rory McIlroy, going after his fourth straight victory, made an early move before he was slowed by a pair of bogeys around the turn. He could only manage a 70 and was five behind.

Phil Mickelson was headed home.

For only the second time in six years, the 54-hole cut was used during the FedEx Cup playoff. Mickelson shot 75 and did not advance.