Edwards and McNulty share Tradition lead

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08/19/2007 - Sunriver, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Edwards and Mark McNulty are tied for the lead after Saturday's third round of the Champions Tour's fourth major of the year, The Tradition.

Edwards, the overnight leader, only managed an even-par 72, while McNulty posted a two-under 70. The pair finished 54 holes at 12-under-par 204 at the Crosswater Club at Sunriver Resort.

D.A. Weibring, who won the 3M Championship two weeks ago, shot a four-under 68 and is alone in third place at minus-four.

Tom Watson, the Senior British Open Champion, carded a five-under 67 on Saturday and is tied for fourth place with Tom Kite, who posted a four-under 68. The duo is knotted at minus-nine.

Edwards began the third round with a two-shot lead, but McNulty wasted very little time cutting into that. He kicked in a three-footer for birdie at the par-five second to reach 11-under par.

Edwards drained a 12-foot birdie putt at the eighth to reclaim his two-shot lead. That did not last long. Edwards missed a five-footer to save par at the ninth and McNulty converted a three-footer for birdie. Now the pair was tied for the lead at minus-12.

McNulty briefly took the lead with a 14-foot birdie putt at the 10th, but an errant drive to the right at 11 and a missed seven-footer for par drew the two back into a tie for first.

The par-five 12th became a pivotal hole. Neither player could reach in two, but Edwards' third hit rolled six feet and fell in for an eagle. McNulty holed a gutsy 25-footer for birdie, but still trailed by one.

McNulty made a spectacular par from horrible lies at the par-five 16th, but it was poor play from Edwards that changed the round. At the par-three 17th, Edwards came up short and right, then chunked his chip shot, not even getting it to the green. His third stopped eight feet from the hole, but Edwards missed that putt. He double-bogeyed the hole and fell one back of McNulty.

Unfortunately for McNulty, he could not keep the lead. He drove into the left rough, failed to make the green with his second, then chipped to 20 feet. McNulty missed the par putt to fall back to 12-under par.

Edwards' skid almost continued on the closing hole. He missed the green left and played his third to 13 feet. Edwards managed to hole his par putt to share the 54-hole lead with McNulty.

"You play yourself into position and then hope things go your way," said Edwards. "You can't be on too much of an emotional roller-coaster out here. It'll be good tomorrow."

Neither co-leader has won a major championship on the Champions Tour. McNulty owns five wins, all coming in 2004 and 2005, his first two years on tour. Edwards' only victory came last year at the 3M Championship.

"Eighteen more questions to be answered," said McNulty. "I need to jostle myself into position to have a chance on the back nine. The key is to play smart."

R.W. Eaks (67) and Keith Fergus (72) are knotted in sixth place at minus- eight.

Chip Beck (68), Loren Roberts (69) and Morris Hatalsky (71) share eighth at six-under-par 210.

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Teams that should be in: Stanford

Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.

Should be in:

Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.

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Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State

It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.

Work left to do:

Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.

Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.

Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile.

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