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Hobby takes lead into final round

Jay Hobby fired a record-tying, seven-under 64 on Saturday to grab a one-shot lead at 10-under 203 after 54 holes of the Buy.com Hershey Open.

John Rollins, who held a piece of the lead after the previous two rounds, shot a two-under 69 and took sole possession of second place. Brad Klapprott also fired a course-record-tying 64 and is alone in third at minus-six.

Rollins was in control throughout the third round but faltered down the stretch. He three-putted the 15th green for bogey and then made a mess of the par-three 16th.

Rollins hit a four-iron from the tee and splashed his shot into water. He then took his drop and chipped off the green before finally converting a two-footer for double-bogey.

"It's just one of those things where you are not going to hit every shot perfect and unfortunately, I missed my shot at the wrong time," said Rollins, who has yet to record a top-10 finish this season. "I played great all day with the exception of two holes."

Hobby was the beneficiary of Rollins' late mistakes. His 25-foot birdie on the 17th put him into the lead. After he wedged his approach to four feet at the last, he had a chance to break Bob Burns' course record, but his putt slipped by the hole and he was left with a one-shot lead.

"It was pin-high left, and I just didn't have enough gumption to hit an aggressive, firm putt," said Hobby, who is winless on the Buy.com Tour. "I played about a foot of break."

Hobby birdied three of his first four holes on Saturday, including a 40- footer at the fourth. He parred the next hole but drained a six-foot birdie putt at the sixth for a front-nine 32.

He made a pair of birdie putts inside of five feet at 13 and 14 before his run at the record.

"I really didn't think about [the record]," said Hobby, who finished seventh here last year. "I was just trying to shoot one shot better. I knew in the back of mind that it was somewhere close, but I never thought about it.

"To say I was disappointed is an understatement. When you stiff it on the last one, you really want to make it to cap off a good round, but it's the only putt I missed all day, at all. I really can't complain about it."

Rollins birdied two holes on his front side and then birdied three of his first five on his second side. After a five-foot birdie at 14, the problems came and he fell into second.

Klapprott birdied six holes on the front nine and then mixed two birdies and a bogey on the back for his share of Hershey Open history.

Steve Haskins (67), Kelly Grunewald (67), David Gossett (69) and second-round co-leader Rob Bradley (73) share fourth at five-under par.

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