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Singh takes
lead-Montgomerie closes
Singapore
(Sports Network) - Vijay Singh posted a three-under 68 on Saturday
to take a one-shot lead after 54 holes of the Singapore Masters.
Singh's 18-under 195 is one better than overnight leader Frankie
Minoza.
Colin
Montgomerie is alone in fifth at 15-under. The Scotsman carded a six-under
65 on Saturday to close within 3 shots of Singh,
poised to strike on Sunday for
the title.
Play was suspended
for almost three hours on Saturday as heavy thunderstorms ripped
through the Bukit Course at the Singapore Island Country Club.
Singh and Minoza
were tied at 18-under through 13 holes when the rain and lightning
struck. After play resumed, Singh bogeyed the 14th hole to fall
one back. Minoza's lead was doubled at the next hole with a birdie
at the par-five hole.
It wasn't until
the closing holes where Minoza's lead evaporated. He bogeyed the
final two holes coming in and that, coupled with a Singh birdie
at the last gave the reigning Masters champion the outright lead.
Minoza, who
shattered the course record on Friday with a 10-under 61, held a
two-shot edge going into Saturday's third round. Singh birdied number-four
to cut the lead to one and when Minoza dropped a shot on the sixth,
the pair were tied for the lead.
Singh bogeyed
seven to fall behind by one but reclaimed the lost stroke with a
birdie at the ninth, a hole he has birdied three times in as many
days. Minoza regained the advantage at the 10th with a birdie to
go to 17-under.
It was after
the 13th where the players once again found themselves tied for
the lead. Singh eagled the par-five hole while Minoza birdied knotting
the pair at 18-under before play was suspended.
Sweden's Mikael
Lundberg and England's Warren Bennett share third
Prayad
Marksaeng finished the round in sixth place at 14-under 199.
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