Glover clings to SBS golf lead, Ogilvy one shot back

AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-10 06:10:16

<div><p>Lucas Glover birdied the final hole to keep sole possession of the lead in the season-opening SBS Championship, with defending champ Geoff Ogilvy one shot back.</p><p>Glover, the US Open champion, started the day with a three-shot lead but fell behind by two before regaining the top spot at the last, where he completed a two-under par 71 for a 17-under total of 202.</p><p>Australia's Ogilvy climbed up the leaderboard on Saturday with a 68 for 203.</p><p>"I knew it was going to tighten up," Glover said. "Some guys were going to play well, and some guys weren't. That happened to be me."</p><p>At 18, Glover capitalized on a shift in the wind that had the par-five playing short. He reached the green in two and two-putted to hold the overnight lead for the third straight day.</p><p>"Everybody wants an opportunity on Sunday, and I have that," said Glover, who struggled on the greens but still had three birdies in his last five holes.</p><p>"My speed was terrible. I wish I could blame it on the wind, but I mis-read the greens and my speed was bad," Glover said. "I'll probably work on that a little bit tonight and in the morning."</p><p>Ogilvy's round was his seventh straight in the 60s on the Plantation Course at Kapalua. His only mis-step was a bogey at 16, where he was in a bunker. He too birdied the last.</p><p>Plenty of players in the 28-man field, open only to last season's titlists, were within striking distance. Four shots separated the top 10 players going into the final round.</p><p>"This is a course where there's still 10 guys who can win," Ogilvy said.</p><p>Scotland's Martin Laird fired a 69 for 204, while American Ryan Moore carded a 68 for 205.</p><p>Half a dozen players were on 206, including reigning British Open champion Stewart Cink and Masters champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina.</p><p>Cink carded a 69 and Cabrera a 70 to join former US Open champion Retief Goosen of South Africa (67), Matt Kuchar (71), Sean O'Hair (71) and John Rollins (72).</p><p>"It's that sort of week," Ogilvy said. "There are cases when guys go crazy and win by a lot. It can bunch up guys as well. It doesn't matter what you're shooting."</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=66637751&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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