Day takes one-shot lead into final round
Jason Day capped off an exciting day with a routine birdie to take the lead Sunday in the Deutsche Bank Championship at Norton, Mass., setting up a Labor Day finish with all sorts of possibilities.
Day watched a three-shot lead evaporate in two holes, only to get it back on the par-5 18th with a shot just off the back of the green, leaving him a simple two-putt for birdie and a 5-under 66. He had a one-shot lead over Brandt Snedeker, who made a mess of the 18th until chipping in for par and a 67.
Luke Donald birdied the last hole for a 66 and was two shots behind.
Defending champion Steve Stricker played his third straight round without a bogey for a 67 and was at 13 under with Charley Hoffman (69).
Champions Tour
Ted Schulz won the First Tee Open for his first Champions Tour title, holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole at Pebble Beach (Calif.) en route to a 2-under 70 and a one-stroke victory over Tom Pernice Jr.
The 50-year-old Schulz finished at 14-under 202.
Pernice finished with a 67. Mark Calcavecchia and Tom Kite closed with 69s to tie for third at 12 under. Fred Couples (68) followed at 11 under.
European Masters
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez won the European Masters for his third victory of the year, shooting a 4-under 67 to beat Italy’s Edoardo Molinari by three strokes at Crans-Sur-Sierre, Switzerland.