THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods go one more round for $1 million.
Virtually turning the World Challenge into a two-man show, the pair will be separated by one shot as they head into the final 18 holes.
The 20-year-old Garcia, four years younger than Woods, hit in the water and took a double bogey on No. 18 Saturday but still had a 3-under 69 to lead Woods by one shot.
Garcia was at 18-under 198 through three rounds, and Woods had a 67 to narrow the gap on a warm, sunny day at Sherwood Country Club.
Although both cautioned that another player in the 12-man field could break through and win, only Davis Love III, at 14 under after a 71, was within nine shots of the lead.
Garcia won $1.1 million by beating Woods in their match play "Battle of Bighorn" in August.
"This will be the first time I've played with Tiger on Sunday (in medal play) and I'm looking forward to that," said Garcia, who finished second behind Woods in the 1999 PGA Championship.
Garcia grinned and added, "I would be looking forward to it more if I were up by three."
PGA TOUR QUALIFYING: At La Quinta, Calif., David Gossett shot a 13-under 59 — highlighted by his first ever hole-in-one — to jump 124 places in the PGA Tour qualifying tournament.
The 1999 U.S. Amateur winner aced the 162-yard, par-3 third hole with an 8-iron, and had 11 birdies on PGA West's Nicklaus Private course. He was tied for 25th at 12-under 276 after starting the round in a 129th-place tie following rounds of 70, 76 and 71.
South Africa's Andrew McLardy maintained the lead in the 108-hole tournament, shooting a 66 for a 27-under 261 total.
The low 35 players and ties will earn 2001 PGA Tour cards, with the winner getting a full exemption. The next 50 — or the nearest to 50 with ties — will be exempt on the Buy.com Tour. The rest of the players will have conditional status on the Buy.com Tour.
NEDBANK CHALLENGE: At Sun City, South Africa, Denmark's Thomas Bjorn eagled the 17th hole en route to a 7-under 65 and a share of the third-round lead with defending champion Ernie Els in the Nedbank Challenge.
Bjorn and Els (67) had 16-under 200 totals, two shots better than England's Lee Westwood and Zimbabwe's Nick Price in the chase for the $2 million first-place check — the largest top prize in golf history.
American John Huston shot a course-record 64 to move into fifth place at 203. Scotland's Colin Montgomerie also had a 64, but is seven strokes behind the leaders.
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: At Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Swedish sisters Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam shot an 8-under 64 to increase their lead to three strokes in the Women's World Cup of Golf.
The U.S. team of Juli Inkster and Meg Mallon had a 66, moving from ninth place to a share of fourth at 139. The 16-team tournament ends Sunday with aggregate stroke play.
SENIOR SLAM: At Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, Tom Kite shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead over Hale Irwin after the first round of the Senior Slam.
AUSTRALIAN PGA: At Brisbane, Australia, Australia's Robert Allenby shot an even-par 72 in windy conditions to take a four-stroke lead after the third round of the Australian PGA.