Corey Pavin slowed down in the U.S. Bank Championship. Now friends Jerry Kelly and Frank Lickliter will try to deny Pavin his first title in 10 years.
Pavin birdied five holes, but made his first three bogeys of the tournament, to shoot a 2-under 68 in the third round and move to 17-under 193 on the municipal Brown Deer Park Golf Course in Milwaukee.
Kelly (64) was two shots behind Pavin at 15 under. Lickliter (64) and D.J. Trahan (66) were 14 under, and Shaun Micheel (65), Billy Andrade (66) and Nathan Green (67) followed at 12 under.
Pavin, Kelly and Lickliter were all at the same restaurant Friday night dining on calamari. Now they are each in position to take home the $720,000 winner's check.
"I'm not out here to finish 20th every week, I want to win a golf tournament," Pavin said. "I've been working really hard for the last 10 years."
Kelly said he wants to go head-to-head with somebody.
"I want to enjoy the competition right in front of me," he said. "The guy is right there, he can't hide."
Lickliter said Pavin will certainly stay in full view.
"He's 46 years old, but he's got a huge heart," Lickliter said. "He's a great guy, he's a great competitor."
SENIOR BRITISH OPEN: At Turnberry, Scotland, Loren Roberts shot a 1-under 69, the only score under par in the third round, to take a four-stroke lead in the Senior British Open. Roberts, who won the first three tournaments on the Champions Tour this season, overcame rainy and windy conditions to move closer to his first senior major title. He had an 11-under 199 total on the Turnberry course. Argentina's Eduardo Romero, Roberts' nearest rival, missed a 5-foot par putt on the final hole to finish with a 73.