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George McNeill watches his tee shot on the first hole of third round of The Viking Classic PGA golf tournament on Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Madison, Miss. Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press
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D.J. Trahan reacts as his putt on the ninth hole fails to go in during the third round of the Viking Classic PGA golf tournament on Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Madison, Miss. Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press
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Sunghoon Kang, of South Korea, waves as he plays through the ninth hole on the third round of the Viking Classic PGA golf tournament on Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Madison, Miss. Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press
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Troy Matteson watches his tee shot on the first hole of the third round of the Viking Classic PGA golf tournament on Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Madison, Miss. Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press
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Peter Lonard, of Australia, watches his tee shot on the first hole of third round of the Viking Classic PGA golf tournament on Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Madison, Miss. Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press
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Kevin Kisner watches his tee shot on the first hole of the third round of The Viking Classic PGA golf tournament on Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Madison, Miss. Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press
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MADISON, Miss. — PGA Tour rookie Chris Kirk shot an 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead going into the final round of the Viking Classic at Annandale Golf Club.

Kirk finished at 18 under Saturday and Sunghoon Kang, D.J. Trahan, George McNeill and Peter Lonard were tied for second.

The 26-year-old Kirk has been one of the Tour's most successful rookies this season, finishing to Phil Mickelson at the Shell Houston Open. He ranks 51st on the money list.

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More than 4.5 inches of rain has fallen at Annandale this week, making the course susceptible to low scores for a third straight day. The 4-under cut line was tied for the lowest mark in tournament history, and the 22-under tournament record is within reach Sunday.

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