08/23/2008 - Moscow, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.A. Points posted a three-under 67 Saturday to take sole possession of the third-round lead at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic.
Points, an overnight co-leader, finished 54 holes at 11-under 199 for a two- shot lead at Elmhurst Country Club.
Brendon De Jonge, who won last week's Xerox Classic, fired a seven-under 63 on Saturday and vaulted up from a tie for 36th into a tie for second place. Greg Chalmers, who was tied for the midway lead, posted a one-under 69 to join De Jonge at nine-under 201.
Points wasted little time in breaking out of the tie atop the leaderboard. He birdied the first hole, then birdied No. 4, but Chalmers kept pace thanks to back-to-back birdies at three and four.
Both Points and Chalmers birdied the seventh, but Chalmers moved in front with a birdie at eight. Points tied Chalmers once again after a birdie at the 11, then the 12th became a crucial hole.
Points birdied the hole in the group ahead of Chalmers to briefly take a one- stroke lead. Chalmers bogeyed to fall two, but another Chalmers bogey at 13 gave Points a three-stroke lead.
Points was not immune from mistakes. He bogeyed the 14th hole, but didn't lose anything off his cushion. Chalmers bogeyed 15 to fall into a tie for second with De Jonge, who was in the clubhouse at that point.
Points cruised through his next three holes and held his three-shot lead. He missed the green at 18 and made bogey, giving him a two-stroke advantage with one round to play.
If Points can hold on Sunday, it would be his fourth Nationwide Tour victory and his first since a two-win season in 2004, which included a win at this event. He sits 35th on the money list, so a good finish could get him into that top 25, where players get their PGA Tour cards for next year.
Rich Barcelo (66), Chris Nallen (67), Jeff Curl (68), Bubba Dickerson (67) and Chris Kirk (68) are knotted in fourth place at eight-under 202.
Brad Fritsch was the third second-round co-leader and all he could manage on Saturday was a one-over 71. He fell into a tie for ninth with Aron Price, Jeff Brehaut, Rick Price, Cameron Percy and Scott Piercy at minus-seven.
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Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Grenoble entered Saturday's Ligue 1 encounter
with Lyon as the top team in France, however the seven-time defending
champions handed the newly-promoted side a 2-0 loss at the Stade de Gerland.
Jean
<< Padres call up Hayhurst to make major league debut
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres called up Dirk
Hayhurst from Triple-A Portland to start against the San Francisco Giants on
Saturday.
Hayhurst, 27, had a 2-3 record with a 3.75 earned run average for Portla
<< Wells, Blue Jays dominate Red Sox
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vernon Wells went 4-for-5, homered twice, drove
in three runs and scored four times in Toronto's 11-0 thrashing of the Boston
Red Sox in the second of a three-game set.
Jesse Litsch (9-7) blanked the Red Sox
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Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea have confirmed that striker Andriy
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Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Brandon
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Cleveland Indians.
The 25-year old McCarthy will make his season debut as he spe
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Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas City Royals third baseman Alex
Gordon was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a torn muscle in
his right leg.
Gordon left Thursday's 10-3 loss against the Cleveland Indians
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Giants edge Padres >>
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