Atwal moves three clear

Third round of 65 moves Indian within sight of first PGA Tour win

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Atwal moves three clear

Accurate: Atwal tees off at the third

I'm hitting it well and if I play well tomorrow I don't see why I can't win.

Arjun Atwal
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Third round leaderboard
US unless stated
-17 A Atwal (Ind)
-14 S McCarron
-14 S Piercy
-14 L Glover
-13 D Toms
-13 J Leonard

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World number 450 Arjun Atwal will head into the final day of the Wyndham Championship with a three-shot lead after a third round of 65 on Saturday.

The Indian, who has led or shared the lead after each of the three rounds, put clear daylight between himself and a group of three on 14-under-par.

Atwal was a steady one under for the round after the front nine, but carded four birdies after the turn to put himself in a strong position to claim his first win on the PGA Tour.

"I'm hitting it well and if I play well tomorrow I don't see why I can't win," said the 37-year-old, who is a friend and regular practice partner of world number one Tiger Woods.

"I've won on almost every other tour I've played on and I don't see why it's going to be different trying to win a tournament here.

"I'm playing well. I think I missed a couple of fairways and a couple of greens today. Besides that my ball striking was pretty good."

Scott McCarron went bogey-free and finished his round with four consecutive birdies to climb into a share of second place after shooting a 63.

Crowded

Scott Piercy and Lucas Glover join him behind Atwal after they carded 64 and 67 respectively, with six players one shot further back on 13 under.

Will MacKenzie (65), Garrett Willis (65), David Toms (65), Justin Leonard (66), John Rollins (68) and second-round co-leader Brandt Snedeker, who was slightly off the pace with a 69 in good scoring conditions, are lurking four shots behind Atwal.

Kevin Na is on 12 under after equalling the course record of 61, which had been set in the first round by Atwal.

The American went off in the first pairing of the day after nearly missing the cut but turned his tournament around, even having a putt for a round of 60 at the last.

"Honestly, you know, I wanted the course record. I wasn't going to leave it short," he said.