Sergio Garcia is still on course to claim back-to-back titles on the PGA Tour after moving two shots clear at The Barclays.
Spaniard on the brink of back-to-back PGA victories
Sergio Garcia is still on course to claim back-to-back titles on the PGA Tour after moving two shots clear with one round to play at The Barclays at Bethpage Black.
The 32-year-old Spaniard, who won last week's Wyndham Championships to book himself a spot on Europe's Ryder Cup team, carded a third round of 69 in Farmingdale.
Garcia finished Saturday two ahead of halfway leader Nick Watney and three clear of Watney's fellow American Kevin Stadler, whose six-under-par 65 was the lowest score of the day.
"At the moment, I want to go back to the hotel, take a nice shower, and relax," the three-time major championship runner-up said. "I don't want to think about tomorrow at all.
"There will be plenty of thinking tomorrow. So I just want to go out there and try to play the way I've been playing, try to believe in what I'm doing as much as I've been doing, and if I manage to win, that will be great.
"If I don't, it will still be great. I'll be giving it my best effort, so we'll see."
Garcia moved to a 10-under-par 203 for the tournament, Watney and Stadler on eight- and seven-under respectively.
Charging Mickelson
Fourth place was shared by Americans Brandt Snedeker and Bob Estes, after rounds of 68 and 72 respectively put them six under.
And further down the field there was the sight of a charging Phil Mickelson, who along with William McGirt and Tim Clark was one of three Americans to shoot 67 and jump from par to four-under for a share of 10th place.
Lee Westwood and Louis Oosthuizen both had rounds of 68 to join what was an eight-player bunch on four under.
Tiger Woods was among them, but he had taken a wrong turn on moving day, a one-over 72 containing four three-putts not what the former world number one required.
"Trust me, I was certainly frustrated," Woods said. "I kept telling myself I'm right in the ball game and no one was going anywhere. Nobody was running away with it."
Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald both nudged up to two-under after posting rounds of 69, while Vijay Singh was alongside them on the same score after a 76 undid his fine efforts on Thursday and Friday.
