NORTON, Mass. — Tim Clark needed only one birdie over his final two holes to shoot 59. He finished with consecutive bogeys and had to settle for a one-shot lead Saturday in the Deutsche Bank Championship.
He still matched his career low with a 9-under 62 on soft and vulnerable TPC Boston, giving him a one-shot lead over Mike Weir of Canada at the halfway point of the PGA Tour’s second playoff event.
On another day of lowing scoring, Clark was trying to get into contention when he shot to the top of the leaderboard by playing a six-hole stretch in 7 under, including two eagles. After a wedge to 3 feet on the par-5 seventh put the South African at 11 under for the round with two holes to play, it all fell apart.
Clark missed the green on the par-3 eighth and failed to convert an 8-foot par putt. He missed the ninth fairway, watched his approach bound through the green and he missed his 10-foot par putt for a 62, putting him at 14-under 128.
Weir, who tied the course record Friday with a 61, took a while to warm up until he settled in for a 68.
Defending champion Phil Mickelson (70) overcame a double bogey on the 16th hole with a 33 on the front nine to make the cut on the number, but two Ryder Cup hopefuls from Europe were not so fortunate. Ian Poulter (74) and Paul Casey (73), both trying to impress captain Nick Faldo before he makes his two picks Saturday, missed the cut.
Other tournaments
Johnnie Walker Championship: At Gleneagles, Scotland, France’s Gregory Havret birdied the last hole for a 4-under 69 and a one-stroke lead over England’s Anthony Wall after the third round of the European tour event. Havret, whose last European tour victory was in Scotland at Loch Lomond last year, had an 11-under 208 total on the PGA Centenary Course. Wall shot a 65. Marcel Siem (66), Lee Westwood (66), Ricardo Gonzalez (67), David Howell (68) and Soren Hansen (68) were two strokes back. Colin Montgomerie appeared to have lost his chance of a Ryder Cup wild card after shooting a 76 to drop 1 over.
Wal-Mart First Tee Open: At Pebble Beach, Calif., Jeff Sluman shot a 6-under 66 at Pebble Beach on for a share of the second-round lead in the Champions Tour event with Loren Roberts, Phil Blackmar and John Harris. Sluman, a six-time PGA Tour winner in his first full season on the Champions Tour rookie, had six birdies and a bogey en route to a 9-under 135 total. He opened with a 69 on Friday at Del Monte. The 6-foot-7 Blackmar shot a 68, also at Pebble Beach. Roberts had a 69 at Pebble Beach, and Harris shot a 66 at Del Monte.
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