Furyk plays par, finds way to cling to Bridgestone lead

AKRON, Ohio — A steady diet of pars kept Jim Furyk in the lead Saturday in the Bridgestone Invitational, but not by much.

Furyk made his only birdie on the par-5 second hole and had to rely on a couple of strong par saves on the back nine at Firestone for an even-par 70, giving him a one-shot lead over Louis Oosthuizen going into the final round of this World Golf Championship.

Furyk began the week with a 63, and he’s not sure he didn’t hit the ball better in the third round. Under three days of sun-baked conditions, the greens lost their moisture and enough wind arrived to make players think more than they would prefer.

Another eagle for

Henry at Reno-Tahoe Open

RENO, Nev. — J.J. Henry had an eagle for the third straight day and scored 14 points to take the third-round lead in the Reno-Tahoe Open.

John Daly and Justin Leonard were among more than a dozen players within striking distance in the PGA Tour’s first modified Stableford scoring system event since 2006.

Henry had 36 points overall, three more than second-round leader Alexandre Rocha in the format that awards eight points for double eagle, five for eagle, two for birdie and none for par. Players are docked a point for bogey and three points for anything worse.

John Mallinger was third at 32, followed by first-round leader Andres Romero with 31.

Daly had an eagle, four birdies and four bogeys to get into a tie for fifth with Bull Lunde and Gary Christian at 28. Leonard was next with 26.

Peoples ahead by

three at 3M Championship

BLAINE, Minn. — David Peoples matched his career best with a 10-under 62 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the Champions Tour’s 3M Championship.

Peoples, who twice shot 62 on the PGA Tour, had a 14-under 130 total. He got into the field Tuesday when Russ Cochran withdrew because of a back injury.

Eduardo Romero was second after a 65.