Third round leaderboard: -13 J Rose (Eng) -12 B De Jonge (Zim), W Simpson (US) -11 S Stallings (US), G Woodland (US) Selected others: -9 M Laird (Sco)-7 P Casey (Eng), S Garcia (Spa)
Rose has moved steadily up the leaderboard |
England’s Justin Rose birdied five of his first seven holes and ended with another at the last to take the lead at the Transitions Championship.
Rose made it back-to-back rounds of 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Zimbabwe’s Brendon de Jonge and American Webb Simpson in Florida.
His 13-under total of 200 is one short of the 54-hole tournament record.
Scott Stallings is a further shot back alongside Gary Woodland, thanks to a hole-in-one at the eighth.
Last week’s WGC Cadillac Championship winner Nick Watney bounced back from a second round of 72 to shoot a 65 for a 10-under total.
Rose began his round with a birdie at the first but followed that with two consecutive pars before four birdies in a row sent him further up the leaderboard.
He played some steady golf but failed to pick up any more shots before ensuring he finished his round on a high.
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Rose leads by one shot in Florida