Zach Johnson birdied five holes and eagled another for a 15-point third round and the 54-hole lead at the International in Castle Rock, Colo., golf’s most novel event, one which features two cuts and uses the modified Stableford scoring system.
Johnson’s 27 points heading into Sunday are one more than Steve Flesch and two more than Stewart Cink and Ian Leggatt.
Big changes are the norm at the International, the only stop on the PGA Tour that uses the special scoring system that awards five points for eagles, two for birdies, nothing for pars and deducts one for bogeys and three for double-bogeys or worse.
– Angela Stanford moved a step closer to an elusive second LPGA Tour victory, shooting a 3-under 69 to take a four-stroke lead after the third round of the Canadian Women’s Open in London, Ontario. Stanford, 28, had a 13-under 203 total. Defending champion Meena Lee was second after a 66.
