{"id":13640,"date":"2012-08-19T02:57:26","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T00:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/golf-ryder-cup-chasing-garcia-grabs-wyndham-lead\/"},"modified":"2012-08-19T02:57:26","modified_gmt":"2012-08-19T00:57:26","slug":"golf-ryder-cup-chasing-garcia-grabs-wyndham-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-ryder-cup-chasing-garcia-grabs-wyndham-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Ryder Cup chasing Garcia grabs Wyndham lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocatio\/spann\">Aug 18 (Reuters) &#8211; Spain&#8217;s Sergio Garcia fired a<br \/>\nfour-under-par 66 to take the lead after the third round of the<br \/>\nWyndham Championship on Saturday and fuel his bid to play in a<br \/>\nsixth Ryder Cup.<span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Garcia missed the cut at the U.S. PGA Championship last week<br \/>\nto fall outside the automatic qualification zone for the Ryder<br \/>\nCup, but he has bounced back in North Carolina to take a one<br \/>\nshot lead on 14-under 196 at the Sedgefield Country Club.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old is one clear of American youngster Bud<br \/>\nCauley, who matched Garcia&#8217;s 66 on Saturday, and South African<br \/>\nTim Clark who shot a 67 to also end the day on 197.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A first win on the PGA Tour in four years would guarantee<br \/>\nGarcia&#8217;s inclusion in the European side when the team is chosen<br \/>\nin just over a week&#8217;s time for the Sept. 28-30 matches.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Winning is great. Winning means a lot no matter what.<br \/>\nObviously putting myself in a situation to win is already a good<br \/>\nachievement but winning, no matter what it is, it&#8217;s great,&#8221;<br \/>\nGarcia told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Eighteen pars are not going to win it. 14-under par is not<br \/>\ngoing to win it. You have to make some birdies out there. We&#8217;ll<br \/>\nsee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>World number nine Jason Dufner fired the round of the day, a<br \/>\n63, to rocket up into a tie for fourth at 198 alongside fellow<br \/>\nAmerican Harris English (68) and former champion Carl Pettersson<br \/>\n(68) of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>American Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III (66) is among<br \/>\nthree players in a tie for seventh at 199 while defending<br \/>\nchampion Webb Simpson is still in the mix at 10-under despite<br \/>\npoor putting leading to a disappointing one-over 71.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got to figure out a way to get it done tomorrow,&#8221;<br \/>\nSimpson, the current U.S. Open champion, told reporters.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug 18 (Reuters) &#8211; Spain&#8217;s Sergio Garcia fired a four-under-par 66 to take the lead after the third round of the Wyndham Championship on Saturday and fuel his bid to play in a sixth Ryder Cup. 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