Toms fattens his lead to 7 shots over Taylor

He is seeking to become the first repeat king in the tourney since Lee Trevino.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- David Toms' struggles appear to be a thing of the past.
Toms, the defending champion who started the third round of the St. Jude's Classic with a one-stroke lead over Vaughn Taylor, extended his advantage to seven strokes with a 6-under 65 Saturday.
Today, Toms will try to become the first repeat champion in the event since Lee Trevino won consecutive titles in 1971 and 1972 at Colonial Golf Course.
Toms, who hasn't won since last year's event, came into the tournament having missed five of his last seven cuts while working to recover from surgery in December to remove bone chips from his left wrist.
Windy conditions
He had seven birdies and one bogey in windy conditions as gusts reached 18 mph. It was Toms' 11th straight score in the 60s at TPC at Southwind, and his three-round 195 total is just two strokes off the 20 under he posted in winning last year. The course record is 26 under by John Cook in 1996.
Taylor shot a 71 and stands at 202.
Brian Gay was third after a 66, with a 203 total, and was followed by Hirofumi Miyase (67). Bob Estes, in danger of missing the cut before seven straight birdies Friday, shot a 67 and was tied for fifth with Rich Beem (68) and Tim Herron (69) at 205.
LPGA Tour
CORNING, N.Y. -- Michelle Estill matched Annika Sorenstam stroke for stroke and calmly rolled in a 4-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to gain a one-shot lead over the Swedish star after three rounds at the Corning Classic.
Estill had a 2-under 70 and finished at 15-under 201. She'll begin the final round in first place for the first time since joining the LPGA Tour in 1991.
Sorenstam also had a 70 and was three strokes ahead of Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (67). Shi Hyun Ahn, whose 66 was the lowest round on a cool, windy day at Corning Country Club, was alone in fourth at 10-under 206, one shot ahead of Natalie Gulbis (70) and Denise Killeen (70).
Three former Corning winners -- Laura Diaz, Carin Koch, and Kelli Kuehne -- and Nadina Taylor were tied for seventh at 208. Defending champion Juli Inkster shot a 1-over 73 and was out of contention, 12 shots off the lead.
Volvo PGA
VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Angel Cabrera of Argentina shot a 4-under-par 68 for a one-stroke lead over Justin Rose of England and three others after three rounds of the Volvo PGA Championship.
Cabrera was at 12-under 204. Rose, the second-round leader, shot a 72 and was at 205 with Sweden's Joakim Haeggman (70), South Africa's Darren Fichardt (68) and Scotland's Scott Drummond (68).
Darren Clarke is at 206 after a 71, with Ernie Els, Nick Faldo and Thomas Bjorn at 207. Vijay Singh was at 210 following a 71.
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