Love moves to finals, will go against Ogilvy



Davis Love III won twice to advance to the 36-hole championship match.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Davis Love III returned to the Match Play Championship final for the second time in three years, and this time he is feeling plenty of love.
Love holed out for eagle from 111 yards on the 18th hole to beat Padraig Harrington in the quarterfinals Saturday morning, then buried Zach Johnson in the afternoon with six birdies on his way to a 4-and-2 victory.
Raising his hopes even more is that Tiger Woods is nowhere to be found.
Love advanced to the 36-hole championship match against Geoff Ogilvy of Australia, the marathon man at La Costa who won his fourth straight match in extra holes in the quarterfinals, then had an easy time in beating Tom Lehman in the semifinals, 4 and 3.
Chrysler Classic of Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Duffy Waldorf shot a bogey-free 65 to reach 19 under, good for a two-shot lead over long-hitting rookie Bubba Watson after three rounds in the Chrysler Classic of Tucson.
Heath Slocum, the 2004 champion in Tucson, shot his best round this week, a 65 that moved him to 15 under and into fourth. John Cook (65), Gabriel Hjertstedt (65), David Branshaw (66) and Jerry Kelly (68) were tied for fifth at 14 under.
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
LUTZ, Fla. -- Loren Roberts remained in contention for a record fourth straight Champions Tour victory, shooting his second straight 2-under 69 to finish three strokes behind the leaders in the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.
Defending champion Hale Irwin had a 66 in windy conditions to move into a tie for the lead with 2004 winner Mark McNulty (70) and Mark James (65) at 7-under 135.
Jerry Pate (68) was 6 under, Larry Nelson (69) and Bruce Fleisher (67) followed at 5 under, and Scott Simpson (68), Bobby Wadkins (70), Des Smyth (70) and Gary McCord (71) joined Roberts at 4 under on the TPC of Tampa Bay course.
New Zealand PGA
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Australia's Jerrod Lyle shot a 3-under 69 to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the New Zealand PGA, the third event of the Nationwide Tour season.
Lyle had a 10-under 206 total on the Clearwater course.
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