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HUMBLE, Texas—Louis Oosthuizen took a moment at Redstone on Saturday to take
in the view of the golf course backlit by the setting sun. Rob Gronkowski Womens Jersey . The rest of
the day, he was all business. The 29-year-old South African shot his second
straight 6-under 66 to reach 17 under and take a two-shot lead over Hunter Mahan
after the third round of the Houston Open. Carl Pettersson (67) and Brian Davis
(69) were three strokes back at 14 under. James Driscoll (71) was alone at 12
under. Defending champion Phil Mickelson (70), Keegan Bradley (69) and
Ryan Palmer (66) were 11 under. “Its a great leaderboard behind me,” Oosthuizen
said. “Its going to be tough, but I feel like Im ready for it.” Oosthuizen shook
off two early bogeys on a sunny, windy afternoon at Redstone. He reeled off four
straight birdies on the back nine, and in the midst of his streak, Oosthuizen
enjoyed some of the natural scenery. “It was such a beautiful back nine, really,
with the weather and the sun dropping,” Oosthuizen said. “Such a nice place out
there, which was good, and (I) just felt when we turned on 15, I was playing
down the sun and the course looked spectacular.” Mahan had a 65, which included
four birdie putts of at least 23 feet. He sank a 23-footer on No. 5, a 34-footer
on No. 6, and 28-footers on Nos. 10 and 14. “That was a nice stretch there,”
Mahan said. “It easily couldve gone through there even, instead of a couple
under like I did.” Mahan doesnt feel quite as locked in as he did when he won
the Match Play Championship earlier this year, but he still feels confident
heading to next weeks Masters. But Mahan has three top-10 finishes in Houston
since 2007, and never considered bypassing this weeks event to get to Augusta
early. “I thought about it for about a second,” Mahan said. “But this is a place
Ive played well at, so I want to play well here and try to win here. I really
didnt want to pass this tournament up. Augusta will take care of itself.”
Three-time major champion Ernie Els, who must win to qualify for the Masters
next week, was in a group at 8 under. Els hasnt missed the Masters since 1993
and knew that his chances of winning Sunday are remote. “I needed to get to 10
or 11 under to really have a shot,” Els said. “I need a 62 or 63. Its tough to
do on a Sunday, but you might as well give it a go.” The tournaments schedule
was pushed back by a thunderstorm Thursday, and 70 players resumed their second
rounds Saturday morning. Oosthuizen completed a 66 to move to 11 under, one
behind second-round leader Jeff Maggert. Oosthuizen started his third round with
a tee shot into a fairway bunker, leading to a bogey, then misjudged the wind
off the tee on No. 2 and bogeyed again. The 2010 British Open winner sank an
11-foot birdie putt on No. 6 to get rolling, then made birdies at Nos. 8 and 9
to make the turn at 12 under. “After that, I felt really comfortable,”
Oosthuizen said. “I made really good swings after that.” Ninety players made the
36-hole cut at 2 under or better. It was the most players to survive the 36-hole
cut in a non-major since 91 made it at the 1981 Travelers Championship. Another
cut was made after the third round, leaving 70 players in the field for Sunday.
Mickelson shot a 65 in the final round last year to win by three strokes, and he
the course is ripe for someone to go very low again this year. “Ill be going
after it, really firing at pins and putting aggressively and having them go in
at a little more pace,” Mickelson said. “I think theres a really hot round out
there.” Maggert missed five straight cuts coming into this week. Playing in
calm, cloudy conditions on Saturday morning, Maggert finished his second
straight 66 to surge to 12 under. He faded to a 76 in the afternoon to drop to 8
under. Fred Couples, who played at the University of Houston and won on the
Champions Tour last week, made the 36-hole cut in Houston for the 19th
consecutive time. He shot a 71 in the third round and was 5 under. Former
President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara were in the gallery in the
afternoon, travelling between holes on a golf cart. The Bushes live in Houston
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punishment. Jackson skipped a meeting on Saturday. It wasnt the first time
Jackson has been late or missed a meeting, one person said, calling this the
“final straw.SAN FRANCISCO —Ozzie Guillen has been giving Heath Bell every
opportunity to remain the Miami Marlins closer. Hes running out of chances. The
big, burly right-hander blew his fourth save of the season before
Giancarlo Stanton homered in the 10th inning, lifting the Marlins to a 3-2
victory over the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Wednesday night. Bell never
recorded an out as San Francisco rallied from two runs down to force extra
innings. After signing a $27 million, three-year contract in the off-season, the
All-Star closer has been anything but sharp for the rebranded Marlins. “It just
is a tough call to any position. We spent a lot of money on this kid,” Guillen
said. “I have to put my best guys out there and right now hes not our best guy.”
The Marlins bailed Bell out for a change. Stanton sent a 2-2 slider from
Santiago Casilla (1-0) into the left-field bleachers for his third home run of
the season. The long ball followed a wild ninth that saw struggling Bell blow
his fourth save in seven chances and raise even more doubt about the back-end of
Miamis bullpen. Carlos Zambrano pitched seven scoreless innings, and
Steve Cishek (3-0) relieved Bell for the final six outs to give Miami its second
straight win in San Francisco. “Didnt have it tonight,” Bell said. “Ozzie made a
good decision and it worked out for us. Shek came in and did an unbelievable job
and Stanton picked me up big time there. I just felt really bad because Zambrano
pitched one heck of a game and got nothing for it. My teammates picked me up.”
Giants starter Barry Zito tied a career-high with seven walks and lasted only 3
2-3 innings. Two defensive mishaps by the Giants accounted for Miamis first two
runs. Even worse for San Francisco, third baseman Pablo Sandoval left after
grounding out in the sixth with a left hand and wrist injury. Manager Bruce
Bochy said it was unclear how Sandoval hurt his hand. Sandoval will be
reevaluated Thursday. Sandoval, who missed about a quarter of the season last
summer after surgery on his right wrist, is batting .316 with five home runs and
15 RBIs this year. “I have a lot of concern,” Bochy said. “You just hope for the
best.” A series of mistakes by Miamis new high-priced closer almost turned into
another loss. Brandon Belt lined a double to left leading off the bottom of the
ninth. Joaquin Arias singled home Belt, and Buster Posey followed with another
hit to chase Bell. After Cishek struck out pinch-hitter Brett Pill,
Gregor Blanco bunted down the first-base line. Gabyy Sanchez fielded the ball
cleanly but had no play, allowing Arias to score the tying run. Tom Brady Womens Jersey. Angel Pagan grounded
into a fielders choice and Melky Cabrera had an infield single to short that
loaded the bases. Ryan Theriot, batting in Sandovals place, hit weak groundout
to second sent the game to extra innings, where Miami backed its struggling
closer. The big man at the back end of the bullpen has looked nothing like his
old self. The 34-year-old Bell had 40-plus saves each of the past three seasons
with the San Diego Padres, including 43 in 48 chances last year with a 2.44 ERA.
He leads the majors with 134 saves over the past three-plus seasons. Bells ERA
so far this season is 11.74. “In this county, youre only famous when you (mess)
up,” Guillen said of Bell. “They forget everything when youre good.” In
contrast, Zito reverted back to his wild ways after a surprisingly strong April.
The slow-throwing left-handers curveballs danced anywhere but in the strike
zone. He threw 60 pitches in the first two innings—finishing with 91 total,
only 50 for strikes—and his defence did him no favours. With one out and the
bases loaded in the first, Brandon Crawford mishandled a grounder to short by
Omar Infante. Crawford threw out the runner at second, but Joaquin Arias relay
to first was too late, allowing Emilio Bonifacio to score. Zito walked two more
in the second and again nearly worked out of a jam. Instead, Arias bungled a
grounder by Bonifacio off his glove for an error, and Gaby Sanchez scored to
give Miami a 2-0 lead. The Marlins had lost eight of nine before travelling to
the West Coast. A new month has been kinder so far to rebranded Miami. Zambrano
quieted San Franciscos hitters, not allowing a single hard-hit ball in spacious
AT&T Park. He allowed five hits and struck out five in seven scoreless
innings. But he had to endure Bells blow save that cost him the win. “I feel
that Im a new Carlos Zambrano,” the right-hander said. “The old Carlos Zambrano
would be throwing his chair and screaming at his teammate.” NOTES: Giants 2B
Freddy Sanchez, recovering from another setback on his surgically repaired right
shoulder, took infield practice and played long toss with OF Aubrey Huff before
the game. Huff is on the 15-day disabled list with what the team has called an
anxiety disorder. ... Marlins LF Logan Morrison had the day off with a lefty
starter on the mound, giving him a chance to rest his nagging right knee.
Austin Kearns started in his place. ’ ’ ’
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