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  • Last summer at the PGA Championship, Nick Watney, 29, held a three-shot lead at 54 holes and shot 81 on Sunday to finish T18.

    Slaying the Meltdown Monster John Paul Newport 2011

  • It didn't help March 6 at Arizona when Nikola Vucevic was whistled for a three-shot foul against Kyle Fogg ... with 0.2 seconds left in regulation.

    Pac-10 Conference 2010

  • The answer is not to be expected before Sunday afternoon but for the time being the Northern Irishman gave the world of sport yet another performance to savour on the opening day of a major championship, shooting a flawless 65 to take a three-shot lead at the 2011 US Open.

    Rory McIlroy seizes three-stroke lead in first round of US Open 2011

  • Dustin Johnson, then 25, quickly blew a three-shot lead in the final round at the U.S. Open in June.

    Slaying the Meltdown Monster John Paul Newport 2011

  • With a three-shot lead and just more than five holes remaining, Stricker had to spend two hours in the clubhouse waiting out a storm delay, leaving him plenty of time to imagine what could go wrong.

    Steve Stricker Wins Memorial Tournament By One Stroke The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • One drill repeated to ad nauseum was upon contact the point man fired three-shot burst, jumped to the side ….

    Shotguns in Combat 2009

  • But while Woods and Stricker had good cause to be satisfied with their rounds, KJ Choi eclipsed them as he went round in 66 to open a three-shot lead.

    KJ Choi seizes lead to eclipse Tiger Woods' fine start in California 2011

  • The answer is not to be expected before Sunday afternoon but for the time being the Northern Irishman gave the world of sport yet another performance to savour on the opening day of a major championship, shooting a flawless 65 to take a three-shot lead at the 2011 US Open.

    Rory McIlroy seizes three-stroke lead in first round of US Open 2011

  • One drill repeated to ad nauseum was upon contact the point man fired three-shot burst, jumped to the side ….

    Shotguns in Combat 2009

  • With a three-shot lead and just more than five holes remaining, Stricker had to spend two hours in the clubhouse waiting out a storm delay, leaving him plenty of time to imagine what could go wrong.

    Steve Stricker Wins Memorial Tournament By One Stroke The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

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