Allenby, Green share lead after 3rd round of PGA

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Open champion Robert
Allenby and Nathan Green share the lead of the Australian PGA
tournament at Coolum in Queensland after the delayed third
round was completed on Sunday.

Persistent rain and electrical storms severely hampered
play on Thursday and Friday, with players having to complete
their third round early on Sunday before the final round could
begin.

Australian Green had been the overnight leader on 13-under
after 13 holes, while his compatriot Allenby was lurking two
shots back after 14.

Allenby picked up two more shots on the 15th and 16th holes
to shoot an eight-under 64 and join Green, who made a bogey
four on 14 and birdie three on 17 for a 68, at the top of the
leaderboard on 203, 13-under-par.

Nick O’Hern, Rod Pampling, Wade Ormsby and Steven Bowditch
were tied for third on 10 under, one shot ahead of U.S. Open
champion Michael Campbell of New Zealand, who made an eagle on
the 18th hole to be nine under.