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Shane Lowry in line for another top 10 finish at Pebble Beach

Sits tied for tenth heading into final round in National Pro-Am but Padraig Harrinton misses cut

Shane Lowry is in line for a second consecutive top 10 finish after a strong third round in the national Pro-Am at Pebble Beach but Padraig harrington missed the cut. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Shane Lowry is in line for a second consecutive top 10 finish after a strong third round in the national Pro-Am at Pebble Beach but Padraig harrington missed the cut. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Sun Feb 15 2015 - 12:51

Shane Lowry sits tied for 10th place in the AT&T National Pro-Am after he carded a five under par 67 in his third round to leave him five shots off the lead heading into the final day.

However Padraig Harrington won't be joining him in the final round at Pebble Beach after a 72 left the three-time major winner five under and a shot off making the cut.

Lowry delivered a faultless round, picking up a shot on his opening hole and reaching the turn at two under, before three birdies in the final five holes propelled him up the leaderboard leaving him with an outside chance going into the final day.

Either way, Lowry has enjoyed a fine start to 2015, after finishing seventh in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in his last event.

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Jim Furyk, who dusted off his clubs this week after a five-month break, surged into the lead in his first event since the Tour Championship last September.

The former U.S. Open champion carded a nine-under-par 63 on another sunny day at Pebble Beach on California’s Monterey Peninsula.

Furyk birdied seven of the final 10 holes to vault past Australian Matt Jones, who led until he bogeyed his final two holes.

Furyk posted an 18-under 197 total, one stroke ahead of fellow American Brandt Snedeker (67) and Jones (67), with Californian Nick Watney (65) two shots back. All four frontrunners played at Pebble Beach, one of three courses used for the event.

Furyk arrived at Pebble Beach with an open mind about the state of his game.

“I didn’t really have any expectations,” he told Golf Channel. “I just wanted to come in, find my game and figure where I was at and I’ve been in a good frame of mind.

“I’ve found a way to get the ball in the hole this week even though maybe at times I didn’t hit the greatest shots.

He attributed that to being fresh and not playing for a while.

“I might not have been as sharp but my attitude’s been able to overcome some of that,” he said.

Jones looked like he would be sitting on the 54-hole lead when he reeled off six birdies in seven holes from his 10th hole (the first), but he missed shortish putts at his final two holes.

Snedeker, who shared the halfway lead with Jones, was steady rather than spectacular, notching six birdies and one bogey for his 16th consecutive round of par or better.