Casey extends lead at BMW Championship

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05/23/2009 - Surrey, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Casey extended his lead to three shots at the BMW PGA Championship with a five-under 67 in Saturday's third round.

Casey, the world No. 7, finished 54 holes at 13-under-par 203 for a three-shot lead over Soren Kjeldsen. The Englishman carried a two-stroke lead into the third round.

Kjeldsen remained in second place with a four-under 68, while 20-year-old Rory McIlroy fired a seven-under 65 to move into third place at nine-under 207.

Ross Fisher (67) and Charl Schwartzel (68) are the only other players within five shots of Casey's lead at the $6.1 million event, one of the biggest non- major tournaments in Europe.

Casey -- already a two-time winner this year after claiming the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on the European Tour and the Houston Open on the PGA Tour -- protected his lead with a bogey-free round.

He made all five of his birdies during a 10-hole stretch beginning at the fourth and ending at the 13th.

Casey rolled in lengthy birdie putts during that run, draining 20-footers at the sixth, eighth and 10th holes. His birdie at the 13th gave him a four-shot lead.

Kjeldsen, playing two groups in front of Casey, collected four birdies over his last seven holes to pull within three strokes of the leader.

Casey, who took second place at the lucrative WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in March, is quietly building a career season at the age of 31.

But, chasing his 10th European Tour victory, he lamented missing good birdie opportunities on his last two holes Saturday.

"Would I have taken a 67 with a three-shot lead at the beginning of the day? Maybe," said Casey, who won the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth -- this week's host course -- three years ago.

"With the golf I played out there, it was a little bit frustrating only having parred the last two holes. But you've got to accept the good breaks with the bad."

Kjeldsen is seeking his second win of the season, and fourth of his career.

"It was a great day, a really good round. I was controlling the ball and I was nice and committed on every shot," said the 34-year-old Dane. "A couple of drives I backed off yesterday and I wasn't going to do that today; and I didn't."

McIlroy, the rising star from Northern Ireland who won his maiden title at this season's Dubai Desert Classic, gathered five birdies on the back nine and moved from a tie for 19th place into solo third.

His 65 marked the best round of the week thus far.

"It was a great day and I've put myself in a it great position to try and win this tournament," McIlroy said.

Defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, tied for second place overnight, shot a 74 and slipped into a share of 13th at four-under par.

John Daly remained out of the mix with a 77 that dropped him into a tie for 66th place.

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Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)

"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."

Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins

There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.

Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins

Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.

USC Trojans - 10.5 wins

A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.

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