Humble, TX. - Hot temperatures transformed into hot scoring today in the third round, at the Shell Houston Open.
Hunter Mahan, Carl Pettersson and Louis Oosthuizen went low in round three, to give the fans who have stayed through the heat to see the finish -- A lot to cheer for.
Oosthuizen in the end, would come out ahead, to lead at 17-under after three rounds of play at Redstone Golf Club.
Humble, TX. - Ryan Palmer started the third round at the Shell Houston Open at five-under after carding first and second rounds of 71 and 68.
The Texas native heated up in is third round, to match the temperatures at Redstone Golf Club.
Birdying the first hole got his round off to a good start, to try and make a move up the leader board.
Two pars on No.3 and No. 4 would lead him to a birdie on the par-five, 4th. Then, his round would really start to catch fire.
Palmer went on to birdie his next four holes, from No. 7 through No. 10 to propel him up the leader board to 11-under.
Humble, TX. - Ernie Els, who had a near miss at victory last week, is beginning to see his Masters hopes slipping away, this week at the Shell Houston Open.
Needing a victory to secure a spot at Augusta and to avoid missing the Masters for the first time since 1993. Els is currently five-under and seven shots behind the lead of Jeff Maggert after two rounds at Redstone Golf Club.
It's not that Els is playing poorly this week -- Just others, are going much lower on soft conditions, after pouring rains on Thursday, postponed round one.
