Baddeley leads Woods at U.S. Open

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06/17/2007 - Oakmont, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Baddeley will carry a two-shot lead over Tiger Woods into the final round of the U.S. Open after shooting an even-par 70 Saturday at a tamer Oakmont.

Baddeley, an Australian transplant living in Arizona, is at two-over 212 -- the second straight year the 54-hole leader was plus-two at the U.S. Open.

Woods began the day five shots behind Angel Cabrera's overnight lead and shot a one-under 69, playing bogey-free until the 18th hole. He was at four-over 214.

Paul Casey followed his spectacular 66 Friday with a 72 in the second round and was tied for third place with Stephen Ames (73), Justin Rose (73) and Bubba Watson (74) at five-over 215.

Cabrera shot a 76 and fell back to six-over 216. He was joined there by Steve Stricker, whose 68 was the best round of the day, and 2003 U.S. Open winner Jim Furyk (70).

In 28 tries, Woods has never come from behind to win a major. Baddeley, who played with Woods at the Masters this year, will have a chance to extend that losing streak to 29 tournaments.

"I'll absolutely enjoy it," Baddeley, a two-time PGA Tour winner, said. "I'm comfortable playing with Tiger at the majors."

If he had seen Woods' round Saturday, he might not have been as comfortable.

Woods made 13 consecutive pars after posting birdies on two of his first four holes and hit every green in regulation through 17 holes. That run ended when he found a bunker with his tee shot at the 18th, only to blast out to the middle of the fairway.

He put his third shot over the hole and missed a a 15-foot par putt, ending a chance for the first bogey-free round of the week.

Woods was just the sixth player since 1983 to hit 17 greens in regulation during a round at the U.S. Open. He hit no more than 11 in either of the first two rounds.

"I felt like I was in control of my game today, which is nice to have on a Saturday afternoon of an Open," said Woods, a two-time U.S. Open winner.

His round was filled with a handful of agonizing near-misses on makable putts. If even three of them had rolled in, he would have equaled Casey's tournament- best 66 from Friday.

Casey's round was sensational, if not unbelievable. Woods' was workmanlike.

What a difference a few putts make.

"But, hey, I put myself right there in the tournament," Woods figured.

He began the round with a long drive at No. 1 that cut into the center of the fairway, then an approach shot to 20 feet to set up a routine par. He then made par from a bunker at No. 2 -- the first time he parred the first two holes this week.

Woods made his two birdies on back-to-back holes beginning at No. 3, where he rolled in an eight-foot putt. He two-putted from 20 feet at the fourth.

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Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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