Watney drops shots early on to fall behind

Aug 15, 2010, 20:43 GMT

Sheboygan, Wisconsin - Overnight leader Nick Watney had the worst-possible start to the final round of the PGA Cahmpionship on Sunday as he played a double-bogey six on the par-four first hole.

The 29-year-old, who birdied his first two holes of his previous three rounds at the Whistling Straits course in Kohler, Wisconsin, found the fairway with his tee-shot, but then duffed his wedge shot to come up well short of the green with his second and then needed a further four shots to get into the hole.

As if he knew what was to come Watney said that not everything depended on the start. 'Regardless of the start, you still have to play all 18. I will try to keep it out there in front of me and play one shot at a time.'

Watney then dropped another shot at the fourth hole to allow Martin Kaymer to take the lead.

The German, who was on nine-under at the start of the day, was playing ahead of Watney. He birdied the third and fifth to move to 11-under, while Watney fell behind to 10-under.

Jim Furyk shared second place with Watney after back-to-back birdies on the sixth and seventh hole.

Behind them Bubba Watson, Jason Day, Wenchong Liang, Zach Johnson and Rory McIlroy were on nine-under and well within striking distance of the leader.

Of the early finishers Phil Mickelson had the best round with a five-under 67 that took him to six-under for the tournament and tied 16th at that stage, but far off what he needed to take over the number one ranking from Tiger Woods.

With two holes to play Woods was on one-over for the day and two- under for the tournament.