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Tracker: Garrigus shoots 70, keeps Valspar lead

Robert Garrigus birdied three of his first five holes then held on for a third-round 1-under 70 Saturday to keep his lead at the Valspar Championship.

At 8 under, Garrigus, who didn’t have a birdie in his final 13 holes Saturday at Innisbrook Resort, leads Kevin Na by one shot. John Senden (6 under) and Justin Rose (5 under) are third and fourth, respectively.

Here’s how it all unfolded Saturday in Palm Harbor, Fla.:

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Update No. 16: 6 p.m. EDT

Kevin Na moves to 7 under, two shots back of Robert Garrigus, after a birdie at the par-3 15th.

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Update No. 15: 5:36 p.m. EDT

Justin Rose sticks his tee shot to 3 feet at the par-3 15th and makes birdie to move to 6 under.

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Update No. 14: 5:25 p.m. EDT

Robert Garrigus makes his first bogey of the day, at the par-4 12th, and he falls back to 9 under.

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Update No. 13: 5:11 p.m. EDT

Kevin Na goes back to 6 under after a birdie at the par-5 11th. Meanwhile, a couple of streaks have ended in the last half hour: Na’s bogey-free streak, which ended with a Na bogey at No. 10, and Robert Garrigus’ par-5 birdie streak, which ended with a Garrigus par at the par-5 11th.

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Update No. 12: 4:51 p.m. EDT

After a birdie at the ninth, Kevin Na gives a shot right back with bogey at the par-4 10th. Na, now 5 under, is five shots back of leader Robert Garrigus, who is 10 under overall, 3 under through 10 holes today. Garrigus has birdied a par 5 in all 10 attempts so far this week, including two on the front nine today.

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Update No. 11: 4:27 p.m. EDT

Justin Rose makes the turn at 4 under overall. Rose is 1 under through nine holes with no bogeys and a birdie at the seventh hole.

Click here to read more about Rose, who is gaining confidence this week at Innisbrook.

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Update No. 10: 4:05 p.m. EDT

Charley Hoffman is 4 under through 16 holes today after entering the round at even par. Here’s video of his chip-in birdie at the par-3 13th (mobile users can watch it here):

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Hoffman has had a pretty good start to his season. He’s made eight of nine cuts and posted three top 10s.

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Update No. 9: 3:53 p.m. EDT

Robert Garrigus hits his second shot well left at the par-5 fifth hole, but gets up and down for birdie to move to 10 under. He’s four shots clear of the field.

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Update No. 8: 3:11 p.m. EDT

A birdie putt from 12 feet on the par-4 second sends Robert Garrigus into a three-shot lead at Innisbrook Resort over John Senden, who is second place after a 7-under 64 on Moving Day.

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Update No. 7: 2:51 p.m. EDT

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Check out this birdie from John Senden at the par-4 12th today. Senden is 5 under, 6 under through 17 holes today.

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Update No. 6: 2:47 p.m. EDT

Robert Garrigus and Kevin Na each birdie their opening hole to move to 8 under and 5 under, respectively.

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Update No. 5: 2:32 p.m. EDT

Robert Garrigus and Kevin Na have just teed off in Round 3. Here’s a video recap of what happened in Friday’s second round:

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Garrigus is searching for his second career PGA Tour victory and first since 2010. He also birdied all four par 5s in both rounds so far. Na is bogey-free through 36 holes this week.

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Update No. 4: 2:27 p.m. EDT

Luke Donald, who won this event in 2012, is 4 under through 17 holes today. He’s 3 under overall.

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Update No. 3: 2:19 p.m. EDT

We’re about 10 minutes from the lead group of Robert Garrigus and Kevin Na teeing off. Garrigus leads at 7 under, two shot clear of John Senden (5 under) and three shots ahead of Na and Retief Goosen, who shot 7-under 64 this morning.

Click here to read more on Goosen’s third round at Innisbrook.

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Update No. 2: 1:36 p.m. EDT

John Senden is also making an early run. The Australian is 4 under through 10 holes today, and 3 under overall.

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Update No. 1: 12:56 p.m. EDT

The lead group of Robert Garrigus (7 under) and Kevin Na (4 under) will tee off in about an hour and a half, but we already have a player who has joined Na in a tie for second. Retief Goosen carded a 7-under 64 this morning to move to 4 under.

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Thursday’s coverage

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Thursday at Innisbrook was all about coping with the wind – and the foursome who did it best finished tied for the first-round lead of the Valspar Championship. Greg Chalmers, Matt Every, Danny Lee and Pat Perez shot 3-under 68s to find the top of the leaderboard at Innisbrook’s Copperhead course. Here are 5 Things to know about the day’s events in Palm Harbor, Fla.

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Taking the morning lead with a 68, Matt Every stole the spotlight early from notables including Matt Kuchar and reigning U.S. Open champion Justin Rose on Thursday at the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship near Tampa. A crowd built on the lead number – and after 18 holes, Every’s joined by Greg Chalmers, Danny Lee and Pat Perez for the first-round lead.

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