• Bob Hope Classic, Round Four

Tight at the top at Bob Hope Classic

Gary Woodland controlled the ball superbly © Getty Images

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Gary Woodland and Jhonattan Vegas remain locked together at the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round of the Bob Hope Classic.

The Bob Hope Classic is played on four courses over five days, with the top 70 and ties coming back to play the final round. The first four days are somewhat relaxed with celebrities and amateurs playing alongside the pros, but it cranks up a gear on the Sunday and it will be Woodland and Vegas who will occupy the final group.

Woodland manouvered himself into a position to land his first PGA Tour title with a superb 66. The 26-year-old has immense power and he combined that with excellent control and touch to secure a share of the lead heading into Sunday. He bounced back from bogeying his 10th hole to drain a monster putt for an eagle on the sixth hole, his 15th, and an excellent approach to the last set up a final birdie that has handed him a chance of pressing for the title.

"I am going to treat it like it is another day," Woodland said. "I am going to have to make birdies and go low. It will be nice to get a bit more competitive as it has been pretty laid back, but I am looking forward to it."

Vegas has been in contention throughout the week and he birdied his final five holes and 10 in total on the La Quinta course, to post a score of 24-under.

Scotland's Martin Laird will sleep on the fact he is two shots adrift of Woodland and Vegas after a superb showing. He made only two pars on the outward nine, with six birdies and two bogeys sending him climbing up the leaderboard. Three more birdies followed coming home, but he left a six-foot birdie chance above ground on the last as he signed for a 66.

Bill Haas will not give up his title without a fight, judged on his brilliant 62 on Saturday. Last year's winner struggled for form in the first three days, but he caught fire on the Palmer Private course by making 11 birdies - including a run of six on the spin either side of the turn - to move up to 21-under alongside Daniel Summerhays, Keegan Bradley and Chris Kirk.

The leading money winner in 2010, Matt Kuchar's hopes of mounting a challenge for the title on Sunday were improved by birdies on his final four holes on the Palmer Private course to move him up to 19-under.

"This was a day I needed to shoot low," Kuchar said. "I have a chance and it will be interesting if I get off to a fast start tomorrow. It will take a low one from me tomorrow."

Brian Davis recovered from bogeying the first hole to card a fine 68. The Englishman went on a run of four successive birdies prior to the turn to move to 16-under after 72 holes.

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