Howell seizes PGA lead with bogey-free round

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DULUTH, Georgia (AFP) — Home-state hero Charles Howell fired a bogey-free five-under par 67 here Saturday to seize a one-stroke lead on US compatriot Kenny Perry after the third round of the US PGA AT&T Classic.

Howell stood on 13-under par 203 after 54 holes in the 5.5 million-dollar event with Perry making a birdie at the 18th to finish one stroke back with a US trio of David Toms, Ryan Palmer and Jonathan Byrd on 205.

Japan's Ryuji Imada fired a bogey-free 66 to share sixth with American Heath Slocum.

Howell, whose hometown of Augusta hosts the Masters every April, plans to keep the aggressive approach Sunday that put him into the lead on Saturday.

"On this golf course you can make a lot of birdies when you go out there and play aggressive," said...