Live Report: Waste Management Phoenix Open, Round 4 (PGATOUR.com)

February 28, 2010

Mark Wilson birdied his last four holes to move into a share of the 36-hole lead.

GIVING IT THE GAS (1:30 p.m.): While most everyone else is stuck in neutral, Tom Gillis has made a quantum leap up the leaderboard. He's birdied three of his first four holes and is 11 under, three shots behind Brandt Snedeker, who tees off at 2 p.m. ET.

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Gillis has played in 26 countries during a career that has spanned two decades. He earned his TOUR card for 2010 by finishing fifth on the Nationwide Tour money list last year. He was first in birdie average, second in scoring and tied for second in putting average while earning more than $325,000, the third best season financially of his career.—Helen Ross

GOING SOUTH (12:55 p.m.): Ryan Moore, who had started the third round one stroke off the lead at 10 under, continues to head in the wrong direction on Sunday.

He ran into trouble on the back nine in the third round—making two bogeys and a double bogey in a three-hole stretch—and Sunday has brought more of the same. He was seven strokes back at the end of 54 holes.

Moore, whostarted on the back nine Sunday, just made another double on the 11th hole, his second one there this week, and bogeyed No. 12. A birdie at the par-5 13th has gotten him back to 5 under for the tournament but he's well off the pace now.—Helen Ross

RAIN SUBSIDES (12:40 p.m.): The rain arrived later than expected Saturday evening. The skies were clear and the moon shone full over the nearby mountains as the festivities wound down at the Bird's Nest after the third round was completed.

By midnight, though, the rain had begun with a vengeance and it continued to fall—albeit lightly—as the players with early tee times embarked on their third rounds. TPC Scottsdale had absorbed .64 inches by 9 a.m. local time.

The clouds were lifting, though, and blue skies have begun to peak out. The temperature should top out around 60 and the winds will be southwesterly from 10-15 mph.—Helen Ross

Groups We're Watching Tee time Players 2 p.m. ET,No. 1 Brandt Snedeker, Scott Piercy, Matt Every Snedeker has the most experience of the group and will be trying for his second career win. 1:50 p.m. ET,No. 1 Rickie Fowler, Camilo Villegas, Mark CalcavecchiaFowler and Villegas begin the final round two and three shots back, respectively, but both have gone low this week. 1:50 p.m. ET,No. 10 J.B. Holmes, Phil Mickelson, Scott VerplankThis might be the day's most popular group with the long-hitting Holmes and local favorite Mickelson. MORE ROUND 3: Tee times | Inside the field | Inside the courses | FANTASY GOLF: Power Rankings | Fantasy Insider | Play our game … free! Going for the Green Waste Management presents the "Going for the Green" closest-to-the-pin contest. Waste Management will donate $25,000 to Keep America Beautiful in the name of the player who is closest to the pin at the par-3 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale this week. The distance from the hole each day will be added together to reach a cumulative total. Of the proceeds, 50 percent will go to the local Keep Phoenix Beautiful chapter and 50 percent will go to Keep America Beautiful's national Think Green grant. Going for the Green—current standings Rank Player Distance Round 1 Rickie Fowler 30 feet, 8 inches 3 2 Mark Wilson 35 feet, 3 inches 3 3 Scott Verplank 41 feet, 9 inches 3 4 Zach Johnson 42 feet, 8 inches 3 5 Ryan Moore 48 feet, 3 inches 3 Play TPC Scottsdale TPC SCOTTSDALE: The 162-yard 16th will look a lot different without 100,000 people around, but the experience will still be worthwhile. For a limited time, take advantage of reduced pricing for golf vacation packages with arrival before April 4, 2010. With a savings of approximately $150 per golfer, there is no reason why you would want to pass up the opportunity to escape for some Scottsdale golf and play where the pros played during the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Click here for package information, tee times, more | Book a golf package Live Essentials Follow every shot with our newest application The only place on the Internet for real-time live scoring Listen to expert commentary on the PGA TOUR Network News, notes, stats and analysis during each round