"If I go out and make 18 consecutive pars, they are going to have to shoot under par to beat me."

He began the back nine with four consecutive pars and a bogey, dooming any chance of making history.

From that point on, he ran 10 consecutive pars.

He will play with Rodriguez, who shot 70 in a round that included 15 consecutive pars.

He then made 10 consecutive pars before making birdies on three of the final six holes.

Goodman bounced back and recorded four consecutive pars after making the turn.

His outward nine yesterday, starting out with seven consecutive pars, was typical.

Strange played steadily, with fifteen consecutive pars until a birdie at the 16th, his first since the second round.

On this course, 10 consecutive pars was solid golf.

After four consecutive pars, he ended the day on a high note by making an 18-foot putt for birdie at No. 9.