Date: July 20, 2008
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Aussie pair in the lead

Gavin Coles and Nick Flanagan were tied for the lead after Saturday&aposs third round of the US Bank Championship. Tied with Richard Johnson for the lead at the start of play, Flanagan carded a one-under-par 69 to move to 11-under-par 199 where he is joined by Coles, who signed for a two under 68. Canadian Jon Mills, George McNeill, Ken Duke and Johnson are tied for third at 10 under. Mills, who has a pair of Nationwide Tour victories on his resume, had seven birdies and just one bogey to jump into contention. Chris Riley, Jason Gore, Patrick Sheehan, Brandt Jobe and Joe Ogilvie are at nine under with a group of 10 players at eight under. The defending champion, Ogilvie bogeyed three of his first four holes but had three birdies on the back nine and finished with a two under 68. Leaderboard after the third Round of The US Bank Championship (Par 70): -11: Gavin Coles (Australia) 69 62 68, Nick Flanagan (Australia) 67 63 69 -10: Jon Mills 68 68 64, George McNeill 67 67 66, Ken Duke 67 65 68, Richard Johnson 63 67 70 -9: Chris Riley 68 66 67, Jason Gore 67 66 68, Patrick Sheehan 65 68 68, Brandt Jobe 68 65 68, Joe Ogilvie 66 67 68 -8: Jimmy Walker 69 66 67, John Huston 71 63 68, Chad Campbell 67 67 68, Bill Haas 67 67 68, Mathias Gronberg 67 67 68, Jason Allred 70 64 68, Jason Dufner 70 63 69, Troy Matteson 67 65 70, Dean Wilson 65 73 64, Kent Jones 66 65 71 Also: -5: Nathan Green (Australia) 68 68 69, David Lutterus (Australia) 67 67 71 -4: Brett Rumford (Australia) 69 67 70