Date: June 22, 2008
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Day and the Elk keep faith

Australian pair Jason Day and Steve Elkington are five shots off the lead with one round to go at the Travelers Championship. The Aussies are on 10-under overall and in a share of 15th position – 14 spots down from outright leader Stewart Cink (15-under) who closed with consecutive birdies in the third round to take a two-shot advantage. Day and Elkington both posted rounds of 66 to take their three-day total to 200 while their compatriot Nick O&aposHern sits two shots further back on eight-under. Cink fell into a share of the lead with Heath Slocum following a bogey at the par-three 16th, but recovered to roll in birdie putts at his final two holes to finish off a solid five-under-par 65 which moved him to 15-under overall. The American has been consistent throughout the year after claiming two runners-up berths, a pair of thirds and six top-10 finishes in 14 events. “I think if I could get to 20-under tomorrow, I will have given myself a really good chance to win,” said Cink, who finished 14th at last week&aposs US Open. “So it would be great to get to 20 and finish there.” Slocum, who is in contention for his first title of the year, signed for a 64 to move onto 13-under. Kevin Streelman (62), Vijay Singh (64), Tommy Armour III (65), Kenny Perry (65) and defending champion Hunter Mahan (67) all are three shots off the lead. Streelman, who led after the first round of the US Open, followed up his second-round 63 with an even better round on a gorgeous day at the TPC River Highlands, carding six birdies and an eagle during his bogey-free round. Third Round of The Travelers Championship (Par 70): -15: Stewart Cink 66 64 65 -13: Heath Slocum 67 66 64 -12: Kevin Streelman 73 63 62, Vijay Singh 66 68 64, Tommy Armour III 69 64 65, Kenny Perry 66 67 65, Hunter Mahan 68 63 67 -11: DJ Trahan 67 70 72, Chad Campbell 67 70 62, Michael Letzig 68 68 63, Chris DiMarco 66 69 64, Jon Mills 70 64 65, Brenden Pappas 69 65 65, Fred Funk 66 68 65 -10: David Toms 67 69 64, Jason Day (Australia) 67 67 66, Steve Elkington (Australia) 70 64 66, Brad Adamonis 64 68 68 -9: Bob Estes 69 68 64, John Huston 65 69 67, Bubba Watson 66 68 67, Tom Pernice Jr 65 68, 68, Ken Duke 65 66 70 Also: -8: Nick O Hern (Australia) 68 69 65 -4: Peter Lonard (Australia) 66 70 70, Stuart Appleby (Australia) 68 66 72, Brett Rumford (Australia) 68 66 72 -2: Andrew Buckle (Australia) 68 68 72