HONOLULU, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Jerry Kelly moved a step closer to his first PGA Tour title Saturday, shooting a 5-under-par 65 for a two-shot lead after the third round of the Sony Open.
Playing in the last group at breezy Waialae Country Club, Kelly had an early bogey and four birdies, closing with two in a row to reach 14-under 196.
Second-round leader John Cook and PGA champion David Toms were tied for second at 12-under 198. Cook followed a career-low 62 with a 70 and Toms had the low round of the day with a 63.
Jim Furyk was alone in fourth at 199 after carding a 66. Rookie of the Year Charles Howell III, first-round co-leader Chris Riley and Stephen Ames of Trinidad were tied for fifth at 200.
Kelly followed a bogey at the fourth hole with a 15-foot birdie putt at the fifth, then added birdies at the ninth, 13th, 17th and 18th.
A two-time runner-up in five-plus PGA Tour seasons, Kelly will sleep on a Saturday lead for the fourth time. The last was at the Reno-Tahoe Open in August, when he triple-bogeyed the 16th hole Sunday and finished second to Cook.
