(Sports Network) - Ben Curtis, the 2003 British Open Champion, fired a two-under 68 Sunday morning to move into sole possession of the lead after the third round of the PGA Championship. It took Curtis an extra day, but he finished 54 holes at two-under 208 at the South Course at Oakland Hills.

After sitting for almost five hours on Saturday before play was called, Curtis was one of eight players who had 36 holes on his docket for Sunday.

"It should be a lot of fun this afternoon," said Curtis. "I went to bed pretty early. It's gonna be a long day and you just have to stay patient."

The third round was completed well within the time period the PGA of America allotted to finish all play on Sunday. If there is bad weather Sunday, and there's a 40 percent chance in the forecast, the fourth Monday finish in the stroke-play era of the PGA Championship could be a reality.

Players are going off both the first and 10th tees in threesomes in the final round. The last threesome is scheduled to go out around 2:20 p.m. (et) and with a five-hour window of play, there is time allowed for a possible playoff.

Again, that is dependent on no weather stoppages on Sunday. The forecast calls for a chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon, with a 40 percent chance of rain all afternoon.

Second-round leader J.B. Holmes bogeyed the last hole to fall out of a tie for first. He managed an even-par 70 in round three and is tied for second place with Henrik Stenson, who birdied 18 for a one-under 69. The pair is knotted at minus-one.

Reigning two-time British Open champion Padraig Harrington flew into contention Sunday morning. He posted a third-round, four-under 66 to move into a tie for fourth with the man he beat in a playoff last year at the British Open, Sergio Garcia (69), and Charlie Wi (71). The trio is knotted at one-over 211.

Andres Romero matched the Oakland Hills course record Saturday with a five- under 65. He shares seventh with first-round co-leader Jeev Milkha Singh, who carded a third-round, even-par 70. That pair is in at plus-two.

Camilo Villegas (67), Steve Flesch (70), Aaron Baddeley (71) and 2001 PGA Champion David Toms (72) are tied for ninth place at three-over-par 213.

Phil Mickelson, the 2005 PGA Champion, never got going Sunday morning. He faced a seven-foot eagle putt on the sixth hole when he returned in the morning, but only made birdie.

Mickelson rattled off back-to-back bogeys at the 10th and 11th. He parred out and finished 54 holes in a tie for 13th at four-over 214, six off the lead.



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