NAPLES, Florida (AP) Matt Kuchar and Harris English took a four-stroke lead in the Franklin Templeton Shootout, playing the back nine in 9-under 27 in the better-ball round for a 12-under 60 on Saturday.
Kuchar and English were 20 under at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort's Tiburon course. They opened with a 64 on Friday in modified alternate-shot play. The team event ends with a scramble on Sunday.
Retief Goosen and Fredrik Jacobson were second after a 61.
The teams of Ian Poulter-Lee Westwood and Charles Howell III-Justin Leonard were tied for third at 13 under. Poulter and Westwood shot 61, and Howell and Leonard had a 67.
Kuchar and English had nine birdies and an eagle on Nos. 8-17.