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Article: O'Hair cruises to 3-shot lead ; Woods stays in hunt at Bay Hill; Golf roundup

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March 28, 2009
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Bay Hill was so penal yesterday that most players figured it would be difficult for anyone to shoot a low number and separate themselves from the pack. Sean O'Hair apparently didn't get the memo.

O'Hair opened with three straight birdies and didn't drop a shot until his final hole, which gave him a 5-under-par 65 for a three- shot lead over Jason Gore heading into the weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla.

Tiger Woods remained in the mix for a sixth title at Bay Hill, courtesy of a short game that turned a mediocre round into a 69.

Woods chipped in for birdie on his opening hole for the second straight day, holed another birdie chip on No. 8, and kept his round together ...

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