Woods, Kim deadlocked atop AT&T field

Woods salvaged an even-par 70 from a roller coaster round, losing a three-shot lead in two holes and having to scramble down the stretch to regain a share of the lead.

Kim turned birdie into bogey with an ugly three-putt on No. 9, but kept his cool in warm, blustery conditions for a 68.

They were at 10-under 200, but this was far from a two-man race.

Michael Allen, who is 0 for 336 in his PGA Tour career but undefeated on the Champions Tour after he won the Senior PGA Championship earlier this year, made seven birdies in a round of 65 and a tie at 201 with Cameron Beckman, who chipped in for eagle on the par-5 16th for a 66.

A dozen players were separated by four shots atop the leaderboard, including Jim Furyk (69) and Rod Pampling (71) at 202, with US Open champion Lucas Glover (68) another shot behind.

The 24-year-old Kim has never finished higher than Woods in a PGA Tour event, and today will be the first time they have been paired together.

“I’m excited to be there,’’ Kim said. “I would love to play great tomorrow.’’

Woods has a 44-3 record on the Tour when he has at least a share of the 54-hole lead, although it took work to get there. He started with a one-shot lead over Pampling, an advantage that was gone after one hole when Woods drove into the gallery and couldn’t reach the green out of the thick rough.

He recovered with a 25-foot eagle on the par-5 ninth for a three-shot lead, but going from bunker to bunker near the green and missing a 7-foot putt gave him a double bogey at No. 11 - Woods has played that hole in 4 over this week - and a tie for the lead.

Woods had to get up-and-down for birdie on the 16th for a share of the lead, and he made routine pars for his 70.

“It was a tough day,’’ Woods said. “One of those things you just had to grind it out and get through it. There were a lot of lag putts. I just never had a whole lot of birdie chances.’’

LPGA - Eunjung Yi recorded eight birdies and an eagle for a 10-under 61 to build a four-shot lead over Song-Hee Kim (64) and Morgan Pressel (67) at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.

The 21-year-old Yi, who grew up in South Korea and never has finished better than a tie for 11th in her 23 LPGA Tour events, was at 18-under 195 after putting up the lowest third-round score in the tournament’s 25 years.

European - Argentina’s Rafa Echenique held on to his lead at the French Open, shooting a 1-under 70 for a one-stroke advantage over Martin Kaymer at 11-under 202 after the third round in Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France.