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The Dane tallied three birdies in his first six holes, but bogeyed the seventh, a hole he has made five on in each of the first three rounds of the tournament.

Bjorn recovered with a birdie at nine, a hole he has birdied each of the first three rounds. He parred the first three holes on the second nine, then birdied No. 13.

Now Bjorn has a shot to win at the same venue as his first win on the European Tour.

Ernie Els, a two-time winner of this tournament, shot a four-under 67 on Saturday. He is tied for 10th place with Jamie Donaldson (71), Mark Foster (68) and Charl Schwartzel (72). The group is knotted at seven-under-par 206.

Roberts began the third round in a tie for 15th place after the second round -- suspended due to inclement weather on Friday -- was completed in the morning.

It was also his first Champions Tour title after winning eight times on the PGA Tour.

But since winning the MasterCard Championship, Turtle Bay Championship and ACE Group Classic to begin 2006, the 51-year-old Roberts has since collected eight top-10 finishes without another win.

Saturday, Roberts began making a move with back-to-back birdies to begin his third round. He added birdies at the fifth and seventh holes to make the turn at 10-under, then collected another birdie at the 10th.

Don Pooley -- one of eight players who held a share of the second-round lead -- now heads a group of four players who are tied for fifth place. Pooley shot a two-under 70 in the third round and is tied with Bobby Wadkins (65), Des Smyth (68) and Jim Thorpe (69) at minus-10.

Joe Ozaki tied a Champions Tour record with eight consecutive birdies on Friday, then tallied a double-bogey and a birdie Saturday morning to hold a share of the second-round lead.

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•    maintenance such a strange way of life

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•    I was hoping that being active on Twitter would increase the number of birdies in my golf game ... it didn't.

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•    Can I be someone's birdie :/ I promise to wear the feathers and spike my hair and lose some weight

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•    @hoppelz Yes, my mom would rather stay home w/birdies, but she says she has to go there, too. She needs to buy more toys and treats for us.

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•    RT @lafashioniste: Nog een vraagje. Hoeveel heeft Bjorn Borg verder met móde te maken? #justasking

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•    bjorn borg is heel erg stom

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