MONTREAL -- There doesnt appear to be any stopping Jim Furyk from claiming a third RBC Canadian Open title. The 44-year-old Furyk steamrolled his way to a bogey-free 65 in the third round at Royal Montreal on Saturday to go to 15-under-par 195 and take a three-shot lead over South African Tim Clark, while crowd favourite Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., saw his hopes sag with a three-putt on the 18th to fall seven strokes off the lead. A forecast of thunderstorms may complicate the final round on Sunday, but Furyk is in solid position for his first PGA win since the Tour Championship in 2010. He said a key to closing out the US$5.7 million tournament will be "not really worrying about what position Im in. Not looking at the leaderboard too much. Going out there and trying to attack the golf course the same way I have the first three days. "I noticed there arent many leaderboards on the course, that might be a good thing." He will play the final round in a threesome with Clark, whose only Tour win was the 2010 Players Championship, and Kyle Stanley, whose lone win was at the 2012 Phoenix Open. Clark had the low round of the day at 64 to move to 12-under. Stanley has been near the lead all week and shot 68 to take third place at 10-under par. Furyk is a 16-time winner on Tour and will have the edge in experience. But he cautioned that the soft greens and fairways at Royal Montreal have made for low scoring and that anyone close is a threat. "The guys that are out there who have played well for three days are all capable," said Furyk. "Timmy Clarks got a lot of experience. Kyles won before. "The guys out there have all played well. Theyve played good rounds. You saw Graham and I shoot 7-under (on Saturday). There is a good round out there, so guys can go out there and shoot a low one and definitely put heat on the last group." Jamie Lovemark, whose best finish so far this season was a tie for 28th in January, shot 67 to take fourth place at 9-under. But the galleries were watching DeLaet, Canadas top player who is trying to become the first Canadian to win his national open since Pat Fletcher in 1954. But after raising hopes as he and Furyk tied the course record playing together with Matt Kuchar in the second round, he managed only an even-par 70 to stay at 8 under in a tie with Joe Durant (67), Scott Brown (69) and Tim Petrovic (72). The 32-year-old DeLaet missed a par putt on the second and but kept himself afloat until he sank a long putt for eagle on the par-5 12th. He followed with a birdie on the 14th to get to 10 under, but then put his tee shot on the 15th into a hazard for bogey. The crowd gave him a rousing ovation as the bearded DeLaet walked up the 18th fairway, but he got too aggressive on a 10-foot birdie putt and then missed a short one for par. "I kept plugging away," said DeLaet. "I knew I wasnt that far off and if I could just finish a couple under par maybe Id have a shot (on Sunday.) "Disappointing to three-putt the last. I really wanted to make that birdie and got over-aggressive. But it was a fun day. The crowds were amazing out there. Hopefully, I can do something special." If DeLaet was dejected or angry at himself, it didnt show when he met the media off the 18th green. And he wasnt about to concede defeat despite the gap with the leaders. "Jim is obviously in control of his game right now, but if someone posts something -- 13, 14 or 15 -- you never know what could happen," he said. "Im just going to give it my best. Ive got 35 million people pulling for me, so thats pretty cool." Furyk won the worlds third-oldest national championship in 2006 at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club and followed with a win in 2007 at Angus Glen in Markham, Ont. A third win would put him in a tie for second all-time with Tommy Armour (1927, 1930 and 1934), San Snead (1938, 1940 and 1941) and Lee Trevino (1971, 1977 and 1979). Leo Diegel won four titles in the 1920s. Coming off a final round 65 to finish fourth at the British Open last Sunday, Furyk has had only one bogey, on the fourth hole of the first round, at Royal Montreal. The third round was more complicated, but he cited up-and-down saves for par on the first, sixth, 11th and 16th for keeping his hot play alive. "The first couple of days I struck the ball really well and never had myself in too much trouble," he said. "Today I found a way to score and get the ball in the hole." In his career, Furyk has won 10 of 25 times when leading after three rounds. Clark got off to a phenomenal start, with a birdie on the first and an eagle on the second, and then ran off three birdies on the final six holes. The 38-year-olds experience likely makes him the most dangerous challenger. "Its always great to get off to a good start," said Clark. "Saturdays are normally the toughest day to score on, so you dream of a start like that." Clark is coming off a strong showing at the John Deere Classic, where he tied for fifth, helping to turn around a middling season that included a problem with his left elbow that needed a cortisone injection. "Right now I feel good and I am able to swing how I want to," he said. "Three months ago I started to hit the good again, but I just wasnt scoring. Finally, the last few tournaments, Ive started to score." With thunderstorms in the forecast, start times were moved up two hours to 8 a.m. ET, with the players in threesomes rather than the usual pairs for the final round. The third round was played in breezy, overcast weather, with only a brief, light rain in the afternoon. Amateur Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., rebounded from a 75 on Friday with a 68 to go to 2 under. He was 4 under through 17 holes, but the big hitter put his tee shot in a hazard and hit a weak chip shot for double bogey on the 18th. He was happy with his week so far however, which included an opening-round 65. "Just getting out here and experiencing what the PGA guys experience every week is pretty awesome," the 23-year-old said. "My goal for the week was just to come out here and have some good rounds. "Just like any other tournament, if I play good Ill make the cut. I had a good day and a bad day, but I made the cut, which was awesome. Its great to play two more rounds on the weekend." Brad Fritsch of Ottawa shot a bogey-free 67 to move to 3 under for the tournament, while Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., was at 3 under after a 68. David Hearn of Brampton, Ont., was also at 3 under after a 70. Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., was 1 over on the day and for the tournament. 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Soccer’s governing body have informed us that three men have been nominated for their illustrious individual honour, the Ballon d’Or. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Manuel Neuer. Messi and Ronaldo are on the three-man ballot for a fourth successive year. That is no surprise. The third name, however, certainly raises eyebrows. Not because he is German, after all it was clear many wanted a World Cup winner on the ballot, particularly after all the moaning and campaigning coming out of the mouth of UEFA President Michel Platini in recent weeks. The surprise comes from the fact Neuer is a goalkeeper. There is little doubt that the Bayern Munich stopper is the greatest at his position in the world and during the summer spectacle in Brazil his name got more press when he in particular performed brilliantly in the game against Algeria, allowing his backline to play higher up the pitch and effectively played as a sweeper at the edge of his box. It was the kind of performance that a whole chapter of a book on the position needed and the 28-year-old is certainly the poster child for a whole new crop of goalkeepers who are technically superior to most of those who played the previous generation. Neuer is the best goalkeeper on the best national team and arguably the best club team in the world. There are plenty of reasons to explain why he is great at what he does and how he deserves the credit. Giving him the Ballon d’Or is not one of them. Platini will have slept soundly in his bed after finding out who the nominees were but the inclusion of Neuer on the ballot just puts a massive exclamation mark on the argument against a German coming in the top three, no matter which position. Germany was a marvelous team in Brazil. They peaked at the right time, overcame obstacles that came their way, had a proven international goalscorer up front, a star man out wide (when not asked to play up front) who continued to score goals at the World Cup, a brilliant trio of central midfielders and some legitimate world class defenders. None of which were good enough to be classed as a top three player in the game in 2014 and that is fine; the sport is defined by collective balance, relationships on the field and combinations that tick, a true team game. The inclusion of Neuer will certainly satisfy Platini and his cronies while ensuring FIFA’s grandest stage of all does indeed get some kind of recognition but that should be all it does. Don’t bet on it. This is FIFA after all. They have opened up a window of opportunity for the contrarian and in a world where people are trying to stand out and be different expect the Neuer campaign to pick up significant steam. Votes, of course, have already been counted and the top three nominees are simply just the top three vote getters but it was no coincidence that Platini’s mouth was wide open throughout the voting process. Now the votes have been cast more people will speak out. It hasn’t even been a day since the announcement and the Internet is flooded with journalists claiming the goalkeeper should win the award. In an incredibly flawed voting process it is easy to point fingers at the national team captains’ picks and many over the years have been hilarious. I am still convinced Xavi got robbed of the award in 2010 because many people wrote Xabi Alonso by mistake. Coaches are not much better. Lastt year the Laos head coach didn’t bother putting Messi on his ballot (he wasn’t the only one) and instead picked Gareth Bale as the number one player in the world.dddddddddddd Last season, though, we should not forget that professional writers who are paid to cover this sport handed more first place votes to Franck Ribery than Ronaldo or Messi. And it wasn’t even close with the Frenchman getting 80 first place votes compared to Ronaldo’s 48 and Messi’s 31. Why? Many said it was because he was the best player on the best team who won the biggest prize of the year, the Champions League. Sound familiar? It is easy to push this entire debate aside and act like it doesn’t matter. I for one have written that in the past and continue to feel that way but it is not my opinion that matters and it is clear that clubs and players very much care about this individual award in a team sport. The more Platini talked last week the angrier Real Madrid got and in the end they were forced to issue a statement, one they will hope influenced some late voters. Firstly, we are surprised at the repeated comments regarding his [Platini’s] personal preferences over the choice of winner of the Ballon dOr, particularly given that he is the head of European footballs principal body, where our understanding is that the strictest impartiality should prevail. Secondly, the Ballon dOr is an individual rather than collective prize which is awarded annually to the best player in the world, and we believe that, in order to maintain its prestige, those who participate in the vote should take into account exclusively the individual professional achievements of the players. Finally, we believe that Cristiano Ronaldo has without doubt had his best ever professional year individually and he is deserving of the Ballon dOr. Without doubt. Two words placed inside a 120-word statement that are so poignant. Ronaldo has had some incredible years as a professional but it is this year that his club believes has been his best by some margin. It is easy to say they would say that, but it is far harder to argue against their case. We are in an era where we are all so fortunate to be able to watch closely two of the greatest players in the history of the game. Messi has won this award four times now but it is the two-time winner Ronaldo who has been marginally the better player for the best part of three years. He should have won it in 2012, he did win it in 2013 and he should win it again in 2014. He and Messi are once in a lifetime talents, only this generation has been gifted with two of them at the same time. Golf waited years for a Tiger Woods and may never fill the void once he has gone, and the NBA will never see anyone come close to another Michael Jordan. In a sport played by millions there is a pantheon of current players gathered in the penthouse and only two men should be allowed in. The fact that one is slightly better than the other for a certain year speaks to just how incredible their performances are every single week. If the FIFA Ballon d’Or really needs to be significant amongst those in the game the very least we need to ensure it does is tell the story to those who will follow us on this earth about just how good these two footballers were. What are we doing if we pass the story on to the future that someone else, who played as a goalkeeper, was the best footballer on the planet in 2014? It shouldn’t be that difficult. Those who have been given a vote by FIFA stand on the free throw line and it should be as easy as bounce, bounce, swish. But don’t count on it. Even the greatest missed sometimes. 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