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NORTON, Mass. - The Deutsche Bank Championship is the first PGA Tour event scheduled to conclude on Labor Day.
Adam Scott looked like he might end it sooner.
He rifled a 4-iron into 10 feet for eagle on No.2 to double his lead Sunday to four strokes. By the time he reached the 11th tee, Scott was 5 under and five shots clear of anyone else.
"I thought, "I've got a few more birdies in me here. Take it really deep and stretch myself away,"' Scott said. "It's a difficult golf course and you can't take it for granted, and I think I did. And I paid the price."
At least it did not cost him the lead or control of the tournament.
Scott let several opportunities pass and settled for 4-under 67 on the TPC of Boston, giving him a three-shot lead over Jonathan Kaye entering the final round.
Scott was 15-under 198 after birdie on the final hole, but that was a consolation - he tapped in after missing 12-foot eagle, having already missed five birdies from about that range, sometimes shorter. The good news: He has won all four of his European PGA Tour events with the lead entering the final round.
"I know what it feels like," the Aussie, 23, said. "Obviously, there's some different pressures of playing over here and trying to win over here for the first time."
Kaye had six birdies on the back nine and a season-best 63 to get in the final group for the second straight week. He was runner-up to Darren Clarke in the NEC Invitational at Firestone.
Clarke is in the picture, converting his birdie chances down the stretch for 67 that left him four back with Geoff Ogilvy (68) and Justin Rose (68).
"There's going to be a few guys out of the blocks who can give Adam a run for it," Clarke said.
Tiger Woods, whose foundation gets the charitable proceeds from the Deutsche Bank Championship, shot 67 but was eight strokes back. Woods never has won a PGA Tour event from more than five shots back.
STATE FARM CLASSIC: Candie Kung did not finish a hole in the final round, but walked away with her second title in as many weeks. Kung got her third title of the year when she was declared winner of the rain-shortened LPGA event in Springfield, Ill.
Kung, who won the Wachovia Classic Aug. 24 and the Takefuji Classic this season, finished 14-under 202 after 54 holes. Laura Davies was one back in second, and Hee-Won Han was third at 12 under. Karen Stupples finished fourth at 10 under.
"It feels great right now," Kung said. "It still hasn't sunk in yet, and hopefully, it will in the next couple of days. Two wins in two weeks."
Tournament officials hoped to beat the bad weather by having all players tee off before 9 a.m. But as the final group of Kung, Davies and Han teed off, play was suspended because of heavy rain. After 31/2 hours, officials decided the course was too wet.
Davies said she was disappointed by the cancellation.
"I felt I had a good chance today," Davies said. "It was anyone's to win, really. Candie had a one-shot lead, but a one-shot lead is nothing."
BMW OPEN: Lee Westwood birdied six of his last eight holes for 6-under 66 and a three-stroke victory at the European PGA event in Nord-Eichenried, Germany. It was his first win in almost three years. Westwood, who last won at the Belgacom Open in September 2000, finished 19-under 269. Alexander Cejka (67) was second.
"This is a big moment," Westwood said. "There were times when I thought about putting the clubs away and calling it a day. But that would have been an easy thing to do. I battled it out and, hopefully, this is one of many rewards."