Silvis, IL (Best E Casino) - Kenny Perry, who has already won twice this season, carded a four-under 67 Saturday to move into a share of the lead after three rounds of the John Deere Classic.
Perry completed 54 holes at 15-under-par 198, where he was joined in the lead by Eric Axley (67) and Brad Adamonis (66).
Second-round leader Will MacKenzie managed a one-under 70 on Saturday to slip into a share of fourth place at minus-14. He was joined there by Jay Williamson, who fired a nine-under 62 in the third round at TPC Deere Run.
Perry birdied the second and came back with a five-foot birdie putt on the fourth to move into a share of the lead at 13-under.
He parred four straight and fell one back again, but Perry erased that deficit with a birdie on the par-four ninth. Perry was the first to 15-under thanks to a nine-foot birdie putt at 14.
Perry, however, missed the green at 15 and that led to a bogey. Axley and Adamonis got into the clubhouse at 15-under just ahead of Perry, who joined them there with a six-foot birdie putt at the last.
Adamonis ran off three straight birdies to open his round and that gave him a share of the lead at 13-under. He moved one ahead at minus-14 with a nine-foot birdie putt at the par-four fifth.
After four straight pars, Adamonis three-putted for bogey on the par-five 10th to fall to minus-12. Axley watched as Adamonis poured in a 23-foot eagle putt on the par-five 17th to briefly take the lead at 15-under.
Axley eagled the second and followed with a birdie on the third, but he gave those strokes back with bogeys at four, six and seven.
The 2006 Texas Open winner started to climb back up the leaderboard with a birdie on the 11th. Axley dropped in birdies on 14 and 16 to grab a piece of the lead at 14-under.
After Adamonis eagled 17. Axley rolled in a seven-footer for birdie to join his playing partner at minus-15. Both players parred the last to share the lead.
J.P. Hayes fired a six-under 65 Saturday to climb into a share of sixth place at 13-under-par 200. He was joined there by Charlie Wi (69), Chad Campbell, Tim Clark and Scott Sterling are one stroke further back at minus-12.
Amateur Philip Francis is alone in 11th place at 11-under-par 202 after carding a seven-under 64 in the third round.