He finished at 290 for a three-stroke victory over Crampton.    From Wordnik.com.  [Past U.S. Opens at Pebble Beach] Reference

Open, where he started Sunday with a three-stroke lead but shot 75.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Rested Love aiming to put aches behind him] Reference

Phi Mickelson had a three-stroke lead and lost it in three holes Friday.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Micheel makes late charge while leaders falter] Reference

Thomson built a three-stroke lead after 18 and went on to win by four shots.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Royal Lytham & St. Annes' British Open history] Reference

Open champion cruised to a three-stroke victory Sunday in the Scottish Open.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Goosen cruises to another 'Open' victory] Reference

Leonard took a three-stroke lead into Sunday but faltered in beautiful weather.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - PGA Q&A] Reference

Sutton sank the putt, and Woods pulled his to the left for a three-stroke lead.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Sutton slips past Woods for dramatic one-shot win] Reference

Van de Velde had a three-stroke lead with only one hole left in regulation play.    From Wordnik.com.  [Van de Velde blows lead on No. 18] Reference

He made triple-bogey 7, blowing a three-stroke lead and a shot at golf immortality.    From Wordnik.com.  [Van de Velde eyes another swing in Britain] Reference

In 1998, he had a three-stroke lead over Mark O'Meara, thanks to a solid round of 67.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Duval in familiar spot entering weekend play] Reference

He opened with a 65 last year at Royal Lytham & St. Annes to take a three-stroke lead.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Low round of day has Monty in hunt] Reference

South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, not pictured, took a three-stroke lead for the second day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Today's Photos: Jan. 23] Reference

Floyd closed with his only round over par, a 72, for a three-stroke win over Lanny Wadkins.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Major championships at Southern Hills] Reference

Three holes later, Olazabal had a three-stroke lead and was on his way to winning the Masters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Olazabal wins second green jacket] Reference

The young South Korean player finished with a 63 for a three-stroke victory in the Atlantic City event.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lee beats Miyazato in Women's Match Play final] Reference

Getty Images Phil Mickelson celebrates his three-stroke victory at the Masters in Augusta, Ga., on Sunday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Phil Lifts Masters Out of the Woods] Reference

By day's end Woods remained 5 under, and Immelman claimed his first green jacket by a three-stroke margin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tiger's quest for Grand Slam ends before it gets started] Reference

Goosen takes a three-stroke lead to the 10th, and Brooks never gets any closer until the final hole, losing by two.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Goosen wins U.S. Open by two strokes] Reference

Micheel birdied 14 while Campbell bogeyed the short par-4 for a two-shot swing that gave Micheel a three-stroke lead.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Campbell comes up short in PGA Championship] Reference

Els lost a three-stroke lead over the final six holes of regulation, finishing in a four-way tie with Frenchman Thomas.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Els resurrects career with playoff win] Reference

Katayama knocked his own shot into a bunker behind the green and took bogey a critical three-stroke swing on one hole.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Japanese pro has PGA gallery shouting for 'Shingo!'] Reference

An exclamation point could be made by using a three-stroke combination involving an apostrophe, a backspace and a period.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kate Kelly: Why Our 21st Century Keyboards Retain Vestiges of the Past] Reference

A year ago, Hal Sutton built a three-stroke lead before the rain came, returned on Monday and held off Woods to win by one.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Woods takes control as storms push TPC to Monday] Reference

But after a run of three birdies, opened a three-stroke lead over John Senden, Henry and Wilson and was five ahead of Browne.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Gamez ends 15-year drought with win at Texas Open] Reference

• Goose was cooked: With Goosen taking a three-stroke lead into Sunday's final round, some pundits thought he couldn't lose.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Johnny was on the spot as U.S. Open analyst] Reference

Justin Leonard, 30, quietly took a three-stroke lead over runner-up Rich Beem heading into Sunday's final round at Hazeltine National.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Leonard gains three-shot edge; Woods five back] Reference

He went to the final hole of the 1999 Open with a three-stroke lead, made triple bogey and lost to Paul Lawrie in a three-way playoff.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Bjorn's run at victory sinks in sand] Reference

As the 130th Open moves into the weekend, Montgomerie has a three-stroke lead over the USA's Brad Faxon and Chris DiMarco and Finland's.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Monty's THE man after Day 1] Reference

Despite a 71, the first time he has won a major with a final round over par, Woods cruised to a three-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Facts and figures on the U.S. Open at Olympia Fields] Reference

He opened with a 63, remarkable given the scorching heat, and his three-stroke lead tied the tournament record for largest 18-hole margin.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Major championships at Southern Hills] Reference

Italy's Sergas builds three-stroke lead at Australian Open.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Google, Yahoo criticize Australian Internet filter] Reference

Norway led the field with an 8-under 64 Friday to grab a three-stroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Singapore Airlines sacks staff, closes all operations in Pakistan] Reference

Australia - American Jim Herman has shot a 2-under-par 70 to take a three-stroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to LPGA Tour-Honda PTT Thailand Par Scores] Reference

Australia - Jim Herman shot a 2-under-par 70 on Friday to take a three-stroke Classic.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to LPGA Tour-Honda PTT Thailand Par Scores] Reference

FINGAL, (AP) - Jim Herman shot a 2-under-par 70 on Friday to take a three-stroke Classic.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to LPGA Tour-Honda PTT Thailand Par Scores] Reference

Australia - American Jim Herman has shot a 2-under-par 70 to take a three-stroke Classic.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to British authorities say heroin in London may cause anthrax, 1 user hospitalized] Reference

Stanford, the former TCU Norway led the field with an 8-under 64 Friday to grab a three-stroke.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Singapore Airlines sacks staff, closes all operations in Pakistan] Reference

Villegas takes three-stroke Honda Classic lead air and a thick haze hovered over PGA National.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Toyota will replace pedals for unhappy owners] Reference