Now he gets a much-needed break, staying home in nearby Southlake instead of going to play in the Memorial. He had withdrawn from that tournament even before winning Colonial, his fifth straight week playing. His next event will be the U.S. Open — and another chance to go against Woods, whose only Colonial appearance came in 1997.

Furyk got his first top-10 finish since three consecutive tournaments before the end of February. He tied for 13th at the Masters, but hasn’t been better than 28th in any other tournament since, which allowed Phil Mickelson to leapfrog him in the world ranking after Mickelson won The Players Championship.

Langer, who had only one bogey in the 29 holes in regulation he played Sunday, regained a share of the lead when he hit his approach at the 382-yard 17th hole within 4 feet for a birdie.

His drive to the right at No. 18 then wound up in a tromped-down area of mud, though he got relief. His approach was still short of the green, but he saved par after his chip rolled within 3 feet of the cup.

Langer was trying to add the plaid jacket to the two green ones he won a long time ago. He hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since getting his second green jacket at Augusta in 1993, eight years after his first.

An eagle and three birdies in a late four-hole stretch at the end of his third round got him to the top of the leaderboard.

“I can’t remember all that,” he said. “It’s a lot to go through.”

Divots: David Toms got to 10 under when he had six straight birdies to matching the longest streak on the PGA Tour this season — set by Anthony Kim in the first round. But those were the only birdies for Toms. ... Tim Petrovic started the fourth round with three straight birdie putts of 26-29 feet. He went on to a round of 66 to tie for 12th at 271. He hadn’t finished better than 23rd his first 14 tournaments. ... Herron was at 4-under 276 after weekend rounds of 70 and 71. ... Rod Pampling had a hole-in-one, using a 6-iron at the 189-yard 16th.

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