PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Dudley Hart faced his greatest fears last summer when doctors found a softball-sized lump on his wife's lung, which kept him off tour the last half of the season to care for his triplets while she recovered.

All things considered, staring down Vijay Singh in the final round at Pebble Beach no longer seems as intimidating.

Hart, who hasn't been in serious contention in nearly four years, finally got the best of Spyglass Hill yesterday with a bogey-free round of 4-under 68 for a share of the lead with Singh at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

"It opens your eyes to what's truly important sometimes," Hart said.

Singh made an eagle on the par-5 12th at Spyglass on his way to a 67 to join Hart at 9-under 207, the highest score to lead after 54 holes at Pebble Beach since 1990.

Defending champion Phil Mickelson lost his chance to be the first repeat winner at Pebble since Mark O'Meara in 1989-90 when he took an 11 on the par-5 14th en route to a 78 and missed the cut.

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Allianz Championship: Jerry Pate moved into position for his second straight Champions Tour victory, shooting a 5-under 67 for a 133 total on The Old Course at Broken Sound and a one-stroke lead over Scott Hoch in the Allianz Championship at Boca Raton, Fla.

Indian Masters: France's Raphael Jacquelin shot an even-par 72 for a 6-under 210 total on the Delhi Golf Club course for a one-stroke lead in the Indian Masters at New Delhi.

Australian Ladies Masters: Six-time champion Karrie Webb made a 16-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 5-under 67 to move into a three-way tie for the lead at 8-under 136 in the Australian Ladies Masters at Gold Coast, Australia.