Johnson builds 4-shot lead

PEBBLE BEACH, California – Dustin Johnson overpowered the par 5s at Poppy Hills for a 5-under 67, giving him a four-shot lead over Mike Weir heading into a final round of uncertainty at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Saturday.

Whether the 24-year-old Johnson is capable of winning for the second time in his last nine starts is not the issue.

The question is whether he gets to play.

Spots of sunshine returned to the Monterey Peninsula for the third straight day as the celebrities and their follies took over Pebble Beach, but the forecast is gloomy for the final round – an 80 percent chance of rain, expected to be heavy at times.

Pebble Beach has not had a Monday finish since Tiger Woods’ great rally in 2000, and it was 10 years ago this week when the late Payne Stewart birdied his final hole for a one-shot lead after 54 holes, which turned into victory when rain shortened the tournament. (AP)