▁Charles ▁and ▁D ud ley ▁two ▁behind ▁on ▁ 1 4 4 , ▁and ▁Cot ton ▁was ▁tied ▁for ▁fourth ▁at ▁ 1 4 6 . ▁Only ▁the ▁leading ▁forty ▁players ▁and ▁t ies ▁made ▁the ▁ 3 6 - hole ▁cut , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁ 1 5 3 ▁(+ 9 ) ▁and ▁ 4 7 ▁advanced . ▁Pre viously ▁the ▁top ▁si xty ▁and ▁t ies ▁made ▁the ▁cut . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁two ▁r ounds ▁on ▁Friday ▁were ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁steady , ▁cold ▁rain . ▁Whit com be ▁maintained ▁his ▁lead ▁with ▁a ▁third - round ▁ 7 4 , ▁two ▁sh ots ▁ahead ▁of ▁his ▁brother , ▁while ▁Cot ton ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁behind . ▁The ▁weather ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁Whit com be ' s ▁down fall ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ; ▁on ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁te e , ▁his ▁club ▁sli pped ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁hands ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁swing ing ▁and ▁the ▁ball ▁tra ve led ▁only ▁. ▁He ▁ended ▁up ▁taking ▁a ▁six ▁and ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 6 ▁and ▁ 2 9 2 ▁total . ▁Cot ton ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁conditions ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁need ing ▁only ▁a ▁six ▁to ▁lead . ▁His ▁approach ▁shot ▁found ▁a ▁gre ens ide ▁b unker , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁down ▁in ▁five ▁to ▁post ▁a ▁ 2 9 0 ▁total . ▁Only ▁Charles ▁Whit com be ▁could ▁catch ▁Cot ton , ▁but ▁his