Lake Buena Vista, Fla. ? Vijay Singh is on a roll that might take him all the way to his first PGA Tour money title. Singh made three straight birdies to start the back nine and holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole Saturday for a 3-under 69 that left him in a four-way tie for the lead in the Funai Classic at Disney.

Scott Verplank (66), Stewart Cink (66) and John Rollins (67) also were at 18-under 196.

Singh not only is shooting for his fourth victory of the year, but with Tiger Woods stumbling on the back nine for a 71 and trailing by six strokes, the big Fijian has an excellent chance to surpass Woods on the money list and maybe even clinch by the time they get to the Tour Championship.

“I can’t ask for any better position,” Singh said. “I’m leading going into the last day, but it’s going to be a battle tomorrow. I’ve got to keep my head down and keep playing.”

Indeed, there is plenty of work left on a Magnolia course across from the Magic Kingdom that featured gusts up to 20 mph and tougher hole locations.

And just about everyone at the top of the leaderboard has something riding on the final round today.

Verplank, winless since the 2001 Canadian Open, is 27th on the money list and was hopeful of earning enough money at Disney to clinch a spot in the Tour Championship and skip next week’s tournament in Tampa, Fla.

The former NCAA champion from Oklahoma State desperately wants to be in Norman, Okla., Nov. 1 to watch his Cowboys play the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners.

Now, he’s most interested in winning.

“My No. 1 focus is to win the tournament,” Verplank said. “The other stuff will take care of itself.”