SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. ? Tour rookie J.B. Holmes shot a 6-under 65 to take a one-shot lead in the FBR Open, while a raucous record crowd of 168,337 partied around him. The 23-year-old Kentuckian was at 16-under 197 through 54 holes. Second-round leader J.J. Henry (70) and Ryan Palmer (64) were one back at 15 under.

Justin Leonard shot a 7-under 64 and David Toms had a 65 to reach 13 under, and Colombian Camilo Villegas (66), a hit with the crowd in neon green-yellow pants, was another stroke back along with Dean Wilson (66). Rory Sabbatini, starting on the back nine, shot a 7-under 64 and was seven shots back at 11-under 202.