Ryuji Imada watches his shot from the fairway on the fourth hole Saturday. Imada, a former University of Georgia standout, is tied with former Georgia Tech player Troy Matteson entering today's final round of the AT&T Classic in Duluth, Ga.

Duluth, Ga. ? Unless he’s in suburban Atlanta, Ryuji Imada never hears a gallery that barks.

The fans were even louder this time, however, because the former Georgia Bulldogs standout was paired in the final group with Georgia Tech graduate Troy Matteson.

“Say if I was a leader at some other golf tournament, I’m sure it wouldn’t be like this,” Imada said. “But we’re in Georgia. We both went to a local school here. It was different, but it was a lot of fun.”

Imada and Matteson remained tied for the AT&T Classic lead Saturday, shooting 3-under 69s at TPC Sugarloaf to take a two-stroke advantage over Camilo Villegas into the final round.

Matteson had plenty of crowd support, too.

“It seemed like there were an even number of fans that came out for him and for myself,” Matteson said. “It’s just great when you can involve people like that, and I think that’s going to make those crowds a little bigger tomorrow.”

Imada and Matteson had 13-under 203 totals. Villegas was 11 under after a 68, and Masters champion Zach Johnson (69), local favorite Matt Kuchar (64) and Lee Janzen (67) were 10 under.

Ochoa playing catch-up

Clifton, N.J. – Sarah Lee went shot for shot with defending champion Lorena Ochoa and got the best of the No. 1 player in women’s golf.

She will have to do it one more time, though, to win her first LPGA Tour title.

Lee shot a near-flawless 7-under 65 on Saturday to open a two-shot lead over Ochoa after three rounds in the $1.4 million Sybase Classic, a tournament that has seemingly been reduced to two-player race.

Gilder doesn’t hold back

Hoover, Ala. – Bob Gilder overcame back problems to take the second-round lead in the Regions Charity Classic, shooting a 6-under 66 that included putts for eagle and birdie on two of the final three holes.

The 56-year-old Gilder, a nine-time winner on the 50-and-over tour. considered withdrawing, but a morning visit to a chiropractor fixed him up, and the late surge gave him a two-stroke lead over first-round leader Scott Hoch (71) at 10-under 134.

Harrington extends lead

Adare, Ireland – Padraig Harrington stretched his lead to three shots in the Irish Open in his bid to become the first Irish winner in 25 years.

The 35-year-old Dubliner shot a 1-under 71 for a 4-under 212 total.