ROUND 3 - - Mexican PGA Championship

Ellis and fellow American Eugene Smith both shot 67 Saturday to share the third round lead at 10-under par 206.

One stroke behind at 207 is Andy Matthews and Australian Stephen Dartnall who were also five under today.

At eight under 208 are Costa Rica Classic winner Mauricio Molina (66), Wes Heffernan (67), Javier Quevedo (70) and Adam Speirs who had a 71.

Fresh from a winter off, Smith is showing mid-season form.

"Although I played okay last week, I didn't really come in here with any expectations," he said. "I held it steady on the front nine and was one under but then bogeyed the tenth before I went on my run."

His run was four consecutive birdies starting at No. 12; with every putt coming from inside ten feet. The New Jersey native also chipped in from the front edge of the green at No. 13.

"Playing with John (Ellis) and Manuel (Inman) made it was a fun day out there," he concluded.

The second round concluded this morning with 62 players making the cut at one over par 145..

The top six players on the leaderboard made the most of AMJ Campbell Moving Day. Every player but one shot 67 while Costa Rica Classic winner Mauricio Molina shot 66. George Bradford also shot 66 to jump to a tie for 14th.

The tournament proved to be a major disappointment for a number of TOUR members who missed the cut. Derek Gillespie is battling injuries again; James Allenby was playing in his first professional event; Graham DeLaet, after a spectacular start on the South African has yet to make a cut in three pro events in North America; Darren Griff was returning to the CanTour for the first time since wrist surgery coast him all of last year on the sidelines; Craig Hicks of Tecumseh, ON traveled a long way only to have to withdraw after an opening round of 78.

The Canadian Tour - - Third Round
US$125,000 Corona Mexican PGA Championship
El Cid Country Club - - 6,880-yard, par-72
(a-denotes amateur):
CANADIANS in BOLD

John Ellis 68-71-67---206
Eugene Smith 68-71-67---206
Andy Mathews 69-71-67---207
Stephen Dartnall 72-68-67---207
Mauricio Molina 70-72-66---208
Wes Heffernan 69-72-67---208
Adam Speirs 67-70-71---208
Javier Quevedo 71-67-70---208
Robert Gates 69-70-70---209
J.J. Rodriguez 70-69-70---209
Scott Hawley 67-70-72---209
Jordan Krantz 72-71-67---210
Manuel Inman 73-66-71---210
Rob Grube 69-74-68---211
Stuart Anderson 70-71-70---211
George Bradford 72-73-66---211
Brian Benedictson 69-70-72---211
Liam Kendregan 68-72-71---211
Tom Stankowski 69-69-73---211
Andrew Parr 70-66-75---211
Lee Curry 73-72-67---212
Mike Mezei 68-73-71---212
Anthony Rodriguez 71-69-72---212
Cesar Coello (a) 74-71-67---212
Octavio Gonzalez 73-67-72---212
Taylor Wood 71-71-71---213
Mitch Tasker 73-71-69---213
Daniel Im 68-72-73---213
Chris Wall 69-76-68---213
Ryan Yip 72-67-74---213
Richard Carrillo 75-69-70---214
Josh Habig 73-71-70---214
Justin Smith 71-73-71---215
Isaac Weintraub 73-70-72---215
Aaron Goldberg 69-75-71---215
Cody Slover 68-77-70---215
Mark Kitts 74-71-70---215
Ryan Williams 74-68-74---216
Erik Olson 70-72-74---216
Andrew Johnson 70-72-74---216
Brett Lederer 72-70-74---216
Joseph Greiner 70-73-73---216
Ryan Panichpakdee 72-71-73---216
Jacob Kimball 73-70-73---216
Mike Sica 68-77-71---216
Kris Wasylowich 75-70-71---216
Jon McLean 69-72-76---217
Antonio Maldonado 71-71-75---217
Ryan Horn 72-72-73---217
Antonio Serna 71-73-73---217
Jose Trauwitz 71-72-74---217
Byron Smith 71-73-73---217
Jesse Barnsley 70-74-73---217
Nemanja Savic 75-70-72---217
John Colyar 71-71-76---218
Barry O'Neill 70-75-73---218
Tyler Martin 76-69-73---218
Mitch Gillis 68-75-76---219
Kenji Murayama 74-71-75---220
Lucas Lee 72-73-76---221
Thomas Petersson 71-74-77---222
Peter Laws 68-77-79---224

THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS MISSED THE 36-HOLE CUT
Michael Gligic 75-71---146
Dale Vallely 73-73---146
Barrett Jarosch 75-71---146
John Cassidy 73-73---146
Yohann Benson 74-72---146
Tyler Harris 76-70---146
Jim Lemon 77-69---146
Alex Coe 72-74---146
Michael O'Neal 72-74---146
Russell Surber 73-74---147
Brad Ward 76-71---147
Oliver Tubb 72-75---147
Jose Avelar 73-74---147
Derek Oakey 71-76---147
Matt Fonner 76-71---147
Ben Weir 71-76---147
Brock Mackenzie 70-77---147
Derek Gillespie 74-73---147
JC Deacon 73-74---147
James Allenby 76-71---147
Oliver Isaac 71-76---147
Joe Johnson 74-73---147
Shawn Jasper 71-76---147
Efren Serna Jr. 71-76---147
Oscar Fraustro 70-78---148
Hugo Leon 72-76---148
Robert Hamilton 78-70---148
Daniel DeLeon 79-69---148
Ezequiel Reyna III 73-75---148
Daniel McCarthy 77-71---148
Eric Wang 74-74---148
Alberto Luna 71-77---148
Luis Arechiga 73-75---148
Matt Johnston 70-78---148
Trey Denton 72-76---148
Federico Garcia 72-77---149
Pan Singhaseni 73-76---149
Todd Halpen 75-74---149
Graham DeLaet 73-76---149
Luke Hickmott 76-73---149
Bryan Novoa 73-76---149
Zach Shriver 74-75---149
Will Mitchell 73-76---149
Marc Peterson 75-75---150
Warren Pineo 78-72---150
Pat Howard 74-76---150
Hoyt McGarity 72-78---150
Jim Seki 76-74---150
Jorge Corral 77-73---150
Phil Telliard 75-75---150
Michael Nicoletti 74-76---150
Ryan Thomas 78-73---151
Dean Kennedy 74-77---151
Cennydd Mills 74-77---151
Victor Ciesielski 75-76---151
Paulo Pinto 72-79---151
Santiago Quirarte 76-75---151
Casey Watabu 77-74---151
Brad Tilley 77-74---151
Ryan Vallely 72-79---151
Carlos Martinez 72-79---151
Darren Griff 75-77---152
Jim Fitzpatrick 82-70---152
Marc Bourgeois 72-80---152
Jonathon Ohye 77-75---152
Scott Ford 79-73---152
Tommy Barber 78-75---153
Justin Itzen 74-79---153
Kent Fukushima 75-78---153
Jordan Irwin 77-76---153
James Love 72-81---153
Carl Wakely 74-79---153
Hansol Koh 77-77---154
Pablo Rosas 77-77---154
Enrique Guzman 75-79---154
Anthony Schumacher 78-77---155
Tim Lynch 79-76---155
Oscar Serna 84-71---155
Michael Wilson 77-78---155
Joe Cermak 78-78---156
Mark Rice 79-77---156
Guillermo Davila 77-80---157
Enrique Campos 80-77---157
Elliot Paylor 81-77---158
Efren Serna 76-84---160
Jay Choe 77-83---160
Andres Gonzales 82-84---166
Todd Ziniuk (a) 77-WD
Craig Hicks 78-WD