AKRON, Ohio — A steady diet of pars kept Jim Furyk in the lead Saturday in the Bridgestone Invitational, but not by much.

Furyk made his only birdie on the par-5 second hole and had to rely on a couple of strong par saves on the back nine at Firestone for an even-par 70, giving him a one-shot lead over Louis Oosthuizen going into Sunday's final round of the World Golf Championships event.

Furyk began the tournament with a 63, and he is not sure he didn't hit the ball better in the third round. Under a few days of sun-baked conditions, the greens lost their moisture and wind also became a factor.

Furyk was at 11-under 199.

Oosthuizen shot a 68.

Kyle Stanley (68) of Gig Harbor was tied for 24th place at 210.

Tee times have been pushed forward in an effort to avoid thunderstorms forecast throughout Sunday.

Tiger Woods broke par for the first time in three rounds, though his 68 left him 11 shots behind on a Firestone course where he has won seven times.

Woods took an optimistic view out of an otherwise drab week — at least he felt as though he was hitting the ball well.

Other tournaments

• J.J. Henry had an eagle for the third straight day and scored 14 points to take the third-round lead in the Reno-Tahoe Open, the PGA Tour's first modified Stableford scoring system event since 2006.

Henry had 36 points, three more than second-place Alexandre Rocha. Ex-Washington Huskies Richard H. Lee and Troy Kelly were among the players tied for 36th place with 17 points.

• David Peoples shot a 10-under 62 to take a three-stroke lead over Eduardo Romero (65) in the 3M Championship, an event on the 50-and-older Champions Tour in Blaine, Minn.

The 52-year-old Peoples was at 14-under 130. Kirk Triplett (72), a graduate of Pullman High School, was tied for 57th place at 144.