This week: Wells Fargo Championship, Thursday through Sunday, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.

Moore’s third-round score: 4-under-par 68.

Position: Moore (13-under 203) is tied for second with D.A. Points – one stroke behind leader Webb Simpson (69) at 14-under 202. Stanley (1-over 145) and Kelly (4-over 148) both missed the cut Friday.

Recap: Must be something about the state of North Carolina. Moore will go off in the final group with Simpson in pursuit of his second PGA Tour tournament title. The last one came at the 2009 Wyndham Championship just up the road in Greensboro. Much of the back …

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As Puyallup’s Ryan Moore noted after his round Saturday, it isn’t luck or magic that has him on the first page of the Wells Fargo Championship leaderboard in Charlotte, N.C.

“It has been good, solid ball-striking,” Moore said.

The Cascade Christian and UNLV graduate fired a 4-under-par 68 in the third round at Quail Hollow Club. Headed into the final day, he sits at 13-under 203 – and in position to nab his second PGA Tour title.

His last one also came in the state of North Carolina – at the 2009 Wyndham Championship up the road in Greensboro.

Moore …

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This week: Wells Fargo Championship, Thursday through Sunday, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.

Moore’s second-round score: 2-under-par 70.

Kelly’s second-round score: 2-over 74.

Stanley’s second-round score: 3-over 75.

Position: Moore (9-under 135) is in seventh alone, three strokes behind leader Nick Watney (132). Stanley (1-over 145) and Kelly (4-over 148) both missed the cut.

Recap: At one point, Moore – one of the overnight co-leaders – was 10-under for the tournament, and held a three-stroke lead over the chasers after an opening-nine 33. Then, controversy struck the Cascade Christian graduate on the 11th green. Right before Moore was set to …

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This week: Wells Fargo Championship, Thursday through Sunday, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.

Moore’s first-round score: 7-under-par 65.

Stanley’s first-round score: 2-under 70.

Kelly’s first-round score: 2-over 74.

Position: Moore is tied for the lead with Stewart Cink and Webb Simpson. Stanley is tied for 40th, and Kelly is tied for 112th.

Recap: Moore’s promising mid-spring trend continued Thursday as the Cascade Christian product grabbed a share of the overnight lead for the first time since last August when he was the 36-hole co-leader at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. On Thursday, he was rolling the putter of old – literally. He …

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The last trip of 2011 to the Oakbrook Golf and Country Club in January? The dreary interior said “stuck in the 1970s” – and it would since it was constructed in 1969.

The first trip of 2012? Ah … more like it!

PGA Tour golfer Ryan Moore, of Puyallup, purchased the Lakewood private golf course in late December as part of his monumental offseason transaction – founding the RMG Club, which manages three area courses with the intent of giving the public an affordable alternative to playing four-star facilities.

Since the purchase, the main quarters of the clubhouse were closed for immediate refurbishment. And on April 20, the restaurant area had its “soft” reopening for the public.

The early return: Wow!

The restaurant, now called “Oakhouse Restaurant,” is both an option for golfers who want to grab a bite to eat before or after their 18-hole rounds, and for the public in search of another date-night option.

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This week: Wells Fargo Championship, Thursday through Sunday, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.

World rankings: Stanley is 51st, Moore is 74th and Kelly is 396th.

2012 earnings: Stanley has $2.01 million (seventh on the PGA Tour), Moore at $597,965 (61st on the PGA Tour) and Kelly has $68,350 (190th on the PGA Tour).

Last tournament: Stanley ended a three-tournament swing with a tied-for-60th effort (6-over-par 290) at the RBC Heritage on April 15, and has been off the past two weeks – something he said he would do after missing the cut at The Masters. Recommitting to a stringent practice …

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This week: Valero Texas Open, Thursday through Sunday, TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.

Moore’s fourth-round score: 3-under-par 69.

Position: Moore (4-under 284) tied for eighth, five strokes behind winner Ben Curtis (9-under 280). Kelly and Putnam missed the cut Friday.

Recap: Easily the Cascade Christian’s best showing in a final round this season as it appears he is finding really good form heading into the meat of the schedule. Moore went bogey-free on the final nine holes, making birdies at No. 11 (9-iron approach to 7 feet) and No. 14 (two-putt from 66 feet on par 5). Coupled with …

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This week: Valero Texas Open, Thursday through Sunday, TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.

Moore’s third-round score: 1-under-par 71.

Position: Moore (1-under 215) is tied for 15th, eight strokes behind leader Ben Curtis (9-under 207). Kelly (11-over 155) and Putnam (12-over 156) missed the cut.

Recap: A real positive development for Moore, who is one of just 20 golfers under-par after three rounds. And with the winds up again, he was also one of just 19 professionals in red figures for his round. Moore overcame an early double bogey with a strong finish – birdies at No. 16 (17-foot putt) …

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