Tied for Lead at Travelers, Hoffman Recalls a Blown Lead His tee shot on the difficult par-4 17th at the T.P.C. River Highlands course found the pond that runs along the fairway, and he finished second, failing to post his third PGA Tour win. This year, Hoffman is in a three-way tie for the lead heading into Sunday's final round, and he expects a different outcome if he still leads at No. "Obviously if I get on 17 tee, I'd be lying to say I'm not going to think about that tee shot," Hoffman said Saturday after his four-under-par 66 left him tied with Bubba Watson and Graham DeLaet at 10-under 200. But I'm a much more mature, better player than I was a year ago and don't feel uncomfortable on that tee shot. Watson, who led by two shots when he began the third round and by four shots midway through it, made three bogeys in his last six holes to help create the logjam. DeLaet tied for the low round of the day with a 65. Chris Stroud and Nick O'Hern are one shot back at nine under. Justin Rose, coming off his United States Open victory, is seven under and tied for seventh after a second straight 68. After a 61 in the opening round, Hoffman struggled to a 73 on Friday. He bounced back with a round that included five birdies. Watson, who won the 2010 Travelers, is trying to become the seventh man to win the event at least twice. Arnold Palmer and Phil Mickelson have also done it. DeLaet is playing while keeping track of the news in his native Canada, where heavy rain and flooding in Alberta forced the PGA Tour Canada to cancel its event this week, just one of the many issues the province is facing. DeLaet, the 2009 Canadian Tour player of the year, has pledged to donate $1,000 for every birdie he makes this weekend and $2,500 for every eagle to help the relief efforts.