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J.J. Henry leads Barracuda Championship by 1

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RENO, Nev. (AP) -- J.J. Henry birdied the final hole to take a one-point lead Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour's only modified Stableford event.

Henry had a 41-point total at Montreux Golf and Country Club, scoring 17 points in the third round with nine birdies and a bogey. Players receive eight points for double eagle, five for eagle, two for birdie, zero for par, minus-one for bogey and minus-three for double bogey or worse.

The 40-year-old Henry won the 2012 event for the last of his two PGA Tour titles.

David Toms and Sweden's Jonas Blixt were tied for second. The 48-year-old Toms had 10 birdies and two bogeys in an 18-point round. Blixt had a 16-point day.