ALAMEDA, Calif. (April 24, 2010) -- George Gandranata fired 5 under 67 Saturday to take a one stroke lead into the final round of the 83rd Alameda Commuters Championship. But Gandranata should be anything but comfortable at the top of the leaderboard -- he is trailed by 4-time Alameda Commuters champion Rick Reinsberg, who fired a 6 under par 65 to get right into the thick of things heading into Sunday.

Once again, firm, fast greens and tucked pins greeted the players on a wonderful spring day. Along with Gandranta's 67 and Reinsberg's 65, 36-hole co-leader Scott Olds fired 70 to stand alone in 3rd place at 207, grabbing a spot in the final pairing.

Carlos Briones of San Lorenzo posted 69 to hold the 4th spot at 209. Briones, played an up and down round that included a double bogey 6 at the 12th. He will play in the second to last group with Patrick Grimes (72, 210) and Kevin Wentworth who played himself back into the tournament (69, 210).

In Senior action, defending champion Jim Knoll fired 67 to take a one stroke lead over Rob Adolph (68) and NorCal standout, Gary Vanier (69).

Alameda's Mark Merrigan fired 34 going out, but came in 42 to fall back to the middle of the pack with a 76.

The big question of the Senior tournament was: Where's Bobby?  6-Time Commuters Champion Bob Blomberg was rushed to the hospital to have emergency surgery prior to the tournament and had to withdraw. For many contestants, the Commuters isn't the Commuters, without Bob Blomberg.

Third round results from the Alameda Commuters Championship, and first round results from the Senior Division follow: (Note, to view final round tee times, visit the Alameda Commuters website>)