LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Troy Matteson has turned his rookie season into a rousing success. He did it in four weeks, too.

Matteson birdied the last two holes yesterday, finished with a 7-under 65 and had a one-shot lead at 19-under 197 after the third round of the Funai Classic at Disney.

Joe Durant (64) was second at 18 under, one stroke ahead of first- and second-round leader Justin Rose (72). Twenty others — including Davis Love III, Mark Calcavecchia and Mike Weir — were within six shots of the leader.

Matteson, meanwhile, is starting to get accustomed to being on the leaderboard. He tied for eighth four weeks ago at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, then had a sixth-place finish the following week in Greensboro. The two-week spree moved him from 172nd on the money list to 143rd — in position to retain his full-time tour card.

It got even better last week in Las Vegas, where Matteson won the Frys.com Open for his first PGA Tour title. The victory vaulted him to 71st on the money list.

Now, he's looking to make it two in a row.