HUMBLE, Texas – Defending champion Vijay Singh fought off windy conditions and a slow start Saturday, shooting a 2-under 70 to join Australia’s Gavin Coles at the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the Shell Houston Open.
Singh, a nine-time winner last year who was recently elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, had three birdies on the back nine to match Coles at 11-under 205 on Redstone Golf Club’s Jacobsen/Hardy Course.
Coles, who started the day tied for the lead with Brett Quigley at 10 under, had a 71 as wind gusting over 20 mph kept scores high.
Englishman Greg Owen faltered with bogeys on his last two holes to finish with a 70, leaving him a stroke back at 10 under. Quigley (73) and Jose Maria Olazabal (70) were 9 under, and John Daly (73) topped a three-man group at 8 under.
LPGA Tour
MORELIA, Mexico -Wendy Ward moved into contention for her second straight LPGA Tour victory, shooting a 4-under 68 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Sweden’s Carin Koch in the Corona Morelia Championship.
Ward, who won the Takefuji Classic last week in Las Vegas for her first victory in nearly four years, lost the outright lead with a bogey on par-5 18th. Koch, winless since 2001, shot a 71 to match Ward at 8 under.
Natalie Gulbis was five strokes back after a 72, and Stacy Prammanasudh and Catriona Matthew were tied for fourth at 2 under after 70s.
Champions Tour
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Wayne Levi battled both Tom Purtzer and a strong wind, and held on for a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.
Johnnie Walker Classic
BEIJING – Adam Scott increased his lead in the Johnnie Walker Classic with a 6-under 66 in the second round before making five birdies through 11 holes in the partially completed third round to take a six-stroke lead.
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