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POTOMAC, Md. – Ben Curtis moved closer to his first title since the 2003 British Open, shooting a 4-under-par 67 Saturday that gave him a five-stroke lead after three rounds at the Booz Allen Classic.

His rounds of 62, 65 and 67 put him at 19-under 213, breaking the tournament record through 54 holes.

His shot of the day was an approach that landed a foot from the pin at the par-3 No. 5, setting up his second birdie of the day.

Brett Quigley shot at 67 to put him at 14 under. 1996 champion Steve Stricker (66) and Sweden’s Daniel Chopra (67) are seven strokes off the lead.

Nick O’Hern shot a 64 for the second straight day to move to 11 under, where he and Jeff Gove are in a five-way tie for fifth.

LPGA Tour

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Jeong Jang shot a 6-under-par 66 to take a one-stroke lead over fellow South Korean Mi Hyun Kim and rookie Brittany Lang after three rounds of the Wegmans LPGA.

European Tour

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GLENEAGLES, Scotland – Paul Casey of England birdied the 16th and 18th holes in a 7-under-par 66, taking a one-stroke lead over Colin Montgomerie after three rounds of the Johnnie Walker Championship.

Champions Tour

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Tom Jenkins was 8 under par through 16 holes in the second round of the Commerce Bank Championship when play was suspended for good after a third rain delay. Jenkins was 10 under for the tournament and had a one-stroke lead over Tom Wargo, who was 5 under for the round through 12 holes.

David Eger shot a 6-under 65 at the 7,011-yard Red Course at Eisenhower Park and was the clubhouse leader at 7-under 135. Also at 7 under when play was stopped at 5:25 p.m. were Jay Haas, who was through 15 holes, Bruce Fleisher, who was through 13, and first-round leader Allen Doyle, who had played two holes on his back nine.

The start of the second round was delayed 30 minutes because of rain and play was suspended at 1:55 p.m. for 2 hours and 20 minutes when another band of heavy showers hit the county-owned public facility.

The second round was scheduled to be completed at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, with the final round of the $1.5 million tournament set to begin at 10 a.m., although more rain was in the forecast.

AP-ES-06-24-06 2012EDT


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