IRVING, Texas – Luke Donald barely held onto the lead at the Byron Nelson Championship.

After a bogey at No. 17, Donald made a par-saving putt on the closing hole Saturday to finish his 11th straight under-par round in the Nelson, a 3-under 67 that put him at 10-under 200 with a one-stroke lead over Scott Verplank going into the final round.

Donald, finally leading the Nelson after all his subpar rounds in the event, had consecutive bogeys early to fall behind by two strokes. The Englishman recovered with five birdies in a 10-hole stretch that were enough to put him back ahead.

Verplank (66) grew up in the Dallas area and first met Byron Nelson as a teenager. Now in his 21st Nelson, the 42-year-old Verplank will play in the final group Sunday with a chance to finally win it – in the first Nelson tournament played without its namesake.

Play was stopped midway through the round for a moment of silence in honor of Nelson that was followed by a flyover by a squadron of fighter jets. It was the first time the PGA Tour ever had such a stoppage during a tournament.

Nelson, who in 1968 became the first golfer to have a PGA Tour event named after him, died Sept. 26. He was 94.

Donald had never finished a round leading the Nelson before this year, but has now led two in a row – even after his tee shot at the 196-yard 17th hole wound up in the bunker fronting the pin and his approach at the closing hole ended up more than 50 feet from the pin before a 5-foot par putt.

Ochoa rallies to take lead in her first event

MORELIA, Mexico – Lorena Ochoa shot a 9-under 64 on Saturday to tie Julieta Granada and Silvia Cavalleri for the third-round lead in the Corona Morelia Championship, the Mexican star’s first tournament as the No. 1 player in the world.

A day after falling five strokes behind with a 74, the 25-year-old Ochoa had eight birdies, an eagle and a bogey before thousands of fans who cheered her every move on the hilly Tres Marias course – about 175 miles from her native Guadalajara.

The 64 matched the LPGA Tour record on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course where Ochoa won last year. Granada had a 67, and Cavalleri shot a 69.

“I started the day happy and with a lot of will to play and a lot of positive energy. I think that has a lot to do with it,” said Ochoa, who took the top spot in the rankings from the injured Annika Sorenstam on Monday.

“I kicked off well and got a good rhythm going. The big difference is how you start the play. Yesterday, I started with bogeys and missed birdies.”

Today, I kicked off with birdies.”

Granada, the young Paraguayan who finished second to Ochoa last October at Tres Marias, birdied her final three holes.

“This year is the revenge,” Granada said. “It’s a different situation. I have worked a lot on my play and it’s not the first time that I’m playing in Mexico. These are factors that favor me.

“I played well today, finishing with three birdies. I hope that I will continue that streak tomorrow.”

Granada said she wasn’t intimidated by Ochoa’s vocal fans.