HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – Paula Creamer birdied the final three holes for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke lead over Angela Stanford on Saturday after the third round of the Samsung World Championship.

Playing near her hometown of Pleasanton, Creamer had a 6-under 210 total on the Half Moon Bay Golf Links’ Ocean Course.

Stanford led for much of the day but hurt herself with two double bogeys on the back nine. She birdied the final two holes for a 69. Australian Katherine Hull eagled No. 4 and also birdied 18 for a 69 to stay within two strokes of the lead on a day when birdies were hard to come by for everybody in the elite 20-player field.

Two-time defending Samsung champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 70, also leaving her two strokes back along with Song-Hee Kim (70). Ochoa is seeking her eighth victory of the year.

Turning Stone Resort Championship

VERONA, N.Y. – Tag Ridings missed a short par putt on the final hole to fall into a tie with Charles Howell III for the third-round lead in the Turning Stone Resort Championship, the second of seven Fall Series events.

Ridings (71), winless in 130 starts on the PGA Tour, finished with a 1-under 71 to match Howell (69) at 8-under 208.

Jeff Overton (73), who led both the first and second rounds by one shot, was tied for third at 7 under with Brian Davis (69), Jason Day (71) and Kyle Thompson (69).

Another shot behind were Dustin Johnson (70) and Robert Allenby (71), while Davis Love III (66), Charles Warren (67), and Mark Hensby (72) were tied at 5 under.

Because of two weather delays on Friday, 23 players failed to finish the second round and had to complete it Saturday morning.