SAMMAMISH, Wash. -- Top-ranked Lydia Ko bogeyed the 18th hole Saturday to cut her lead to one stroke heading into the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
Seeking her third consecutive major title, Ko shot a 1-under 70 to reach 2 under. She won the Evian Championship in September in France for her first major title and took the ANA Inspiration in April in California.
Brittany Lincicome and Gerina Piller were tied for second. They each shot 71, with Lincicome also bogeying the 18th.
Ko, 19, used her deft short-game to save shots on the 16th and 17th holes, but couldn't avoid dropping a shot at the last when her third shot went to the back of the green and she missed a 15-foot par putt.
Second-round leaders Brooke Henderson and Mirim Lee each shot 73 to drop into the group at even par. Ariya Jutanugarn, the winner of her past three tournaments, shot a 68, leaving her even par along with Amy Yang (66), Chella Choi (69) and Atlantic City winner Anna Nordqvist (69).
Only three players were under par, but 13 were within three shots of the lead.
Stacy Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a 2-over 73 and is 9 over after three rounds. Gaby Lopez (Razorbacks) had a 6-over 77 and is 12 over going into the last round.
PGA
Berger ahead by 3
MEMPHIS -- Daniel Berger shot a 1-under 69 in hot and sticky conditions at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, giving him a three-stroke lead over Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and D.A. Points.
Berger, the 2014-2015 rookie of the year who had led after a round on tour only once before this event back in 2014, now has led consecutive rounds as he looks for his first PGA Tour victory. Berger had four birdies, a bogey and a double bogey to reach 10-under 200.
Mickelson (68), Stricker (66) and Points (64) were 7 under. Seung-yul Noh (67), Colt Knost (67) and Brooks Koepka (69) were 6 under.
With so many experienced players and big names chasing him on a day where the temperature felt close to 100 degrees, Berger hit 13 of 18 greens playing conservatively enough with six straight pars at one point that he finished Saturday with the same three-stroke lead he had after the second round.
Berger couldn't hold onto the lead after the opening round of the 2014 OHL Classic at Mayakoba and wound up tied for 51st. But Berger already has three top 10s this season and is looking for more before heading to Oakmont for the U.S. Open.
Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) had an even-par 70 and is 4 under. He is tied for 12th place. Andrew Landry (Arkansas Razorbacks) also had an even-par 70 and is 1 over.
CHAMPIONS
Langer alone in lead
FLOURTOWN, Pa. -- Bernhard Langer was all alone under par at windy Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Langer, 58, also was in position to win the Constellation Senior Players Championship for the third consecutive year, shooting a 1-under 69 to reach 2-under 208 and take a three-stroke lead over Jay Don Blake with a round left.
After playing the first 11 holes in 2 over with two birdies and four bogeys, Langer birdied the par-4 12th to get back to even par for the tournament. He added birdies on the par-5 15th and par-3 16th and closed with two pars on the A.W. Tillinghast-designed Wissahickon Course.
Langer won in 2014 at Fox Chapel in Pittsburgh and last year at Belmont in Massachusetts. He won the Regions Tradition last month in Alabama for his sixth senior major and 27th tour victory.
Blake birdied the par-4 18th for a 71. Jeff Sluman (70), Woody Austin (71), Wes Short Jr. (72), Bart Bryant (72) and Brandt Jobe (74) were tied for third at 2 over.
Glen Day (Little Rock) had a 2-under 68 and is 5 over. John Daly (Dardanelle, Arkansas Razorbacks) had an even-par 70 and is 12 over.
WEB.COM
Teater 3 strokes ahead
Josh Teater remained in the lead Saturday at the Web.com Tour's Rust-Oleum Championship at Ivanhoe, Ill.
He shot a 4-under 68, placing him at 15 under and three strokes ahead of Dan Woltman going into the final day. There are five players tied at 9 under.
Zach Fischer (Little Rock) shot a 68 and is 7 under. Austin Cook (Jonesboro, Arkansas Razorbacks), who lead after first round Thursday by one stroke, had a 74 and was 6 under.
Tag Ridings (Razorbacks) had a 75 and is 3 under.
Sebastian Cappelen (Razorbacks), Matt Atkins (Henderson State) and Scott Gardiner (Farmington) did not make the cut.
EUROPEAN
Lombard out front
ATZENBRUGG, Austria -- South Africa's Zander Lombard overcame a triple bogey to shoot a 4-under 68 and take the third-round lead in the Lyoness Open on Saturday.
Winless on the European Tour, Lombard had an 11-under 205 total at Diamond Country Club. China's Wu Ashun was a stroke back after a 65.
Sports on 06/12/2016