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Lehman takes aim at title

SUNRIVER, Ore. - Tom Lehman moved into position for his second Champions Tour major victory of the year, shooting a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday at the Crosswater Club to take a 2-stroke lead in the Jeld-Wen Tradition.

Tom Lehman  hits the ball from the 18th fairway during third round of The Tradition golf tournament.  (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Ryan Brennecke)
Tom Lehman hits the ball from the 18th fairway during third round of The Tradition golf tournament. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Ryan Brennecke)Read more

SUNRIVER, Ore. - Tom Lehman moved into position for his second Champions Tour major victory of the year, shooting a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday at the Crosswater Club to take a 2-stroke lead in the Jeld-Wen Tradition.

The Senior PGA winner in late May, Lehman overcame a double-bogey 6 on No. 8 with three birdies on the back nine. He was 11 under.

PGA Tour

GREENSBORO, N.C. - India's Arjun Atwal shot a 5-under 65 for a 3-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship, the tour's final pre-playoff event.

Atwal, who has led or shared the lead after each of the first three days at Sedgefield Country Club, had a 17-under 193 total. He is trying to become the first Monday qualifier to win since Fred Wadsworth in the 1986 Southern Open.

LPGA Tour

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. - Chasing her fifth LPGA Tour victory of the year, Ai Miyazato shot a 5-under 67 to take a 3-stroke lead into the final round of the Safeway Classic.

The Japanese star was 11 under on Pumpkin Ridge's Ghost Creek Course.

Juli Inkster was tied for second at 8 under with Song-Hee Kim (64) and Na Yeon Choi (67) after an apparent 67, but was disqualified because she used a weighted training aid on her club to stay loose while waiting to make the turn at the 10th hole.

European Tour

CELADNA, Czech Republic - Ryder Cup hopeful Peter Hanson of Sweden shot a 5-under 67 for a 204 total and a 4-stroke lead in the Czech Open at Prosper Golf Resort.