American Peter Uihlein moved into position for his second European Tour victory of the year, shooting a 4-under 67 to take a three-stroke lead in the Wales Open at Newport, Wales.
The former Oklahoma State star had a 7-under 206 total on Celtic Manor's Twenty Ten Course, the site of the 2010 Ryder Cup.
Uihlein was at par for the round after eight holes. He then sent a long iron within 9 feet for an eagle that put him in the lead for good.
He holed a 50-footer for a birdie on No. 10, picked up another stroke at No. 14, saved par from 25 feet at No. 16 and got up and down from the sand for a closing birdie.
"I was just solid and was able to plot my way around," Uihlein said. "The wind was tricky sometimes. It would lay down then it would pick up, but it was always from the same direction so you could sort of get a beat on it."
Frenchmen Thomas Levet and Gregory Bourdry (70) (67) were tied for second.
Yani Tseng takes Safeway Classic lead: Yani Tseng moved into position to end a long victory drought, shooting a 9-under 63 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Safeway Classic.
Tseng, the 24-year-old Taiwanese star who has 15 LPGA Tour titles and had a 109-week run at No. 1 in the world ranking, is winless in 36 events since the Kia Classic in March 2012. She has tumbled to No. 15 in the world and missed cuts in the four of her last five tournaments.
After opening with rounds of 67 and 68, Tseng had 11 birdies and two bogeys Saturday to reach 18 under at Columbia Edgewater.
Norway's Suzann Pettersen, the 2011 tournament winner at Pumpkin Ridge, was tied for second with Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum. Pettersen had a 70, and Phatlum, the leader after each of the first two rounds, shot 71.
Sweden's Anna Nordqvist also had a 63 to join U.S. Solheim Cup opponents Stacy Lewis (65), Morgan Pressel (65) and Lizette Salas (68) at 14 under.
Cantlay extends lead: Patrick Cantlay opened a three-stroke lead in the Hotel Fitness Championship, a week after the former UCLA star missed a chance to wrap up a PGA Tour card.
Fighting a back injury, the 21-year-old Cantlay had two eagles, six birdies and a double bogey in the third round to reach 19-under 197 at Sycamore Hills in the
Web.com Tour Finals opener.
Kevin Kisner was second after a 63.
Web.com Tour money champion Michael Putnam was tied for third at 14 under with 2008 Masters winner Trevor Immelman, Arron Oberholser, Bobby Gates, Scott Gardiner and Bud Cauley. Putnam and Immelman shot 69, Oberholser and Cauley had 68s, Gates shot 64, and Gardiner had a 66.
Mediate extends Champions lead: Rocco Mediate played the back nine in 7-under 29 for the second straight day to increase his lead to two strokes in the Champions Tour's inaugural Shaw Charity Classic in Canada.
The 50-year-old Mediate, the Allianz Championship winner in February in his first Champions Tour start, followed his opening 8-under 63 with a 64 to reach 15 under at tree-lined Canyon Meadows. He had seven birdies on the back nine after making an eagle and two bogeys on the front side.
Bobby Clampett was second after a 65. Tom Pernice Jr. (64), David Frost (66) and Michael Allen (66) were 11 under.
Original Print Headline: Former Cowboy Uihlein on verge of 2nd European win
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