Y.E. Yang shot even-par 70, good enough to give him a one-shot lead over Jeff Klauk (67) and Jeff Overton (70) after three rounds of the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Yang bogeyed the third hole, birdied the 15th and made nothing but pars the rest of the way, a slow-and-steady approach that worked. He’s in position to win $1,008,000 today, or 1.567 billion South Korean won – not to mention a two-year PGA Tour exemption.
Ben Crane got into the lead with an ace on the 162-yard fifth hole, then chipped in on the next hole for another birdie to get to 7 under. He then made two double bogeys in the next five holes, finishing three shots back.
Erik Compton, in his second tour event since undergoing heart-transplant surgery for the second time, shot 73 and will start today eight shots out of the lead.
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Mark O’Meara, winless in 33 starts on the Champions Tour, shot a 5-under 66 to grab a share of the lead with Bernhard Langer at the Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach, Calif.
Eduardo Romero (68) of Argentina is one stroke behind at 8-under 134.
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New Zealand’s Steve Alker won the New Zealand PGA Championship, closing with his second straight 5-under 67 today for a two-stroke victory over countrymen Josh Geary and David Smail.
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Australia’s Katherine Hull took a two-shot lead over Angela Stanford into today’s final round of the HSBC Women’s Champions tournament in Singapore.
Hull, who had seven birdies en route to a 6-under 66 yesterday, won the Australian Ladies Masters last month.