FORT WORTH, Texas -- Kevin Na regained sole possession of the lead with a late birdie Saturday at Colonial, taking a one-stroke lead over Ian Poulter into the final round.
Na's 1-under 69 in the third round included a couple of bogeys. He is at 11-under 199 at a very damp Hogan's Alley.
Poulter, who shot 68, had dropped out of a share of the lead after starting the back nine with a four-putt double bogey. But he was again tied with Na after making a 32-foot birdie at No. 15, the same hole where his playing partner two-putted from 6 feet after his approach missed the green.
With their balls close to each other on the No. 17 green, Poulter had a 15-foot birdie try that slid by the hole. But Na, who had started the day with a two-stroke lead over Poulter, then made his 14-footer to reclaim the outright lead.
Charley Hoffman's 66 got him to 9-under 201 and alone in third place. Chris Kirk, a two-time PGA Tour winner last season, had a 65 for the best round of the day and was tied for fourth at 8-under 202 with Brandt Snedeker (66).
Defending champion Adam Scott carded his second consecutive 66 since an opening 72. He was tied for 10th at 204 in a group that included Jordan Spieth, the 21-year-old Masters champion from Dallas playing the first of consecutive weeks at home in North Texas.
Spieth, the first-round co-leader after an opening 64 before a 73 on Friday, shot a 3-under 67 with three bogeys.
With the leaders teeing off at 9:10 a.m., and going in threesomes instead of the normal weekend twosomes, play was completed about 2 p.m. Saturday. That was about 3 1-2 hours earlier than usual for a weekend round for Colonial leaders.
PGA Tour officials moved up play because of the threat of severe afternoon storms. There were overcast skies and muggy conditions, with some light rain but no delays. Heavy rain was forecast overnight and into today, with plans again for threesomes and early tee times off both Nos. 1 and 10 for the final round.
Senior PGA
Championship
FRENCH LICK, Ind. -- Defending champion Colin Montgomerie shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday on The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort to take a three-shot lead in the Senior PGA Championship.
Montgomerie birdied the par-4 18th to reach 2-under 211. The Scot won last year at Harbor Shores in Michigan, and also won the U.S. Senior Open in July in Oklahoma.
Bernhard Langer, a four-time winner in senior majors, was second after a 68. He eagled the 415-yard, par-4 eighth hole and closed with consecutive birdies after a bogey at the par-5 16th.
Scott Verplank, Esteban Toledo and Brian Henninger were tied for third at 1 under. Verplank shot 70, Toledo 73, and Henninger 74.
Henninger made a triple bogey on the 16th to drop out of a share of the lead. His second shot on the 539-yard hole darted right, into deep, deep rough and he had to declare his ball lost.
BMW PGA Championship
VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Byeong Hun An shot a 5-under 67 Saturday to share the lead with Francesco Molinari after the third round of the BMW PGA Championship.
The South Korean trailed Molinari by a shot after the second round but made seven birdies, including two in the last two holes, to equal the Italian's overall score of 14-under 202 going into the final day.
Molinari, who has led from round one, shot a 68. Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand was two shots back in third after a 68.
Miguel Angel Jimenez hit a European Tour-record 10th hole-in-one when he converted his tee shot from 148 yards at the par-3 No. 2.
The 51-year-old Jimenez is four shots backs from the leaders going into the final day.
Top-ranked Rory McIlroy missed the cut after a 78 on Friday.
Second-round leader Tom Lehman had a 79 to drop into a tie for 13th at 2 over.
Sports on 05/24/2015