SURREY, British Columbia -- Gene Sauers shot a 5-under-par 66 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Air Canada Championship.
The 40-year-old Sauers, who won the last of his two PGA Tour titles in 1989 and hasn't had a full tour card since 1996, had a 13-under 200 total Australians Peter Lonard and Robert Allenby were a stroke back after 68s.
Allenby, who came within a shot of a course record with a 62 Friday, dropped a stroke on the front nine before closing the gap with four birdies on the back, including the last two holes.
Steve Lowery (68) was two strokes back at 11 under, and third-round leader Craig Barlow (71) and Kevin Sutherland (69) were 10 under.
LPGA: Sourth Korea's Mi Hyun Kim eagled the 17th hole from 106 yards for a share of the third-round lead with France's Patricia Meunier-Labouc in the State Farm Classic.
Kim, the 1999 tournament winner who is seeking her third victory of the year, shot a 4-under 68 to match Meunier-Lebouc (72) at 13-under 203 on the Rail Golf Course.
SENIORS: South Africa's John Bland had a hole-in-one in a tournament-record 8-under 63 to take the second-round lead in the Allianz Championship.
Bland used a 5-iron to ace the 175-yard 16th, and made a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for an 11-under 131 total and a two-stroke lead over Bob Gilder (66).
EUROPEAN PGA: Denmark's Thomas Bjorn shot a 4-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead in the BMW International Open.
-- From wire reports
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