Yang still leads despite even-par round

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. " Mark Calcavecchia finished a round of 65 and left PGA National in a hurry, since his son was waiting at an airport an hour away.

If he'd stayed, he would have seen his name move up the leaderboard.

And so it went on a topsy-turvy day at the Honda Classic " where the guy who started the third round in front found a way to finish there, too.

Y.E. Yang shot even-par 70, good enough to give him a one-shot lead over Jeff Klauk (67) and Jeff Overton (70, with a triple-bogey on the 11th hole, going twice in the water, followed by two birdies in his last three holes) entering the Honda's final round.

"I kept fighting," Overton said. "And now I've got a chance to win."

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.

Others, well, they needed a roller-coaster mentality.

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.

Charlie Wi (65), Brett Quigley (67) and John Rollins (68) all finished two shots off the pace, at 5 under.

"If you would have said, take 65 on the first tee, I would have said, 'See ya later,"' Wi said. "So, you know, I gave myself a chance."

So did Calcavecchia, who will start Sunday tied for seventh and in position to pull off something statistically bizarre.

He won the Honda in 1987, prevailed again 11 years later " and now, 11 years after that, is in contention again, at 4 under for the week.

LPGA: HULL LEADS THE WAY

SINGAPORE " Australia's Katherine Hull had seven birdies en route to a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Angela Stanford after the third round of the HSBC Women's Champions.

Hull, who won the Australian Ladies Masters last month, had an 11-under 205 total on the Tanah Merah Country Club, where play was suspended for 2 hours, 19 minutes because of lighting and heavy rain.

"I'm liking the fact I have a two-shot lead, and I'm confident in how I'm playing," Hull said. "So game on."

Sun Young Yoo (68) was a stroke back of Stanford and a shot ahead of Korean compatriot Mi Hyun Kim (70), with second round co-leader American Paula Creamer (72) five strokes off the lead.

Stanford shot a bogey-free 66 to move into position for her fourth victory in her last nine starts. The sixth-ranked Texan won the season-opening SBS Open in Hawaii after closing last season with two victories in her final six events. In addition to the three wins, she has five other top-seven finishes in her last eight tournaments.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2 TIED

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. " Mark O'Meara shot a 5-under 66 to grab a share of the lead with Bernhard Langer at the Toshiba Classic on Saturday.

Eduardo Romero (68) of Argentina is one stroke behind at 8-under 134 and Denis Watson (68) from Zimbabwe is at 7 under.

O'Meara, who won 16 PGA Tour events " including two majors " is winless on the Champions Tour in 33 starts.

O'Meara hit 13 of 14 fairways and 16 of 18 greens in the second round.

Langer, who began the day with a one-stroke lead, was even par through 14 holes, but played the last four holes 3 under, including birdies on 17 and 18.

, finishing with a 68.

It was the second consecutive day Langer has finished strong.

"It might be an advantage (in the final round)," Langer said. "I think the course is easier at the end with two par 5s. My finishes might give me some positive vibes going in to the final round."

Langer is tied for first in greens in regulation, missing five greens in 36 holes, but is tied for 60th in putting.

"It just shows how well my ball striking is," Langer said. "I played well off the tee, but I couldn't make any putts."

O'Meara is tied for 15th in putting but of the four golfers at the top, only O'Meara hasn't won on the Champions Tour.

"There are so many guys who have won out here and I haven't," O'Meara said. "There's going to be a little bit of pressure on me. I have to play well again to have a chance."