Times Colonist

Wise and Leishman lead Nelson

- SCHUYLER DIXON

DALLAS — The wind finally blew on the new Trinity Forest course at the AT&T Byron Nelson.

Aaron Wise wasn’t rattled, not even by a bogey that dropped him into a tie for the lead on the final hole Saturday. Now the 21year-old PGA Tour rookie is ready for another run at his first victory.

Wise shot a 3-under 68 to pull even with Marc Leishman, four shots ahead of Matt Jones and Kevin Na going into the final round. It’s not the first time Wise has been in this position, though. Two weeks ago, he finished tied for second at the Wells Fargo Championsh­ip, two shots behind Jason Day.

Besides, Wise has won at every level — including the 2016 NCAA individual title while helping Oregon win the team championsh­ip just before turning pro. He was the first player in eight years to pull that NCAA double.

“There’s a little more pressure on it because there’s more people and it’s a bigger scene, but I felt like I did a great job of handling all that at Quail Hollow,” Wise said. “Being my second chance at it, I feel like it’s only going to be better than that.”

Nick Taylor (69) is the top Canadian at 7 under.

WILLIAMSBU­RG, Virginia — Heavy rain forced postponeme­nt of play at the LPGA Kingsmill Championsh­ip on Saturday, and the tournament was reduced to 54 holes, with play resuming today.

In Gee Chun leads among players who have finished two rounds. She is at 11 under.

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