Spieth overtakes Stenson

Already with the best year in golf, Jordan Spieth is one round away from having the richest year in golf history.

Spieth battled his way through a tough, rainy Saturday at the Tour Championship in Atlanta and finally overtook Henrik Stenson with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 2-under-par 68 and a one-shot

lead. Spieth also had an 8-foot birdie and a 20-foot par over the closing four holes.

Stenson had a three-shot lead going to the back nine until back-to-back bogeys. He dropped one more shot on the 17th and had a 72, his first time over par at East Lake in seven rounds.

Spieth was at 8-under 202. A victory Sunday would push Spieth over a record $12 million for the year, along with the $10 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup.

Rickie Fowler shot a 31 on the back nine for a 67, the low score of the third round, and was four shots behind. Spieth, Stenson and Fowler nd only have to win the Tour Championship to capture the FedEx Cup.

Colin Montgomerie settled for a one-stroke lead over Olin Browne in the Champions Tour’s First Tee Open after bogeying the final hole at Pebble Beach.

Montgomerie, 52, finished with a 5-under 67, missing a 6-foot par putt on the par-5 18th to fall to 8-under 135.

Browne carded a 65 at Poppy Hills. Mexico’s Esteban Toledo was third at 6-under after a 66 at Pebble Beach.

Fred Couples birdied the 18th at Pebble Beach for a 66 to join Woody Austin (70 at Pebble) at 5-under.

Tom Watson was 3-under after a 65 at Pebble Beach, where Sunday’s final round will be played.