Spieth birdies 18 to maintain lead
Jordan Spieth closed with a 20-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66 on Saturday in the Travelers Championship, giving him a one-stroke lead for the third straight round at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.
The 23-year-old Texan had a 12-under 198 total.
Boo Weekley was second after a 65. Weekley, 43, playing just in front of Spieth, birdied five of the last eight holes.
Spieth bogeyed Nos. 13 and 14, then matched Weekley with three birdies on the final four holes.
Daniel Berger (66) was three strokes back.
C.T. Pan (66), David Lingmerth (65) and Paul Casey were 8 under.
Rory McIlroy switched putters and shot a 70 to remain at even par.
LPGA Tour: So Yeon Ryu shot a course-record 10under 61 in the NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers to take a fivestroke lead into the final round.
Ryu, the third-ranked South Korean who won the ANA Inspiration in April for her second major title, reached 16 under to break the tournament 36-hole record by two strokes. She had her lowest score on the LPGA Tour and matched her professional best set in the 2012 Australian Ladies Masters.
Local favorite Stacy Lewis and Moriya Jutanugarn were tied for second. They each shot 65. Firstround leader Sung Hyun Park followed her opening 63 with a 73 to drop into a tie for 10th at 6 under.
European Tour: Sergio Garcia carded a 5-under 67 to join Richard Bland in a share of the lead in the third round of the BMW International Open in Munich, one stroke ahead of Joakim Lagergren. Garcia, playing his first event in Europe since his Masters win, and Bland, of England, settled at 13 under overall going into Sunday’s final round on Munich’s Eichenried course.
Bland hit water on the 11th hole but recovered for his fourth birdie, and he followed up with an eagle on the 13th to move ahead. Garcia stumbled with his second bogey on the 14th, but the Spaniard bounced back with birdies on the 15th and 17th holes, his sixth and seventh, to go level.
Champions Tour: Paul Broadhurst shot a 3-under 69 at University Ridge in Madison, Wis., to maintain a two-stroke lead in the American Family Insurance Open. Broadhurst, who was at 12under 132, won the Senior British Open and PURE Insurance Championship last year.
Lee Janzen and Scott Verplank each shot 66 and were tied for second. Tournament host Steve Stricker had a 69 to join Fred Couples (68) and Gene Sauers (66) at 9 under. Stricker is making his first start in his hometown event after turning 50 in February. He tied for 16th last week in the U.S. Open at Erin Hills. Nick Faldo was even par after a 73. He’s making his first PGA Tour Champions start since 2015.