Simpson grabs Colonial lead

Webb Simpson shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to break out of a crowd and take the third-round lead at the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.

At 9-under 201, Simpson was two strokes ahead of Danny Lee and Paul Casey after both of them made long birdie putts at the 18th hole. Stewart Cink and Kevin Kisner were three strokes off the lead.

Part of a four-way tie for the 36-hole lead, Simpson went ahead alone to stay after consecutive birdies to start his back nine. He made a 6-foot birdie putt at the 387-yard 10th and a 12-footer at the 630-yard 11th before finishing with seven consecutive pars.

It is only the second time in 12 years at Colonial for the 54-hole leader to have more than a one-stroke advantage. Defending champion Jordan Spieth shot a 68 with a caddie switch after making the turn, and was at 4 under.

Spieth’s regular caddie, Michael Greller, left the course after 11 holes because of heat exhaustion on a steamy day with temperatures in the 90s and the heat index higher than that. Damon Goddard, the personal trainer for the player and the caddie, carried the bag the rest of the round — a stretch when Spieth had a bogey and two birdies.

Singh up by 1

Vijay Singh used his power to take advantage of rain-softened Trump National, shooting a 5-under 67 to move one shot ahead of Bernhard Langer in the third round of the Senior PGA Championship in Sterling, Virginia.

Dodt leads

Andrew Dodt of Australia will take a one-stroke lead into the final day of the BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, England, after shooting a 4-under 68 in the third round.

Feng out front

Shanshan Feng shot a 6-under 66 to take a onestroke lead after three rounds of the LPGA Volvik Championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan.