Canadian Hadwin emerges with 59, takes lead at La Quinta

LA QUINTA, Calif. — The temperature barely climbed into the 60s on a spectacular, clear afternoon in the desert after two rainy days. Adam Hadwin stopped counting at 59 — 13-under-par 59, that is.

The 29-year-old Canadian shot the ninth sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and the second in 10 days to take the third-round lead Saturday in the CareerBuilder Challenge.

Hadwin made a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th and got up-anddown for par — making a 3-footer — from just off the green on the par-4 18th at La Quinta Country Club.

Hadwin was at 17-under 199 after starting the day tied for 49th at 4 under. He played the first two days at PGA West, shooting 71 on the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course and 69 on the Stadium Course — the site of the final round Sunday.

Rookie Dominic Bozzelli was a stroke back after a 69 on the Nicklaus layout.

Second-round leader Hudson Swafford (71) was 15 under with UNLV product Chad Campbell (66), Bud Cauley (65) and Brian Harman (69).

CHAMPIONS — At Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Bernhard Langer was declared the winner of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship after strong winds blowing across the Hualalai golf course halted play.

It was Langer’s third win in the event and 30th victory on the PGA Champions Tour, moving him into second place on the career list behind Hale Irwin (45).

EUROPEAN PGA — At Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson shot an 8-under 64 in the third round of the HSBC Championship to catapult into title contention.

Johnson, who started the day eight shots off the lead, finished it in a five-way tie for second at 12-under 204, one stroke behind new leader Tyrrell Hatton of England.

Sixteen players were within three shots of the lead.

ASIAN — At Sentosa, Singapore, UNLV products Adam Scott and Seung-Su Han were among four players tied for the lead at the Singapore Open when a tropical storm and fading light forced suspension of the third round.

Scott and Han were on the 14th hole when play was abandoned.