Burns struggles late, is tied with Bradley

Sam Burns had a threeshot lead with five holes to play Saturday and had to make an eight-foot bogey putt on the 18th hole just to keep a share of the lead with Keegan Bradley in the Valspar Championship at Palm Harbor, Fla.

Burns had two bogeys over the final three holes at Innisbrook, both from errant tee shots, and he did well to make sure his finish wasn’t worse. He had to two-putt from 75 feet on the final hole for bogey and a two-under 69.

Bradley, who got back in the mix by chipping in for eagle, also bogeyed the 18th for a 69.

They were at 14-under 199, tying the 54-hole tournament record set by K.J. Choi in 2002 and matched by Adam Hadwin in 2017.

Elsewhere

China’s Lin Xiyu tapped in on the 18th hole for her fourth birdie of the back nine and a five-under 67 to take a onestroke lead over Inbee Park and Hannah Green after three rounds of the LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship at Singapore.Lin had a 54-hole total of 14under 202 at Sentosa Golf Club.

The weather-plagued PGA Champions Tour event at The Woodlands in Texas will try to complete a 36-hole tournament Sunday after Saturday’s first round was suspended because of darkness. Tim Petrovic is six under through 12 holes with Mike Weir one shot back.