Love tied for lead at Memphis

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III shot his third straight two-under 68 on Saturday to join Nick O’Hern and John Merrick atop the leaderboard at the windy St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn.

Love committed to play in Memphis only recently, waiting to make sure he was healthy enough to use this event as a final tuneup for the U.S. Open after qualifying Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Love, who hasn’t won since 2008, had three birdies and only one bogey Saturday to match O’Hern and Merrick at six-under 204. O’Hern had a 67, and Merrick shot 69.

Rory McIlroy, who will try to successfully defend his U.S. Open title next week at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, had a one-stroke lead when he teed off. He shot a two-over 72 in a round that featured six bogeys and four birdies to drop in a tie at five under.

Eun-Hee Ji shot a three-under 69 to take a oneshot lead over Karrie Webb after the third round of the LPGA Championship at Pittsford, N.Y.

Defending champion Tom Lehman shot a fourunder 68 to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Regions Tradition, a Champions Tour major.

Lehman had a 10-under 206 total at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Ala. Peter Senior, a playoff loser to Lehman last year, and Jeff Sluman were tied for second.

England’s Lee Westwood won the Nordea Masters at Bro, Sweden, for the third time for his 22nd European Tour title, closing with a three-under 69 for a five-stroke victory.

The third-ranked Westwood finished at 19under 269 at Bro Hof Slott. England’s Ross Fisher was second after a 71.