Wagner leads a sopping wet Safeway Open

Johnson Wagner chipped in for birdie, and wound up taking a oneshot lead in the Safeway Open by keeping bogeys off his card as the rain began to pound Silverado on Saturday in Napa, Calif. Wagner was at 15-under par through 15 holes when the third round was halted by the wet conditions.

Scott Piercy, who had led from his opening 62 that set the course record, was one shot behind and just short of the par-five 16th in three shots when he told officials he couldn’t continue. The front of the green was one big puddle. Patton Kizzire also was 14 under through 16 holes.

Paul Casey, in the final group with Wagner and Piercy, was two shots behind. Phil Mickelson hit a wild tee shot on the par-five 18th in the rain and made bogey for a 69, leaving him six back.

The players still on the course, which included Martin Laird at 12 under through 16 holes, were to return Sunday morning. Starting times for the final round have been pushed forward because of more rain in the forecast.

Alison Lee took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship in Incheon, South Korea, putting the 21year-old UCLA student in position for her first victory.

Lee shot a four-under 68 in firm conditions at Sky 72, saving par on 17 and birdieing 18 to stretch her margin over U.S. Women’s Open champion Brittany Lang.

Playing her second season on the tour while remaining in college, Lee had a 13-under 203 total. Lang had a 72. South Korea’s In-Kyung Kim, the winner two weeks ago in China in the first of six straight events in Asia, was third at nine under after a 69.

Bernhard Langer birdied the final four holes for his second straight five-under 67 and a twostroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ SAS Championship in Cary, N.C. The 59-year-old German had a bogey-free round at Prestonwood in the regular-season finale. Larry Mize and first-round leader Doug Garwood were tied for second at eight under. Mize had a 69, and Garwood followed his opening 65 with a 72. Jeff Sluman (67) and Senior British Open winner Paul Broadhurst (69) were seven under.

Alex Noren of Sweden moved in sight of a third European Tour title this year after shooting a second straight six-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead at the British Masters heading into the final round at Watford, England. Richard Bland, who held a one-shot lead after the second round, shot 69 and is alone in second place.

Peter Hanson, Tommy Fleetwood, Bernd Wiesberger and Richard Sterne were tied for third

at 12 under and Lee Westwood was a shot further back.