Kang, Choi, co-lead major

Danielle Kang got a text message from Wayne Gretzky on Saturday morning. Caitlyn Jenner called Friday, and fourtime major winner Hollis Stacy also reached out.

Lots of high-profile support for Kang, who was born in San Francisco and raised in Southern California, as she goes for her first major championship.

Kang, 24, and Chella Choi shared the lead heading into the final round of the Women’s PGA Championship in Olympia Fields, Ill. Kang won the U.S. Women’s Amateur in 2010 in 2011, but she has never won an LPGA Tour tournament.

“It would be incredible to be called a major champion, especially out on this tour,” said Kang, who knows Gretzky and Jenner from her days at Sherwood Country Club.

Choi shot a 4-underpar 67. Kang birdied No. 18 for a 68 to join Choi at 10 under.

Jiyai Shin rocketed up the leaderboard with a 64, the best round of the day and good enough for third at 8 under. Defending champion Brooke Henderson was another stroke back after a 69.

U.S. Senior Open: Kirk Triplett shot a 4-under 66 to open a one-stroke lead after three rounds in Peabody, Mass. Triplett improved to 15 under heading into the final round at the Salem Country Club. He watched as Kenny Perry three-putted the 18th hole to fall one stroke back.

Brandt Jobe matched the tournament record with a 62, shooting 29 on the back nine to move into third. But he was six strokes behind the leader. Fred Couples and Tom Lehman were fourth at 7 under. They each shot 70.

Bernhard Langer, the winner of the first two senior majors of the year, had a 72 to drop nine shots back.

PGA Tour: David Lingmerth lost his way off the tee but scrambled well enough to stay in the lead at the Quicken Loans National in Potomac, Md.

The 29-year-old Swede shot a 3-over 73 after starting the tournament with two consecutive 65s. That was enough to maintain a one-shot lead at 7-under 203 over Daniel Summerhays, who shot 70.

Spencer Levin, who teed off two hours ahead of Lingmerth, was third at 5 under after the best round of the day, a 65.

European Tour: Sweden’s Alexander Bjork shot a 1-under 70 to share the lead with American Peter Uihlein at 8 under after a difficult third round of the French Open at Guyancourt.

Bjork moved into contention by making three birdies on the way back to the clubhouse after he had two bogeys on the front nine. Uihlein opened with a bogey but canceled that out with a birdie on the 14th hole for a par 71 to keep his overnight score.

Englishman Tommy Fleetwood made par to stay one shot behind in a share of third heading to the final round on the Golf National course that will be the site of the Ryder Cup next year.