Canipe Shoots 64 to Take One-Stroke Lead

David Canipe shot a six-under-par 64 Saturday to take the lead in the third round of the $400,000 Southern Open golf tournament.

Canipe, 36, who is 133rd on the PGA Tourmoney list with $84,000, made the last of his six birdies on No. 18, sinking a 20-foot putt to gain a one-stroke advantage over Dave Rummells and Jay Haas.

Canipe was at 12-under-par 198.

Rummells had a 67 and Haas a 64, including five birdies on his last six holes, to tie for second place at 199 after three rounds over the 6,775-yard Green Island Country Club course.

Canipe, who did not have a bogey, made five of his birdie putts from at least 10 feet.