Mickelson Ties Quigley

Defending champion Phil Mickelson birdied the final two holes Saturday at Fort Worth for a four-under-par 66 and a share of the third-round lead with Brett Quigley in the Colonial.

Quigley, who finished second in the only PGA Tour event he completed this year, had already finished his own 66 when Mickelson made a birdie putt off the fringe at the 427-yard 18th hole.

Mickelson and Quigley, who began the third round a stroke behind Corey Pavin, had 11-under 199 totals.

Pavin, who got the last of his 14 PGA Tour victories at Colonial in 1996, had birdies on Nos. 2 and 3, then bogeyed four consecutive holes to fall out of the lead. He went on to a 73 to fall six strokes back at 205.

“It was a struggle. I’ve had bad rounds out here before, but I’d rather have them when I’m way back in the pack or something,” Pavin said.

Shigeki Maruyama, who had his second 65 in a row after an opening 72, is alone in third at 202.

In yet another compelling display that he can never be counted out, Tiger Woods shot a nine-under 63 and surged within a stroke of the lead at the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open at Heidelberg, Germany.

Woods entered the third round 10 strokes behind but is now in strong position to win his fourth title in five events, a streak that includes his Masters victory.

“I knew I needed to shoot in the mid-60s to give myself a chance,” he said. “Fortunately, I did that.”

Woods, with an eagle at the fifth hole punctuating his day, is at 16-under 200. He is a shot behind Argentina’s Eduardo Romero, who had a 67 and is at 199 entering today’s final round.

Sharing second place with Woods in the $2.36-million event is Michael Campbell. The New Zealander started the round with a six-stroke lead but finished with a 73 that included a double bogey on the 12th hole.

Ed Dougherty birdied the first five holes for the second day in a row to take a five-stroke lead in the TD Waterhouse Championship at Kansas City, Mo.

The five birdies match the longest streak on the Senior PGA Tour this year and Dougherty is the only golfer to do it twice.

Dougherty, who followed his opening 10-under 62 with a 66, goes into today’s finale with a two-day total of 16-under 128, five strokes ahead of Hugh Baiocchi, who had a 67 Saturday, and defending champion Dana Quigley, Brett’s uncle, who had a 68.

Wendy Ward birdied her first three holes on the way to an eight-under 64 and a two-shot lead halfway through the rain-shortened LPGA Champions Classic at Beavercreek, Ohio.

Second-year pro Audra Burks birdied the final hole to share second place with rookie Jennifer Hubbard at 66.