Overton’s lead not comfortable

Maybe Jeff Overton would feel more relaxed leading by three strokes at some other course. Not at Greensboro, N.C., where three days of low numbers and easy scoring probably mean no lead is safe.

Overton opened his three-shot advantage with a six-under-par 66 Saturday after three rounds at the Wyndham Championship.

He is looking for his first victory on the PGA Tour.

“It’s better than being three shots back, but I don’t think 18 under’s going to win the golf tournament,” Overton said.

Billy Mayfair (64), Anders Hansen (68), Carl Pettersson (68) and Tim Petrovic (68) were at 15-under 201, with 2003 winner Shigeki Maruyama (67) and Lucas Glover (66) four strokes behind Overton.

Overton, 24, holding his first lead of any kind in two years on tour, took advantage of late struggles by Craig Kanada to build the largest lead at this course since Maruyama led Brad Faxon by three strokes in 2003.

Overton is trying to avoid dwelling on the prospect of his first title.

“It’s a journey where we’re trying to get to the point in our golfing career, and we’re trying to achieve a level, that top level in the world,” he said.

Lorena Ochoa moved into position for her second consecutive victory and fifth of the season, shooting a seven-under 64 in rainy conditions at Edmonton to take a four-stroke lead in the Canadian Women’s Open.

The top-ranked Mexican star, coming off her first major victory two weeks ago in the Women’s British Open, had a 14-under 199 total on the Royal Mayfair course.

Paula Creamer (66) and Laura Diaz (68) were 10 under.

Ochoa, who hasn’t had a bogey in 40 holes, had five birdies in a front-nine 30 and added two more birdies on the back nine to match the course record set by Karrie Webb on Friday.

Her birdie attempt to set the record came up just short on the 18th hole.

Mark McNulty and David Edwards both stumbled late in the third round of the Tradition, narrowing their advantage in the season’s fourth major on the Champions Tour.

They head into the final round at Crosswater Gold Club at Sunriver, Ore., with a two-stroke lead over D.A. Weibring. Tom Watson and Tom Kite were three strokes back of the leaders.

Edwards made a double bogey on the par-three 17th hole and finished with an even-par 72 for a 12-under 204 total. McNulty bogeyed the par-four 18th for a third-round 70.

Keith Fergus appeared to finish at 10 under along with Weibring. But a rules official penalized Fergus two shots for testing the conditions of a bunker on the 17th hole by shuffling his feet.

Fergus wound up eight under after three rounds with a 72.