Gary Woodland has OHL Classic lead heading into final round

Gary Woodland took a one-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA Tour’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba after dropping two strokes on the par-three 15th Saturday.

Woodland finished with a five-under-par 66 to reach 18-under 195 on Mayakoba’s Greg Norman-designed El Camaleon course in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. He won the last of his two tour titles in 2013.

“I’ve been there. I’ve been in the position a lot the last couple years. I’m excited about my game, I’m going to rely on my game and trust it and go out and have fun. I’m very comfortable with where my golf swing is and I’m going to rely on it and run it out.”

Woodland birdied the first seven odd-number holes, then ended the string with the double bogey on 15 when his tee shot went long into the hazard. He played the first 51 holes without a bogey.

“I’m happy. I mean, I played great today. Drove the ball exceptionally well, controlled my distances to the green, and I rolled it well,” Woodland said. “It’s hard to argue with that, hard to be upset with that. I hit a good shot on 15. I just hit it long.”

Married last month, Woodland took last week off and worked with instructor Butch Harmon after opening the new season in Malaysia and China.

Pat Perez was second after a 62. He played the front nine in seven-under 29, making an eagle on the par-five fifth. The one-time tour winner recently returned from shoulder surgery.

“I was real comfortable,” Perez said. “I woke up and I just felt good. I was comfortable on the range. I’ve just been on this different attitude in the last couple weeks where I just try to stay aggressive and try to think of the right shot and the good shot and not worry about what happens. It’s really worked. I’ve been working on that the last nine months since I got hurt.”

Scott Piercy was 16 under after a 66, Seamus Power (64) was 15 under, and Webb Simpson (69) followed at 14 under. Defending champion Graeme McDowell was eight under after his second straight 65. He opened with a 75.

Ernst takes Ochoa Invitational lead

Austin Ernst shot her second straight five-under 67 to take the third-round lead in the Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico City.

Ernst had her second straight bogey-free round at Club de Golf Mexico after opening with a 72. The 24-year-old American won the 2014 Portland Classic for her lone LPGA Tour title. She had a one-stroke lead at 10-under 206.

Second-round leader Sarah Jane Smith of Australia had a 72 to drop into a tie for second with Carola Ciganda (68), the Spanish player who won her first LPGA Tour title last month in South Korea.

Angela Stanford, the winner of the inaugural event in 2008 at Guadalajara Country Club, had a 69 to match Karine Icher (70) and Mi Jung Hur (71) at eight under.

Mexican amateur Maria Fassi had a 65 to get to six under. She’s a freshman at the University of Arkansas. Gaby Lopez also was six under after a 73 on her home course.

Canada’s Brooke Henderson, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 7, was four under after a 68. Michelle Wie was tied for 20th at one under after a 74. The 2009 winner in Guadalajara, she’s playing on a sponsor invite after failing to qualify for the 30-player event.

Goydos leads by two at Charles Schwab Cup

Paul Goydos shot a three-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions’ season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

A day after opening with a 62 for a three-stroke lead, Goydos birdied the par-5 18th to reach 11-under 129 on Desert Mountain Club’s Cochise Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Colin Montgomerie, third in Charles Schwab Cup season standings, remained second. He followed his opening 65 with a 66. The Scot matched playing partner Goydos with a closing birdie.

Points leader Bernhard Langer was third at seven under after a 66.

The top five in the standings — Richmond winner Scott McCarron is second, followed by Montgomerie, Joe Durant and Miguel Angel Jimenez — can take the season title with a victory Sunday.

Durant was tied for 15th at one under after a 69, McCarron was tied for 17th at even par after a 71, and Jimenez was 22nd at one over after a 67.

The season standings were reset after the event last week in Virginia, with Langer’s lead over McCarron reduced from 935,657 to 200. The tournament winner will receive $440,000 and 2,000 points.

Wang moves into lead in South Africa

South Korea’s Jeunghun Wang shot an eight-under 64 to take the third-round lead in the Nedbank Golf Challenge.

The 21-year-old Wang had an eagle and six birdies to get to 11-under 205 at Gary Player Country Club. South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen was second after a 70.