HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The resurgent Ian Poulter shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the RBC Heritage, putting him in position for his second victory in three weeks.
Before April, Poulter had not won on tour in more than five years. Now he’s one more solid round away from adding another title to his dramatic win at the Houston Open on April 1.
No joke, Poulter’s play is for real. Seven of the Englishman’s last 11 rounds have been in the 60s after having just three such showings in his first 20 rounds this season.
His latest left him at 13-under 200, and a stroke ahead of Luke List (67) and Si Woo Kim (68).
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson failed to make a move and, after a 72, was tied for 41st, 10 shots behind.
Poulter and his chasers will have a quick turnaround Sunday with tour officials starting play at 7 a.m. and going off in threesomes on both tees because of expected bad weather in the afternoon.
C.T. Pan and Billy Horschel, both with 67s, were another stroke back at 11 under, and Kevin Kisner (66) and Chesson Hadley (69) were three shots behind at 10 under.
LPGA: Brooke Henderson will take a one-stroke advantage over 2014 Women’s British Open champ Mo Martin, whose eagle on the 13th kept her at even-par for the day, into the final round of the Lotte Championship at Kapolei, Hawaii.
Japan’s Nasa Hataoka, who is a year younger than Henderson, had a 68 to climb into a tie for third with third-ranked Inbee Park, two shots back.
CHAMPIONS TOUR: Scott Parei shot an 8-under 64 to surge into a tie for the lead with Bernhard Langer and Steve Flesch heading into the final round of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at Duluth, Georgia.
Parei shot a 31 on his front nine and finished the round at 64 for the lowest round of the week and to reach 11-under. Langer was 3-under on Saturday and Flesch 4-under to get a share of the lead.
EUROPEAN TOUR: Irish golfer Paul Dunne held onto a one-shot lead of the Spanish Open in Madrid after shooting a 4-under 68 through the third round.
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