OAKVILLE, Ontario — Top-ranked Dustin Johnson used a fast start and a late eagle to grab a share of the lead Saturday in the RBC Canadian Open.

Johnson shot a 7-under 65 at Glen Abbey to match Kevin Tway, Byeong Hun An and Whee Kim at 17-under 199.

“I like the golf course, I feel like my game’s in really good form, I’ve got a lot of confidence in it,” said Johnson, who tied for second at Glen Abbey in 2013 and 2016.

Johnson birdied the first three holes and five of the first six, then rebounded from two back-nine bogeys with a birdie-birdie-eagle run. He’s seeking his third victory of the season and 19th of his career.

“I’m going to have to go out and play really well tomorrow,” Johnson said. “There’s definitely low numbers out here.”

Tway, the second-round leader, had a 68. He’s trying to win his first PGA Tour title in the event where his father, Bob, won the last of his tour titles 15 years ago.

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An shot 66, and Kim shot 67.

Bruce Lietzke, a fun-loving player who won 13 events on the PGA Tour, died of brain cancer at age 67.

Lietzke also won seven times on the Champions Tour, including the U.S. Senior Open in 2003. He was the runner-up to John Daly in the 1991 PGA Championship.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez shot par 72 in blustery conditions in St. Andrews, Scotland, to remain at 9-under overall and two shots clear heading into the final round of the Senior British Open.

Tom Pernice (71) and Kirk Triplett (73) of the United States were tied for second, along with defending champion Bernhard Langer (73) of Germany and Stephen Ames (74) of Canada.

A dozen others, including 68-year-old Tom Watson, were within four strokes of the leader.

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Only 13 men broke par in the third round in winds gusting up to 25 mph.

LPGA: Ariya Jutanugarn and Amy Yang led the Ladies Scottish Open by one stroke after an increasingly tough scoring day in the third round in Gullane, Scotland.

None of the top five broke par 71, as the wind picked up in the afternoon and grew to a howling 35 mph.

Ariya and Yang carded 2-over rounds of 73 and were 8 under for the tournament.

EUROPEAN TOUR: U.S. player Bryson DeChambeau shared a one-shot lead with Richard McEvoy of England heading to the final round of the European Open in Hamburg, Germany.

McEvoy carded a 3-under 69 to move to 12 under. DeChambeau birdie the last hole to tie him with a 70.

Masters champion Patrick Reed (69), and Austria’s Matthias Schwab (70) were one shot back.

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