Scott Still Shares Lead Despite Four Bogeys

Adam Scott’s scrambling round of one-under-par 69 Saturday in the Byron Nelson Championship kept him tied for the lead with Trevor Immelman at 11-under 199.

Despite four bogeys, three on the back nine, Scott held a share of the lead for the third consecutive day at Irving, Texas.

Immelman, who lost a playoff to Jim Furyk in the Wachovia Championship last week, had a bogey-free 64 on the 7,052-yard TPC at Las Colinas.

Brett Wetterich (70) was a stroke back at 10-under 200. Charley Hoffman (65), Chad Campbell (65), Joe Ogilvie (69) and Omar Uresti (69) were tied for fourth at 202.

Scott, the 25-year-old Australian who two years ago became the youngest winner of the Players Championship, has led after 54 holes three previous times. He had the outright lead each time, and won each time.

A 54-hole leader has won 16 of 18 PGA Tour events this year.

Plus, all of Scott’s victories came on TPC courses, the last the 2004 Booz Allen Classic at the TPC at Avenel. He got an unofficial victory at Riviera Country Club last year when the Nissan Open was shortened to 36 holes by rain.

“I might have been able to get out there a few shots clearer,” Scott said. “I certainly played well enough to, but kind of ran into some troubles on the back nine.”

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One year after going winless for the first time in her career, Karrie Webb isn’t ready to proclaim her problems solved and her comeback complete.

“It’s just I’ve learned how fickle this game is and how fine the line is between playing really good and maybe not so good,” Webb said after a five-under 66 gave her a five-shot lead over three players in the Michelob Ultra Open at Williamsburg, Va.

“I’m going to ride the good side of the line for as long as I can.”

She has ridden it for three rounds so far, and left Lorena Ochoa, Cristie Kerr and Pat Hurst with an enormous challenge if they expect to fight for the win.

“You’re talking about a player that doesn’t really back down, so basically it seems like we’re playing for second, but you never know,” Hurst said.

With top-ranked Annika Sorenstam gone after missing the cut for the first time since 2002, Webb’s 12-under 200 total looks imposing. The Australian has held the lead going into the final round 29 times in her career, winning 18 times.

“It’s not my tournament yet,” she said.

Hurst shot a 69, her third consecutive round in the 60s. Ochoa surged to a 65, and Kerr, playing in the final group, shot a 70.

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Bobby Wadkins followed his course-record 62 with an even-par 71 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead over Craig Stadler and John Harris after the second round of the Boeing Championship at Sandestin, Fla.

Wadkins, winless on the Champions Tour since 2001, had three birdies and three bogeys to finish at nine-under 133 on the Raven Golf Club course.

Stadler (65) and Harris (66) were six under, and Loren Roberts (68) and Curtis Strange (71) were another stroke behind.

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Paul Casey shot a two-under 70 for a two-stroke lead over Michael Campbell after the third round of the British Masters at Sutton Coldfield, England.

Casey is at 13-under 203. He entered with a three-stroke lead after two bogey-free rounds, bogeyed the third and last holes Saturday but added five birdies to stay in front of Campbell, the U.S. Open champion, who shot 68.