SHANGHAI, China — England’s Oliver Wilson was the surprise leader after the third round of the rain-delayed HSBC Champions.
Wilson shot a 3-under 69 for a three-round total of 12-under 204. That put him one shot ahead of Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy (70) and two ahead of American Phil Mickelson (70), Sweden’s Henrik Stenson (72) and Spain’s Sergio Garcia (72).
The final round of the joint European and Asian tour event will be played over Sunday and Monday.
All play was washed out Friday. That pushed the second round and first few holes of the third back to Saturday. The competitors will play about 27 holes today, beginning the fourth, with the finish on Monday.
“Anytime you’re in the lead, it’s got to be the best place to be,” said Wilson, who teamed up with Stenson in the Ryder Cup to beat a team of Mickelson and Anthony Kim in foursomes. “It (the Ryder Cup) proved to me and everyone else that I can do it when it matters.”
Other tournaments
Children’s Miracle Network Classic
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Steve Marino shot a 6-under 66 for a share of the third-round lead with Scott Verplank in the season-ending Children’s Miracle Network Classic at Disney World. Verplank had a 69 to match Marino at 19-under 197. Davis Love III (64) and Scott Sterling (66) were 17 under, and Tommy Gainey (66), Robert Garrigus (68) and Troy Matteson (69) were 16 under.
Mizuno Classic
SHIMA, Japan — Shin Ji-yai won the Mizuno Classic for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and fifth overall win of the year, shooting a 5-under 67 to easily hold off Mayu Hattori at Kinetsu Kashikojima. Shin, the 20-year-old South Korean star who won the Women’s British Open in August, had a 15-under 201 total. A three-time winner in six Korea LPGA Tour starts this year, she earned $210,000 in the event sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and Japan LPGA. Hattori closed with a 67 to finish second, six strokes back.
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