SENIOR BRITISH OPEN Pressure's no problem for England's Mason

D.A. Weibring was a stroke off the lead at 13 under.
TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) -- English journeyman Carl Mason is beginning to get used to the position of front-runner.
Mason shot a 5-under-par 65 Saturday and maintained his one-stroke lead after three rounds at the Senior British Open
"I'm getting used to this pressure thing," said Mason, who was at 14-under 196 said. "I quite like it. It feels terrible, but I quite like it."
Mason, who has two tournament victories in his career, will need another strong round to win is first career major.
D.A. Weibring was a stroke off the lead in second place at 13-under 197 after a 65.
Two strokes back were Tom Watson, Tom Kite and Bruce Summerhays, who shot 66s and were tied for third at 199.
Jack Nicklaus was also in contention, tied for ninth after a second straight 67.
Good position
Watson and Kite didn't expect to be three stroke off the pace at 11 under, and Nicklaus finished the third round disappointed in his effort.
"I'm in a good position, obviously," Watson said. "Definitely within shouting distance. Carl's the man to beat. I played with him on the first two rounds and he certainly played better than I did.
"I'm going to have to turn it on and play my best round of the week tomorrow to catch him. It's going to be a difficult chore. He's not making any mistakes or very few mistakes."
Watson continued his streak of impressive play in majors. In the last month he has carded a 65 at the U.S. Open, 66 at the U.S. Senior Open, 64 at the Senior Players Championship and 69 at the British Open.
In those tournaments, Watson, a five-time British Open champ, wasn't able to maintain his low scoring.
This week, he faces a three-stroke deficit after rounds of 66, 67, 66.
"I have to say that my play this week has been pretty scratchy, but I've been making a lot of putts," said Watson, who made two 30-footers for birdies at Nos. 7 and 8.
Could have been closer
Kite, who closed with a 63 and finished second at the Senior Players two weeks ago, could have been closer to the lead without a double bogey at No. 17.
Kite drove into the rough, was forced to hack the ball out while standing on a bank and needed four shots just to get to the green on the par-5 hole.
"I was very close to a great round," Kite said. "We had to wait on the 17th and I just made a poor swing.
"I don't know whether it is going to happen tomorrow, but I feel like a win is going to happen very soon."
Weibring, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour and a rookie on the Champions circuit, had six birdies and is 12 under in his last 36 holes.
"I really felt, starting off, that there would be some low scores," he said. "I knew I had to play a good aggressive round and felt very good the way I struck the ball. I probably only misplaced a shot or two all day and feel pretty good about 65."
In contention
Eighteen players -- including Nicklaus -- were 5 under or better on a sunny, calm day on the Turnberry Links.
Nicklaus could have been closer to the leader, but made bogeys at Nos. 15 and 18.
"I could use a lot of words for how I finished, but none that you would want to print," Nicklaus said. "I hit some really shots at both 15 and 16, then three-putted from the edge for par at 17 and drove it into the bunker at 18. That's four shots gone. I had an opportunity to shoot my age [63].
"I'm irritated at myself," Nicklaus said. "I'm just doing things that I've never found myself doing and it's very difficult to accept that.