Tom Lehman hopes to break jinx

Ernie Els moved into the final round of the World Match Play Championship.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Tom Lehman finds himself in the final pairing in the final round for the second straight week.
"I'm sick and tired of finishing second," said Lehman, winless in four years.
The 1996 British Open champion bounced back from an early bogey for a 3-under 69 Saturday to join Brent Geiberger (71) at the top of the leaderboard in the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro at 12 under. Four players -- including 2001 PGA champ David Toms -- were one shot back, with another 10 players within four strokes of the lead.
Last week in Las Vegas, Lehman led going into the final day before eventually tying for second, one shot back. The 45-year-old Minnesotan has five career victories but none since the 2000 Phoenix Open.
World Match Play
VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Defending champion Ernie Els beat Padraig Harrington 5 and 4 to move into the final of the World Match Play Championship and stay on course for a record sixth title.
Els, who shares the record of five World Match Play titles with Gary Player and Seve Ballestros, will face Lee Westwood, who withstood a late comeback by Miguel Angel Jimenez to win the other semifinal 1-up.
LPGA
PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Grace Park held onto the lead in the Samsung World Championship with a roller-coaster round, while Annika Sorenstam and Cristie Kerr moved within three shots.
Park had a 1-under 71 on Saturday, salvaging a bogey 5 on the final hole after she drove into desert brush, had trouble finding her ball, and took a penalty stroke for an unplayable lie. She was at 16-under 200 through three rounds in the elite 20-player tournament.
Sorenstam, whose 53 career LPGA Tour victories include three titles in the event, matched Kerr with a 69 on Bighorn Golf Club course.
SBC Championship
SAN ANTONIO -- Mark McNulty had and eagle and five birdies in a seven-hole stretch to take a big second-round lead in the SBC Championship. McNulty, who won the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am in February in his Champions Tour debut, finished with an 8-under 63 for a 12-under 130 total and a four-stroke advantage going into today's final round.
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