Scott scrambles to share Nelson lead

Karrie Webb has a five-shot lead in the LPGA Michelob Light Open.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
IRVING, Texas -- Adam Scott took a drop on an awkward slope, then slouched into a squat after taking his swing and watched the ball land on the green.
That impressive recovery for a bogey at No. 9, after hitting his tee shot under a tree and into the water, was part of a scrambling round of 1-under 69 Saturday in the Byron Nelson Championship that was enough to keep him tied for the lead with Trevor Immelman at 11-under 199.
Despite three more bogeys on the back nine, Scott held a share of the lead for the third straight day.
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. Furyk missed the cut this week after moving to fifth in the world ranking.
One stroke back
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 last year when the Nissan Open was shorted to 36 holes by rain.
Arron Oberholser shot a 72, including a double bogey on the 18th hole, a day after shooting a tournament-record 60, to finish at 4-under 206. He missed a chance to become only the fourth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59 when he his 15-foot birdie on the final hole Friday curled and stopped short.
Immelman had a chance to match Scott for the lead at the 196-yard 17th, but his 13-foot birdie putt slid right of the hole and he settled for par to remain 11 under.
At that time, Scott was at No. 15, where he missed the fairway and the green, and was 64 feet from the pin. He hit 7 feet past, but saved par to stay at 12 under.
But when Scott got to the 17th, his tee shot landed in a bunker fronting the green. He blasted a shot to 6 feet, but pushed the par putt a foot past the hole.
Michelob Ultra Open
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Karrie Webb shot a 5-under 66 to take a five-stroke lead after the third round. A day after top-ranked Annika Sorenstam missed the cut in an LPGA Tour event for the first time since 2002, the resurgent Webb moved to 12-under 200 on the River Course at Kingsmill. Lorena Ochoa (65), Pat Hurst (69) and defending champion Cristie Kerr (70) were tied for second at 8 under.
Boeing Championship
DESTIN, Fla. -- Bobby Wadkins followed his course-record 62 with an even-par 71 to take a three-stroke lead over Craig Stadler and John Harris after the second round. Wadkins, winless on the Champions Tour since 2001, had three birdies and three bogeys to finish at 9-under 133 total on The Raven Golf Club course. Stadler (65) and Harris (66) were 6 under, and Loren Roberts (68) and Curtis Strange (71) were another stroke behind at 5 under.
British Masters
SUTTON COLDFIELD, England -- Paul Casey shot a 2-under 70 to take a two-stroke lead over U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell after the third round at The Belfry. Casey had a 13-under 203 total. Campbell shot a 68, and Darren Clarke was three stroke back after a 70.
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