SATURDAY’S PROFESSIONAL GOLF RESULTS

HSBC CHAMPIONS

SHANGHAI

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan kept a clean card Saturday and made just enough birdies for a 4-under 68 to maintain his three-shot lead in the HSBC Champions. Matsuyama had made 19 birdies over the opening two rounds. He was even more satisfied with the third round because he played bogey-free for the first time all week at Sheshan International and didn’t give anyone much of a chance to close the gap. Matsuyama made three of his birdies on the par 5s, including the final hole when he belted a 3-wood from 248 yards over the corner of the lake and onto the green, and he nearly holed the 25-foot eagle attempt. Matsuyama was at 17-under 199 as he goes for his first World Golf Championship title.

SIME DARBY LPGA MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

Shanshan Feng birdied four of her final six holes after a long lightning delay to top the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia leaderboard when darkness suspended play. The 27-year-old Chinese player had a one-stroke lead over fellow major champion Anna Nordqvist of Sweden. Feng was 7 under for the day and 13 under overall on the 18th tee when play was stopped at TPC Kuala Lumpur.

POWERSHARES QQQ CHAMPIONSHIP

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.

Tom Pernice Jr. had four straight birdies and shot an 8-under 64 for a share of the PowerShares QQQ Championship lead with Brandt Jobe. Jobe had a 66 to match Pernice at 11-under 133 at Sherwood in the PGA Tour Champions’ playoff opener. Pernice began the run on the par-5 11th and also birdied the par-3 12th, par-5 13th and par-4 14th.

SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIP

JACKSON, Miss.

Chris Kirk and Luke List each shot 7-under 65 to share the third-round lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Kirk and List were at 14-under at the Country Club of Jackson. Cody Gribble (67), Canada’s Graham DeLaet (68), and 2009 U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover (68) were a stroke back.

Associated Press