Hal Sutton, anxious to end a three-year title drought, birdied two of his final three holes on Saturday to grab a one-shot lead after three rounds of the Texas Open PGA golf tournament.
The 40-year-old Sutton shot a five-under-par 67 at the La Cantera Golf Club for a 54-hole score of 14-under 202 and a one-stroke lead over 1993 champion Jay Haas (64), Scott Gump (65) and overnight co-leader Justin Leonard, who shot a 69.
Brad Fabel and Mike Small were three strokes off the lead at 205, while former champion Corey Pavin heads a group of six players at 10-under 206.
John Maginnes, who was tied with Leonard after Friday's second round, struggled to a one-over 73 to fall five strokes off the lead.
Haas enjoyed the best round of the day, a bogey-free 8-under 64, in his bid for his first victory since winning here five years ago.
Sutton made his move by chipping within three feet for his first birdie at the 533-yard fifth hole, and used his pitching wedge to set up a tap-in birdie at the par four seventh.
With another birdie at nine, Sutton made the turn at 12-under, and he picked up another stroke by two-putting from 20 feet for a birdie at the 14th.
202 - H Sutton 67-68-67. 203 - J Haas 7069-64, S Gump 68-70-65, J Leonard 67-67-69. 205 - M Small 67-72-68, B Fabel 71-64-70. 206 - F Lickliter 72-68-66, C Pavin 71-68-67, R Black 68-70-68, S Cink 67-70-69, D Frost 72-6470, L Roberts 67-68-71.
