Branshaw leads Viking Classic

MADISON, Miss. — David Branshaw shot a 3-under-par 69 Saturday to lead by two strokes after three rounds of the Viking Classic, with a crowd of 17 golfers within six shots of him going into the final day.

Bill Haas had a 70 and was in second place while Chad Campbell moved into contention with a 64 that left three strokes behind at 10 under. He was tied with Shaun Micheel and Johnson Wagner, both shooting 68s.

Branshaw, Haas and Wagner are seeking their first PGA Tour victories, while Campbell and Micheel are trying to turn around their games.

Two-time champion Fred Funk led a group of nine that sat four back at 9 under and six others were 8 under and well in contention.

Campbell said his goal is to make a significant move up the money list. He started his career with four straight top-30 money list finishes and wants to end his fifth year on tour that way. After finishing 14th last year, he's 82nd and needs more than $1 million in his final three appearances of the season to reach that goal.

LPGA TOUR: At Prattville, Ala., Lorena Ochoa, seeking her fourth consecutive win, shot a 3-under-par 69 and overtook Stacy Prammanasudh on the last hole Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final day of the Navistar LPGA Classic.

Prammanasudh, who carried a three-stroke lead into the day, three-putted for bogey on the 18th hole. She overshot the hole on the 12-foot downhill birdie putt, starting the trouble and shot a 73 — 10 strokes worse than her opening round.

"I was not trying to make it," Prammanasudh said. "I did not think I hit it that hard. That was a misjudgment, I guess."