Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown teamed to shoot an 8-under 64 in better ball on Saturday to take a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La.
The duo lost on the fourth hole of a playoff to Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt last year, the first for the Zurich as a team event. They're in contention once again atop a crowded leaderboard at 20-under 196.
Tony Finau and Daniel Summerhays shot a bogey-free 63, and Michael Kim and Andrew Putnam teamed for a 66 to finish one shot behind Kisner and Brown. There were 13 teams within four shots of the lead.
Several teams went low in the easier better-ball format. The teams of Brice Garnett-Chesson Hadley, Billy Horschel-Scott Piercy and Jason Dufner-Pat Perez all shot 61s to jump into contention.
The format switches to alternate shot for the final round.
• Former No. 1 Lydia Ko moved into position for her first win in nearly two years, shooting a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead over Jessica Korda at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship in Daly City, Calif. Her three-day total of 11-under 205 was enough to overtake Korda, who shot 71. Minjee Lee (68) was three shots back.
track and field
Harrison wins Drake hurdles
World record-holder Kendra Harrison capped the Drake Relays by winning the 100-meter hurdles for the third year in a row. Harrison finished in a wind-aided 12.37 seconds to become the first athlete to win the event three times in a row since local favorite Lolo Jones won four straight from 2005-08. The men's 100 went to Isiah Young in 10.02. But the bigger news was that Canadian star Andre De Grasse, racing for the first time since tearing his right hamstring days before last summer's world championships, finished fourth with a time of 10.15.
soccer
Atlanta rallies past Montreal
Miguel Almiron and Kevin Kratz each scored a pair of goals to rally Atlanta United past the Montreal Impact 4-1 on Saturday in MLS action.... Borek Dockal scored the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute, and the Philadelphia Union beat D.C. United 3-2. ... Mike Grella scored in the 84th minute and Columbus stopped a four-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over San Jose. ... Teal Bunbury scored his fourth goal in the past five matches and Matt Turner had four saves to help New England beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0. ... Alan Gordon scored the equalizer in second-half injury time, and Chicago rallied for a 2-2 draw against Toronto FC.