Tour rookie Aaron Wise tied for Byron Nelson lead

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May 20, 2018 at 5:10AM
Aaron Wise hits off the 18th tee during the third round of the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament, Saturday, May 19, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Two weeks after a runner-up finish, PGA rookie Aaron Wise is tied for first place at the AT&T Byron Nelson tournament. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The wind finally blew on the new Trinity Forest course at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas.

Aaron Wise wasn't rattled, not even by a bogey that dropped him into a tie for the lead on the final hole Saturday. The 21-year-old PGA Tour rookie is ready for another run at his first victory.

Wise shot a 3-under 68 to pull even with Marc Leishman, four shots ahead of Matt Jones and Kevin Na going into the final round.

It's not the first time Wise has been in this position, though. Two weeks ago, he finished tied for second at the Wells Fargo Championship, two shots behind Jason Day.

Besides, Wise has won at every level — including the 2016 NCAA individual title while helping Oregon win the team championship just before turning pro. He was the first player in eight years to pull that NCAA double.

"There's a little more pressure on it because there's more people and it's a bigger scene, but I felt like I did a great job of handling all that at Quail Hollow," Wise said. "Being my second chance at it, I feel like it's only going to be better than that."

Leishman shot 69 after setting a 36-hole tournament record previously shared by Tiger Woods. The 34-year-old Australian had a career-best 61 in the opening round.

Hometown star Jordan Spieth shot a par 71, falling 10 strokes behind.

Wind gusted above 25 mph at times on the treeless, links-style layout a few miles south of downtown Dallas.

Rain halts Kingsmill

Heavy rain forced postponement of play at the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Va., and the LPGA tournament was reduced to 54 holes.

Sixty players failed to finish the second round; they will begin play at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. After that, the field will be cut and the players left will tee off on the first and 10th holes at 10:30 a.m.

In Gee Chun leads among players who have finished two rounds. She is at 11 under, with Austin Ernst and Nasa Hataoka one shot back.

Jimenez leads by 3

Miguel Angel Jimenez wasn't changing his evening plans even with a shot at winning his first senior major championship.

Jimenez shot a 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala., and planned to relax.

"I'm going to do exactly the same thing I did [Friday] night," he said. "I'm going to have a margarita as an aperitif, and then I'm going to have a nice bottle of Rioja [wine] and smoke a big fat cigar."

Jimenez birdied the final hole to reach 17-under 199 at Greystone Golf & Country Club, matching Gil Morgan's 54-hole Tradition record set in 1997. Steve Stricker was second after his 65.

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