Ochoa clings to 1-shot lead
The only consolation for Lorena Ochoa was a 1-shot lead in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Just when it looked as though Ochoa would seize control of the first major of the year, she 3-putted for bogey on two of the final four holes and settled for a 1-under 71 on Saturday in Rancho Mirage, Calif., with only 1 shot separating her from Hee-Won Han.
The Mexican star must know by now that this major won't come easily.
Despite opening the back nine with 3 straight birdies to build a 2-shot lead and loads of momentum, Ochoa gave it away with an aggressive 3-putt on the 15th, and by chopping her way up the 18th in the rough and the sand.
Han had a 70 and will play in the final group of a major for the first time.
U.S. Women's Open champion Cristie Kerr was all but forgotten until finishing a 66 before the leaders made the turn, leaving her in the group only 2 shots behind.
Annika Sorenstam suffered stomach cramps so severe that she nearly walked off the course after 10 holes but tried to gut it out and is glad she did. Sorenstam had 4 birdies on the back nine for a 73 and was only 4 shots behind.
Houston Open: Johnson Wagner shot a 3-under 69 to take a 1-shot lead over Chad Campbell after the third round of the Houston Open.
The 28-year-old Wagner, winless in 43 career starts, had a 15-under 201 total.
Campbell, playing one group ahead of Wagner, birdied five of his first nine holes for a 65. Charley Hoffman and Bob Estes were 3 behind at 12 under.
Cap Cana Championship: Mark Wiebe shot a 4-under 68 to take a 3-stroke lead over Scott Hoch in the Champions Tour's Cap Cana Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Wiebe's bogey-free round, highlighted by an eagle-birdie run, pushed him to 9-under 135.