Rose goes for second straight

Justin Rose closed in on his second straight PGA Tour victory, shooting a 2-under 68 to take a 3-stroke lead over Ben Curtis into the final round of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.

Rose, the 29-year-old Englishman who won the Memorial three weeks ago but then failed to qualify for the U.S. Open, had a 16-under 194 total at TPC River Highlands after setting the tournament 36-hole record with rounds of 64 and 62.

"It was just a day when nothing went in on the greens at all," said Rose, a stroke off the best 54-hole total in tournament history. "The tale of the day was that I made nothing on the greens. The longest putt I made was 4 feet, 10 inches for par on 17.

"So I'm really happy to have a day like that on the greens and still shoot 68 and still maintain my lead."

Curtis, the 2003 British Open champion, shot a 64. Vaughn Taylor (67) was 11 under, and Ricky Barnes (64), Scott McCarron (66), Brendon de Jonge (67), Bubba Watson (67), Matt Jones (68), Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin (69) and Bill Lunde (69) were 10 under.

Dick's Sporting Goods Open: Dan Forsman shot a 6-under 66 to take a 1-stroke lead over Brad Bryant after the second round of the Champions Tour's Dick's Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, N.Y.

Forsman was at 12-under 132 and lucky to be there alone after Bryant (67) bogeyed the final hole. Russ Cochran (66) and first-round leader Wayne Levi (69) were 10 under.

Nick Price (66), Bill Glasson (66) and Mark Calcavecchia (68) were 9 under. Calcavecchia is making his first start on the 50-and-over tour.

BMW International Open: Wales' Bradley Dredge extended his BMW International Open lead to 3 strokes, shooting a 5-under 67 in the third round in Munich.

Dredge, a two-time European tour winner, had an 18-under 197 total. England's Ross Fisher (66) and Ireland's Simon Thornton (67) were tied for second.