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Ochoa grabs Safeway lead

Lorena Ochoa moved into position for her second straight Safeway International victory and second win in three starts this year, shooting a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take the third-round lead at Superstition Mountain, Ariz..

Angela Stanford followed bogeys on 13 and 14 with 2 finishing birdies for a 70. Lee fired her third consecutive 67.

At 16-under 200, Ochoa matched the best 54-hole total since the tournament moved to Superstition Mountain five years ago.

Zurich Classic: Woody Austin, Nicholas Thompson, Peter Lonard and Briny Baird topped the Zurich Classic leaderboard at 8 under when rain, lightning and thunder forced the suspension of the third round at Avondale, La.

Play was stopped at 1:48 p.m., then called off for the day at 5:35 p.m. The 46 players unable to finish will try to complete the round Sunday morning.

Austin had seven holes to play, Thompson eight, Lonard 14 and Baird 15.

Ginn Championship: German star Bernhard Langer birdied his first two holes at the Ocean Hammock Golf Club, to lead the Champions Tour's Ginn Championship at Palm Coast, Fla.

The two-time Masters champion shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 on the windy Oceanside course to reach 11-under 133 and move 2 strokes ahead of Lonnie Nielsen (69).

Andalucia Open: Defending champion Lee Westwood shot a 6-under 66 to take a 1-shot lead in the Andalucia Open at Puerto Banus, Spain.

Westwood, from England, birdied the first five holes and finished at 12-under 204. David Lynn (68) and 19-year-old Oliver Fisher (67), also from England, were tied for second with France's Thomas Levet (68).

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