Birdie on final hole gives Sabbatini lead

Rory Sabbatini birdied the final hole yesterday for a 7-under-par 63 and a one-stroke lead over Zach Johnson at the Texas Open in San Antonio.

Sabbatini had an eagle and four birdies for a back-nine 29 on the La Cantera GC's Resort Course. Winless since the 2007 Colonial in Fort Worth, he had a 14-under 196 total.

Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion, shot a bogey-free 62, playing the front nine in 5-under 30.

Tim Wilkinson (63), 1997 winner Tim Herron (67), and second-round leader Chris Stroud (69) were 11 under.

LPGA - South Korea's In-Kyung Kim remained in position for her first Tour victory, shooting a 3-under 69 in windy conditions to take a one-stroke lead over Angela Stanford in the Longs Drugs Challenge at Danville, Calif.

The 20-year-old Kim, in her second season on the tour, had an 11-under 205 total on the Blackhawk CC course. She won the 2005 US Girls' Junior.

Stanford, the Bell Micro Classic winner last month in Alabama, shot a 67, the best round of the day. She birdied her final three holes, chipping in on No. 16.

Champions - Nick Price moved into position for his first win on the Tour, shooting a bogey-free 66 to take a one-shot lead over D.A. Weibring after three rounds of the Senior Players Championship at Timonium, Md.

Starting the day in a fifth-place tie, Price moved up the leaderboard with birdies on three of the first five holes. He then ripped off 11 straight pars before sinking a 13-foot birdie putt on 17.

The 51-year-old Price barely missed a 23-foot birdie putt on 18, then tapped in to close at 8-under 202.

European - Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez shot a 9-under 62 to trail South Africa's Charl Schwartzel by one stroke after the third round of the Madrid Masters.