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IRVING, Texas — Brooks Koepka overcame two early bogeys and the huge shadow of being in the same group with Jordan Spieth at home, shooting a 5-under 65 on Saturday to take the lead into the final round of the Byron Nelson.

Kopeka was at 16-under 194 to match the best 54-hole score at the Nelson and put him two strokes ahead of Spieth.

Koepka took the lead with a 20-foot birdie putt at No. 14. That was the same hole where Spieth hit his drive into the water, had to punch into the fairway and then drained a 23-foot bogey putt in his round of 67.

Spieth played his first PGA Tour event at the Nelson as a 16-year-old amateur six years ago.

Matt Kuchar, Bud Cauley and Sergio Garcia were tied for third at 13 under.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Rory McIlroy could be on the cusp of his first Irish Open victory if the heavens permit him to finish.

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Lightning storms bedeviled the third round at the K Club in Straffan, Ireland. Tournament organizers suspended play for the night with McIlroy ready to tee off the 16th hole holding a three-stroke lead over Masters champion Danny Willett.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: Bernhard Langer surged to a four-stroke lead in the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Alabama.

A stroke behind leader Kenny Perry entering the round, Langer shot a 3-under 69 to move to 12-under 204 in the first PGA Tour Champions major of the year – while Perry and others stumbled at Greystone.

LPGA TOUR: Ariya Jutanugarn moved into position for her second straight tour victory, shooting a bogey-free 6-under 65 to take the third-round lead in the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Jutanugarn had three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the front nine on the soggy River Course and birdied three of the last six.

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