Golf roundup

LAS VEGAS - Chad Campbell made a double bogey on the par-5 16th, then birdied the 18th for a 4-under 67 and a share of the third-round lead with Scott Piercy yesterday in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

Piercy had a 65 to match Campbell at 17-under 196 at TPC Summerlin.

Martin Laird (67) was a stroke back, and George McNeill (63), Jason Bohn (65), Jeff Klauk (66) and Bob Heintz (68) followed at 15 under.

After eagling the par-4 12th and adding birdies on 13 and 15, Campbell dropped two strokes with the double bogey on 16.

Piercy, winless on the PGA Tour, had seven birdies and a bogey. He also topped the leaderboard after three rounds in his last start, but closed with a 73 to tie for 12th at Turning Stone on Oct. 3.

Charley Hoffman (64) was in a group at 14 under with first-round leaders Troy Matteson (70) and Tom Pernice Jr. (68).

Rickie Fowler (69), the 2008 college player of the year as a freshman at Oklahoma State, was 13 under along with Kirk Triplett (66), U.S. Presidents Cup player Hunter Mahan (67), Greg Chalmers (67) and former UNLV player Ryan Moore (70).

Champions

THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Dan Forsman shot a 1-under 71 to take a one-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's Administaff Small Business Classic.

Forsman had a 9-under 135 total on The Woodlands Country Club's Tournament Course. Jay Haas (66), Gene Jones (67) and Mark Wiebe (69) were tied for second, and Tom Watson (68), Bob Tway (70) and John Cook (72) followed at 7 under.

Forsman, who had six straight birdies in his opening 64, started steady yesterday with birdies at Nos. 4, 6 and 9 to reach 11 under and pull three shots ahead.

Forsman is in his first full year on the Champions Tour and won his first title in March in his 12th start, but this is the first time he has taken the lead into the final round. He has already earned more than $1 million and has 18 top-25 finishes in 20 starts, including seven top-10s.

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