Mickelson and Singh share lead

Phil Mickelson fired 10 birdies in an eight-under par 64 on Saturday, enough to seize a share of the third-round lead when Vijay Singh bogeyed the last at the BMW Championship. Fijian veteran Singh, who held a one-shot lead after 36 holes, posted a three-under 69 to join Mickelson on 16-under 200 at Crooked Stick, where 70 players teed it up in the penultimate event of the US PGA Tour’s four-tournament playoff series. Mickelson and Singh, both World Golf Hall of Famers, will have plenty of quality competition on Sunday. “I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s shootout,” Mickelson said. Northern Ireland’s world number one Rory McIlroy, who won his second career major at the PGA championship last month, birdied 18 for a 69 to join Lee Westwood of England on 201. Westwood, a former world number one, carded a 68. McIlroy leads the playoff standings that will determine the 30 players who advance to the Tour Championships that close the series. Australian Adam Scott carded a 66 for 202 where he was joined by Dustin Johnson (67) and Robert Garrigus (66). Tiger Woods was three shots off the lead, alone on 203 after a one-under 71. Griffin wins Australia’s Matthew Griffin scored the biggest win of his professional career with a single stroke victory at the Charity High1 Resort Open in South Korea on Sunday. The 29-year-old led by two overnight but held his nerve in a topsy-turvy final round for an even-par 72 to give him a nine-under total of 278 and the winner’s cheque of around $178,000. Kang Kyung-nam, who shot 68, and Park Sang-Hyun, on 71, both from South Korea, pushed Griffin all the way, to finish joint second on 279. Kim Bi-o, winner of two events on the OneAsia circuit already this year, was a shot further back. His hopes of an unprecedented third OneAsia title on home soil came unstuck with two wayward shots on the par five 13th, although he salvaged a bogey with a breathtaking 60-foot putt. “I am really, really thrilled,” Griffin said after his victory. Griffin, once ranked the third-best amateur in the world, was a relative latecomer to the professional ranks and only scored his first four-round victory at the South Pacific Open in New Caledonia last year. Creamer ahead Paula Creamer had six birdies in a six-under 65 on Saturday to seize a two-shot lead over former world No.1 Jiyai Shin after three rounds of the LPGA’s Kingsmill Championship. Creamer had a 54-hole total of 16-under par 197 while overnight leader Shin, of South Korea, carded a 69 for 199. Dewi Claire Schreefel of the Netherlands carded a 69 for a share of third on 12-under 201 alongside American Danielle Kang, who shot 70. Creamer will be seeking a 10th career title on the LPGA Tour and her first since the 2010.