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Campbell, Piercy tied in Vegas
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 on Saturday in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Piercy—a Las Vegas native whose wife, Sara, delivered son Jett on Thursday night —had a 65 to match Campbell, a former UNLV player, 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.
Meanwhile, in The Woodlands, Texas, Dan Forsman remained in position for his second Champions Tour victory of the year, shooting a 1-under 71 to take a one-stroke lead in the 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) were right behind at 7 under.
Former Crag Burn pro Lonnie Nielsen had a 2-over 74 and is 13 shots back.
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• Hot Cha Cha pulled away down the stretch to easily win the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland and earn a first Grade 1 win for longtime trainer Phil Sims.
• World champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea won the Trophee Bompard women’s event in Paris, winning the free skate with a flawless performance. Nobunari Oda of Japan won the men’s event, finishing ahead of Tomas Verner of Czech Republic and American teenager Adam Rippon.
From News and wire service reports.
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