SILVIS, Ill. (AP) Michael Kim spent his 25th birthday moving within 18 holes of his first PGA Tour victory.

Kim took a five-shot lead Saturday at the John Deere Classic in a third round delayed twice for a total of roughly four hours because of bad weather and concerns over lightning.

Kim, who has just one top-10 finish in 84 career PGA Tour starts, shot a 7-under 64 – closing with four straight birdies – for a three-day total of 22-under 191.

Bronson Burgoon (66) was 17 under and Australian Matt Jones (66) was 16 under. But if Kim plays as well on Sunday as he did while celebrating his birthday, the former Cal star will likely cruise to victory.

”Coming into the day I told myself, `It’s your birthday. Try and have as stress-free a day as possible.’ I’m very satisfied with the score I shot,” Kim said.

Harold Varner III (66) was alone in fourth at 15 under. Andres Romero of Argentina was 14 under after shooting 64, as was Sam Ryder (67).

Tyler Duncan had the day’s best round with ..

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. (AP) San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski held off a charge from three-time defending champion Mark Mulder to maintain a one-point lead after the second round of the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe on Saturday.

Mulder began the day nine points behind Pavelski in the modified Stableford scoring system, which awards six points for eagle, three for birdie, one for par, zero for bogey and minus-two for double bogey or worse. He had 31 points in the round for a total of 47.

Pavelski had 23 points on the day for a two-round total of 48. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (44), former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer (43), two-time winner and former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien and former tennis standout Mardy Fish (39) followed. Former NBA star Ray Allen (38), MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz (35) and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (33) were also in the hunt. Steph Curry, among the leaders after an 18 in the first r..

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SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) Brooke Henderson didn’t have her best stuff at the Marathon Classic, but she did enough to stay on top of the leaderboard.

The 20-year-old Canadian made three bogeys in Saturday’s third round after not dropping a shot a day earlier. A bogey on the par-3 14th dropped her into a three-way tie for the lead, but Henderson responded with a birdie on the par-5 17th to move back ahead by one stroke. She shot a 2-under 69 for a three-day total of 11-under 202 at Highland Meadows.

”I made some birdies but I made some bogeys. I didn’t hit it how I normally hit it, so I kind of grinded it out as best I could, and that’s good. That’s a good sign when you can still shoot under par and not hit it very well,” Henderson said. ”Just going into tomorrow trying to get back to the way I normally strike it, and hopefully make a lot of birdies.”

Henderson has six LPGA Tour wins, including one earlier this season. This is the fifth time in her career she has held the 54-hole lead. She ..

Julie Inkster talks with Holly Sonders about being a part of the inaugural US Senior Women's Open.

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) Laura Davies had an inkling something special might happen on Saturday when she hit a series of perfect 7-irons on the practice range after a morning rain softened Chicago Golf Club.

The British golfer then seized a commanding five-shot lead over American Juli Inkster after three rounds of the first U.S. Senior Women’s Open with a 7-under-par round of 66.

”It’s guaranteed myself a sleepless night now, which is probably not what you want,” Davies said. ”I’m not saying I’d rather be tied for the lead, but you sleep a lot better when you’re tied for the lead.

”It’s there for me to lose now.”

The pressure is a little less considering her low number Saturday for an 11-under 208 total.

Davies birdied six holes, but took control with a 65-foot, twisting, downhill eagle putt on the par-5 12th hole.

”Had to be 65, 70 feet, but it had about four feet of break one way and about three feet of break back the other way,” Davies said. ”I walked back and forth and I walked up ..

Laura Davies makes a nearly impossible downhill putt for Eagle on the 12th hole.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) Defending champion Scott McCarron and Bart Bryant shot matching 65s on Saturday to move into a share of the lead with Jeff Maggert at the Constellation Senior Players Championship.

McCarron birdied two of the final four holes at Exmoor Country Club for a three-round total of 16-under 200 in the fourth of five majors on the PGA Tour Champions schedule. Last year, he rallied to win the event at Caves Valley near Baltimore.

Maggert, who led most of the day, shot 66.

Vijay Singh (66) was one shot back. Three-time champion Bernhard Langer (67) and Illinois golf coach Mike Small (66) were another shot behind, and Scott Parel (70) was in a group at 13 under.