Choi leads at Samsung tournament

All phases of Na Yeon Choi's game were clicking Saturday, and it showed in her third round at the Samsung World Championship in San Diego.

The South Korean shot a career-best 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead over compatriot and second-round leader Jiyai Shin, who had a 68.

Choi finished at 15-under 201 to tie the tournament's three-round record that Annika Sorenstam set when she won here in 2002 and 2005. Choi was a stroke from tying the tournament's single-round low set by Grace Park in 2004.

Choi has never won on the LPGA Tour, but has eight top-10 finishes this year, including a tie for ninth at the U.S. Women's Open.

No. 1-ranked Lorena Ochoa shot a 72 and was tied for fourth place with Paula Creamer, seven strokes back.

Champions Tour

Jay Haas and Nick Price shared the lead at the Greater Hickory Classic in Conover, N.C., and 31 players were within six strokes of the leaders going into the final round.

Haas, the 2005 winner, and Price are at 11-under 133 at Rock Barn Golf and Spa's Robert Trent Jones course in Conover, N.C. Haas shot a 1-under 71, while Price vaulted into contention with a 67.

-- The Associated Press