DiMarco moves into position at Zurich Classic

Chris DiMarco found himself in the same position he was in entering the final day of the Masters, sitting atop the leaderboard halfway through the suspended third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

DiMarco, who overcame a bad Sunday morning performance in the Masters to take Tiger Woods to a playoff, was 4 under through 10 holes in the third round and 12 under overall when play was suspended Saturday because of darkness.

James Driscoll was 11 under through 11 holes, and second-round leader Arjun Atwal was 10 under through 10 holes. Defending champion Vijay Singh was 8 under through 10.

The start of play was delayed for five hours because of thunderstorms.

LPGA Tour

Stacy Prammanasudh shot a 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead over defending champ Lorena Ochoa in the Franklin American Mortgage Championship in Franklin, Tenn.

Prammanasudh, a 25-year-old Oklahoman who finished a career-best third last year as a rookie, made a pair of short birdie putts on her final two holes to finish three rounds at 11-under 205 in the tournament plagued by rain delays.

Prammanasudh hit every fairway and 17 of 18 greens in regulation.

Ochoa, the young Mexican star defending her first LPGA Tour title, missed a 15-foot birdie putt on No. 17, and then went for the green in two on the par-5 18th. She pushed her fairway wood right and the ball took a big hop into the water. After dropping, Ochoa chipped within 5 feet of the cup, and holed the par putt for a 68.

Catriona Matthew (65) was third at 7 under, Christina Kim (69) was another stroke back, and Grace Park (70), Cristie Kerr (72) and Jeong Jang (70) were 5 under.

Dalhousie Golf Club touring pro Karen Stupples shot a 70 in the third round and stood at 2 over.

BMW Asian Open

Ernie Els moved into position for his third PGA European Tour title of the year, shooting a 4-under 68 to take a five-stroke lead over England's Simon Wakefield in the BMW Asian Open.

Els, coming off a second-round 62, had a 19-under 197 total on the Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club course. Wakefield shot a 66.

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn (68) was seven strokes back.

The tournament is co-sanctioned by the European and Asian tours.

FedEx Kinkos Classic

Wayne Levi holed out from 182 yards for eagle on the par-4 17th and closed with a birdie for a 5-under 67 and a share of the second-round lead with Jim Thorpe in the FedEx Kinkos Classic in Austin, Texas.

The 53-year-old Levi, a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour who has won twice in four seasons on the Champions Tour, used a 6-iron to hole his second shot on No. 17 and tapped in for birdie on 18 after missing another eagle try from 18 feet.

The 56-year-old Thorpe shot a 68 to match Levi at 6-under 138 on The Hills Country Club course. Bruce Fleisher (70) was 5 under, and Mark James (68), Dana Quigley (70) and Brad Bryant (72) were 4 under. First-round leader Curtis Strange followed his opening 67 with a 74 to join Mark Johnson (73) at 3 under.