Lehman, Baird tied after three

Tom Lehman made two eagles Saturday for a 5-under 67 that left him tied for the lead with Briny Baird in the Funai Classic at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Lehman missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the final hole to finish at 17-under 199, the third straight week he has had at least a share of the 54-hole lead.

Baird, winless in 153 starts on the PGA Tour, missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 68. He rallied from a three-shot deficit after Lehman holed out from 88 yards for eagle on the 13th hole. Lehman had a 15-foot eagle putt on No. 4.

Scott Verplank had a bogey-free 65 and was one shot behind.

Vijay Singh, the No. 1 player going after his fourth straight PGA Tour victory, had three putts catch the lip on the final five holes and still shot a 65.

Kirk Triplett, the former Pullman resident, shot an even-par 72 for a three-day-total 205, 11-under par.

Champions Tour

Tom Kite was as steady as the rain, shooting an even-par 72 to take a two-stroke lead over Jose Maria Canizares in a misty drizzle during the third round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, Calif.

Kite, at 10-under 206 after leading in each of the first three rounds, could become the second straight wire-to-wire winner of the Champions Tour’s $2.5 million season-ending event.

He birdied the 18th hole for the third straight day, making a strong finish to a trying afternoon for every player at Sonoma Golf Club. The moderate rain began before the golfers took the course, and though the temperature never dropped excessively, nobody got comfortable — and the rain never let up.

Canizares, who hasn’t won on the tour in three years, shot a 2-under 70 to move into second place, while the three golfers who trailed Kite after the second round all fell back.

Mike Hill won the 54-hole Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions tournament, played within the regular event for the world’s top over-60 golfers.