Lee fires 65 to take two-shot edge on Ochoa

Sarah Lee went shot for shot with defending champion Lorena Ochoa and got the best of the No. 1 player in women’s golf.

She will have to do it one more time, though, to win her first LPGA Tour title.

Lee shot a near-flawless 7-under-par 65 Saturday to open a two-shot lead over Ochoa after three rounds in the $1.4 million Sybase Classic at Clifton, N.J., a tournament that has seemingly been reduced to just a two-player race.

“I’m really excited to play with Lorena Ochoa,” said the 28-year-old Lee, whose previous best finish was a second in 2004. “She’s the No. 1 LPGA player and I really enjoyed it today.”

No one else is even close to the leaders.

PGA

Ryuji Imada and Troy Matteson remained tied for the AT&T Classic lead, shooting 3-under 69s at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga., to take a two-stroke advantage over Camilo Villegas into the final round.

Imada and Matteson had 13-under 203 totals. Villegas was 11 under after a 68, and Masters champion Zach Johnson (69), local favorite Matt Kuchar (64) and Lee Janzen (67) were 10 under.

Champions Tour

Bob Gilder overcame back problems to take the second-round lead in the Regions Charity Classic at Hoover, Ala., shooting a 6-under 66 that included putts for eagle and birdie on two of the final three holes.

First-round leader Scott Hoch (136) is two shots back. Steve Ballesteros struggled again in his first Champions Tour start, following his opening 78 with an 81.