Golf: J.B. Holmes leads as Phil Mickelson lurks in Wells Fargo Championship

Charlotte, N.C. • Even with his best round of the year, Phil Mickelson knew it wouldn't be enough for him to stay in the lead Saturday at the Wells Fargo Championship.

That was OK with Lefty.

All he wanted was a chance at Quail Hollow, and Mickelson hasn't had a better chance to win all year.

Mickelson roared into contention by playing a six-hole stretch in 7-under par on the front nine, and keeping bogeys off his card with a wedge that danced around the cup on the 18th for a 9-under 63.

He was leading when he finished and wound up two shots behind J.B. Holmes, who overtook Martin Flores for the lead on the last hole.

"I don't think I'll be leading at the end of the day because I think there are some birdies out there," Mickelson said. "But just to be in contention, and to have a chance at a golf course that I've become so close to over the years, I'm excited about tomorrow's round."

Holmes, pounding tee shots and gaining confidence along the way, had a 9-iron left on the 490-yard closing hole and made a 20-foot birdie putt from the fringe. That gave him a 6-under 66, and it made him the outright leader when Flores made his only big mistake of the round. Flores pulled his tee shot into the stream that winds along the left side of the 18th fairway. He at least gave himself a chance to save par, but missed a 20-foot putt and had to settle for a 69.

Holmes takes a one-shot lead into the final round at 13-under 203.

Champions Tour

In The Woodlands, Texas, Bernhard Langer shot a 4-under 68 to open a three-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's Insperity Invitational. Langer had a 10-under 134 total at The Woodlands Country Club. Colin Montgomerie was second after a 66, the best round of the day.

LPGA Tour

In Irving, Texas, Stacy Lewis shot a 2-under 69 even while missing several makeable putts to grab a share of the lead with Meena Lee after three rounds at the North Texas LPGA Shootout. Lewis matched Lee at 9-under 204. —

Golf results

PGA-Wells Fargo Championship

At Quail Hollow Club Course

Charlotte, N.C.

Purse • $6.9 million

Yardage • 7,562; Par • 72

Third Round

J.B. Holmes 70-67-66—203 -13

Martin Flores 67-68-69—204 -12

Phil Mickelson 67-75-63—205 -11

Kevin Kisner 72-66-68—206-10

Jason Bohn 73-67-67—207 -9

Justin Rose 69-67-71—207 -9

Martin Kaymer 69-69-70—208 -8

Jonathan Byrd 68-71-70—209 -7

Michael Thompson 71-69-69—209 -7

Geoff Ogilvy 72-67-70—209 -7

Rory McIlroy 69-76-65—210 -6

Mark Wilson 72-72-66—210 -6

Pat Perez 73-71-66—210 -6

Ernie Els 76-67-67—210 -6

B. de Jonge 80-62-68—210 -6

Kevin Na 69-72-69—210 -6

Zach Johnson 71-70-69—210 -6

Roberto Castro 71-70-69—210 -6

Jim Furyk 72-69-69—210 -6

Charles Howell III 69-71-70—210 -6

Angel Cabrera 66-69-75—210 -6

Gary Woodland 71-72-68—211 -5

Wes Roach 71-71-69—211 -5

John Merrick 71-70-70—211 -5

Derek Ernst 73-68-70—211 -5

Webb Simpson 68-73-70—211 -5

Robert Streb 71-69-71—211 -5

Ricky Barnes 72-72-68—212 -4

Bud Cauley 71-71-70—212 -4

Danny Lee 71-71-70—212 -4

Vijay Singh 69-72-71—212 -4

Kevin Streelman 72-69-71—212 -4

Scott Langley 70-71-71—212 -4

Chris Kirk 71-70-71—212 -4

Martin Laird 69-70-73—212 -4

Stewart Cink 68-70-74—212 -4

Shawn Stefani 69-68-75—212 -4

Ben Martin 71-73-69—213 -3

Andrew Svoboda 72-72-69—213 -3

Brendan Steele 72-72-69—213 -3

Kevin Chappell 73-70-70—213 -3

Mike Weir 72-71-70—213 -3

Rory Sabbatini 74-68-71—213 -3

Hideki Matsuyama 69-72-72—213 -3

Scott Brown 71-73-70—214 -2

Sang-Moon Bae 72-71-71—214 -2

D. Summerhays 70-72-72—214 -2

Michael Putnam 73-69-72—214 -2

Retief Goosen 70-70-74—214 -2

Bill Haas 75-70-70—215 -1

David Hearn 70-74-71—215 -1

Y.E. Yang 73-72-71—216 E

Jim Herman 76-68-72—216 E

Will Wilcox 71-72-73—216 E

Jason Kokrak 75-68-73—216 E

Hunter Mahan 72-73-72—217 +1

Davis Love III 75-68-74—217 +1

Ryan Moore 70-71-76—217 +1

Robert Allenby 73-72-73—218 +2

Johnson Wagner 75-70-73—218 +2

Carl Pettersson 73-71-74—218 +2

Rickie Fowler 74-71-74—219 +3

Heath Slocum 77-68-74—219 +3

Jim Renner 71-74-74—219 +3

Justin Hicks 74-71-74—219 +3

Ted Potter, Jr. 72-73-74—219 +3

Brian Davis 74-71-75—220 +4

Kyle Stanley 74-71-75—220 +4

Josh Teater 72-73-75—220 +4

Kevin Tway 73-72-75—220 +4

Bronson La'Cassie 71-73-77—221 +5

Cameron Tringale 74-68-79—221 +5

Brian Harman 70-74-78—222 +6

LPGA-North Texas Shootout

At Las Colinas Country Club Course

Irving, Texas

Purse • $1.3 million

Yardage • 6,410; Par • 71

Third Round

a-denotes amateur

Stacy Lewis 71-64-69—204 -9

Meena Lee 70-64-70—204 -9

Dori Carter 67-70-68—205 -8

Julieta Granada 71-66-68—205 -8

S. Pettersen 66-71-68—205 -8

Jennifer Johnson 71-70-65—206 -7

Kim Kaufman 72-66-68—206 -7

Jenny Shin 69-69-68—206 -7

T.Suwannapura 70-68-68—206 -7

Cristie Kerr 67-70-69—206 -7

Christina Kim 67-69-70—206 -7

Natalie Gulbis 70-65-71—206 -7

Na Yeon Choi 72-69-66—207 -6

Inbee Park 71-68-68—207 -6

Lexi Thompson 70-71-67—208 -5

Michelle Wie 67-73-68—208 -5

Sarah Kemp 71-68-69—208 -5

Alena Sharp 73-70-66—209 -4

Pat Hurst 72-70-67—209 -4

Lorie Kane 69-73-67—209 -4

J. Shadoff 69-72-68—209 -4

Haru Nomura 70-70-69—209 -4

P. Phatlum 70-68-71—209 -4

D. Schreefel 71-66-72—209 -4

Caroline Masson 67-67-75—209 -4

Amy Anderson 71-72-67—210 -3

Chella Choi 69-74-67—210 -3

Mina Harigae 74-68-68—210 -3

Karine Icher 73-69-68—210 -3

Jennifer Song 73-69-68—210 -3

Tiffany Joh 74-66-70—210 -3

Moira Dunn 70-68-72—210 -3

Alison Walshe 72-72-67—211 -2

Ryann O'Toole 70-73-68—211 -2

Stacey Keating 71-71-69—211 -2

Brittany Lang 70-71-70—211 -2

Jee Young Lee 71-70-70—211 -2

Ji Young Oh 73-67-71—211 -2

Pernilla Lindberg 73-71-68—212 -1

Cydney Clanton 67-76-69—212 -1

Megan Grehan 76-67-69—212 -1

Mi Hyang Lee 69-74-69—212 -1

Sydnee Michaels 71-71-70—212 -1

Sarah Jane Smith 72-70-70—212 -1

Juli Inkster 69-72-71—212 -1

M. McChrystal 70-68-74—212 -1

Azahara Munoz 70-68-74—212 -1

Paz Echeverria 70-73-70—213 E

Gerina Piller 72-71-70—213 E

Felicity Johnson 70-68-75—213 E

Katherine Kirk 69-69-75—213 E

Champions-Insperity Invitational

At The Woodlands CC

The Woodlands, Texas

Purse • $2 million

Yardage • 7,002; Par • 72 (36-36)

Second Round

B Bernhard Langer 66-68—134 -10

Colin Montgomerie 71-66—137 -7

Gary Hallberg 71-67—138 -6

Bart Bryant 66-72—138 -6

Esteban Toledo 67-71—138 -6

Tom Pernice Jr. 72-67—139 -5

Mark O'Meara 69-70—139 -5

Fred Couples 69-70—139 -5

Steve Pate 69-70—139 -5

Fred Funk 68-71—139 -5

Jay Haas 70-70—140 -4

Russ Cochran 71-70—141 -3

Dan Forsman 70-71—141 -3

Rod Spittle 71-70—141 -3

Bob Tway 69-72—141 -3

Jeff Maggert 68-73—141 -3

Billy Andrade 72-70—142 -2

Scott Simpson 72-70—142 -2

Mark McNulty 71-71—142 -2

Gene Sauers 70-72—142 -2

Jeff Sluman 73-70—143 -1

Michael Allen 71-72—143 -1

Tom Purtzer 72-71—143 -1

Peter Senior 71-72—143 -1

Mark Brooks 70-73—143 -1

Joe Daley 68-75—143 -1

Duffy Waldorf 74-70—144 E

Tom Byrum 74-70—144 E

Loren Roberts 72-72—144 E

Gil Morgan 71-73—144 E

Joey Sindelar 69-75—144 E

Kenny Perry 75-70—145 +1

Olin Browne 71-74—145 +1

Mark Wiebe 71-74—145 +1

Mike Goodes 71-74—145 +1

Willie Wood 70-75—145 +1

Steve Lowery 69-76—145 +1

Roger Chapman 75-71—146 +2

Ahmad Bateman 73-73—146 +2

Brad Bryant 72-74—146 +2

Rocco Mediate 71-75—146 +2

Wes Short, Jr. 70-76—146 +2

David Frost 76-71—147 +3

Corey Pavin 74-73—147 +3

Kohki Idoki 74-73—147 +3

Bobby Wadkins 74-73—147 +3

Bob Gilder 73-74—147 +3

Larry Mize 73-74—147 +3

Jim Thorpe 73-74—147 +3

Mike Reid 72-76—148 +4

Tommy Armour III 69-79—148 +4

Tom Kite 75-74—149 +5

Chien Soon Lu 73-76—149 +5

Jim Rutledge 72-77—149 +5

Hal Sutton 74-76—150 +6

David Merriman 74-76—150 +6

Morris Hatalsky 73-77—150 +6