Oliver Wilson made six birdies to take the outright lead, but veteran Bernhard Langer stole the limelight Saturday by moving within two strokes of the Englishman after the third round of the $2.5 million Hong Kong Open. Wilson, who has a habit of finishing second, shot a 5-under 65 for a three-round total of 13-under 197, leading by a stroke from Taiwan's Lin Wen-tang (64), with Langer a further shot back after a 63. The 51-year-old Langer, best known for his two US Masters wins in 1985 and 1993, hasn't won on the European Tour since 2002, but recovered from a bogey at the first hole by shooting an eagle and seven birdies. The eagle and one of the birdies came on 7-iron shots from the bunker. Langer, whose 18-year-old son Stefan is caddying for him this week, said he prefers the shorter course at the 6,128-meter Hong Kong Golf Club because it relies less on power, echoing comments by another veteran in the field, Scot Colin Montgomerie, on Friday. Seeking his first win on the European Tour after eight second-place finishes, Wilson was the only player among the four co-leaders after the second round to stay ahead. Eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner Montgomerie also played solidly, recovering from a double bogey on the first to shoot a 70, placing him outright eighth, one shot behind Spain's Pablo Larrazabal (64), Northern Ireland youngster Rory McIlroy (66), Italy's Francesco Molinari (67) and India's Jeev Milkha Singh (66) at 10-under. Larrazabal shot an eagle and four birdies to advance from equal 15th. Fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez's chances of defending his title were effectively over after the world's No. 20-ranked player made a double bogey and two bogeys to finish with a 71 and 14 strokes off Wilson. American John Daly, a two-time major winner, also struggled after two solid rounds, shooting a 73 on Saturday to leave him in 12 shots off the leader. Hull maintains LPGA lead In Florida, Aussie Katherine Hull fired a one-under par 71 in the second round on Friday to maintain her lead at the season-ending LPGA ADT Championship. The 26-year-old Hull, of Brisbane, leads Angela Stanford by one stroke at the Trump International Golf Club. Former World No. 1 Annika Sorenstam missed the cut after stumbling to a 75. Sorenstam announced earlier this year that 2008 is her final year on the LPGA. The field was trimmed to 16 players after Friday's round, with Australian Karrie Webb locking up the final spot with a two-day total of three-over 147. World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa, the defending champion, also did not make the cut as she finished tied with Sorenstam after 36 holes.
