A rejuvenated Ernie Els closed in on his second successive PGA Tour win by finishing the Arnold Palmer Invitational third round with a one-shot lead over American Ben Curtis Saturday. South African Els, winner of this month's WGC-CA Championship, shot a three-under 69 to close on 10-under 206. Curtis (70), who had been bogey-free for 31 holes, finally succumbed on the 16th and 17th to surrender the lead. Chris Couch (69) of the US was third, three shots behind Els, after enjoying some luck on the final hole when his ball ricocheted off three rocks on the edge of greenside water before jumping on to the green and allowing him to make par. Italian Edoardo Molinari (70) was joint fourth with American Kevin Na (72), four shots off the lead. World No. 3 Phil Mickelson had a disappointing round with the putter - five bogeys and two birdies leaving him seven shots behind Els. Seo extends lead In California, South Korea's Hee Kyung Seo shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to extend her lead to five strokes after three rounds of the inaugural Kia Classic. Seo received one of the three sponsor's exemptions to get into the tournament, only her sixth on the LPGA Tour. Taiwan's Candie Kung was second. Michelle Wie, who is trying to win her second LPGA event, shot a 1-over 73 and is equal with China's Feng Shanshan for third place, six strokes back. Feng shot a 68, level for best round of the day with Cristie Kerr and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist. Oosthuizen tastes win South African Louis Oosthuizen finally made his European Tour breakthrough when he took the Andalucia Open title Sunday. Oosthuizen made no mistake with a final-round three-under-67 for a 17-under-263 aggregate that left him three shots better than Britons Peter Whiteford (66) and Richard Finch (67).
