ST. ANDREWS, Scotland: John Parry's lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was halved to two strokes Saturday after the Englishman shot a 1-under 71 in the third round. Parry is at 13-under 203 and will face competition for the $804,000 prize money over the final 18 holes at St. Andrews Sunday from PGA champion Martin Kaymer (68) and Alvaro Quiros of Spain (68). Both share second place. All three played at Carnoustie. Parry said his self-belief is boosted from winning the Vivendi Cup in Paris two weeks ago for his first European Tour victory. The Englishman dropped a shot at the last after laying up and failing to hole a 15-foot putt. Lee Westwood shot a 66 to rise to fifth place. The Englishman will take over Tiger Woods' No. 1 ranking if he wins or finishes second. Battling an ankle injury, Westwood said he won't play at the Portugal Masters next week no matter where he finishes Sunday. Noh stays in front South Korean teenager Noh Seung-yul hit a 1-under 70 Saturday to extend his lead to five strokes after the third round of the Korea Open, and 2009 PGA champion Y.E. Yang had a 69 to be 10 shots off the pace. The 19-year-old Noh has totaled 9-under 204 at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club. “I'm in a good position and I don't want to lose this chance because I never know when it'll come again,” said Noh, whose three bogeys were offset by four birdies. “I'll just continue to play like I have the first three rounds and try to stay ahead by as many strokes as possible.” Kim Bi-o is next after shooting a 66 for the day's best score. Kang Sung-hoon (72) is at 210, and Choi Ho-sung (71) is a further shot back for South Korea to hold the top four places. “I'm going to be aggressive,” Kim said, who made seven birdies. “I have to be to catch him. But you also have to be careful because if you're off the fairway on this course, it's really hard to hit the green.” Bae Sang-moon of South Korea (70) and Ronald Harvey of Canada (72) share fifth place at 212. The tournament, which carries a total purse of 1 billion won ($892,000), has been disrupted since fog hit Thursday's first round. Miyazato shares lead In Alabama, Japan's Mika Miyazato fired a nine-under 63 for a share of the second-round lead Friday in the Navistar Classic. Miyazato, who is winless in 40 career LPGA Tour starts, had five consecutive birdies on the front nine and four in a row on the back nine in her bogey-free round. She is tied with South Korea Choi Na-yeon and American Cristie Kerr on the links-style Senator course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Capitol Hill complex. Choi birdied the final four holes for a 64, and Kerr shot a 67 to match Miyazato at 12 under. American Brittany Lincicome shot a 66 and was a stroke back.
