Former champion Paul Lawrie took a one shot lead into the final round of the Qatar Masters Saturday despite incurring a penalty on the 10th hole when he “accidentally” dropped his ball on his marker. Nobody saw the marker move and Lawrie himself was sure it hadn't, but nevertheless had to take the one-stroke penalty. “There are so many rules, it's impossible to get them perfect,” Lawrie said. “It was an accident, I was not trying to gain any advantage,” the Scot added. Despite the setback, Lawrie went on to birdie the next hole and picked up two more shots for an eight-under par 136 aggregate to lead Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts by one shot. Swede Peter Hanson and Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez were on joint third a further stroke down while South African James Kingston and England's Simon Khan were in joint fourth on 139 Lawrie, who won the event in 1999 and later that year went on to claim the British Open, is looking for his seventh title on the European Tour, but he was not getting ahead of himself. “Anything can happen, there's still plenty of golf to be played,” said the Scot, ranked 78th in the world. “I will give it my best shot tomorrow and see what happens.” The tournament was cut short to 54 holes after fierce desert winds lashed the Doha Golf Club on Friday forcing officials to call off play. Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castanio, who lead at six under after the first round, failed to capitalize on his advantage, shooting a 75 on Saturday to slip to three under, while John Daly, who had stroked a 67 in atrocious conditions Thursday, was on four-under 140. World No. 3 Lee Westwood was on three under after completing his second round. Big lead for Levin Little-known American Spencer Levin eagled the par-four 17th on his way to a commanding six-shot lead in the unfinished second round of the frost-delayed Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, Friday. In pursuit of his first victory on the PGA Tour, Levin fired a flawless eight-under-par 63 at the TPC Scottsdale to post a 14-under total of 128. The 27-year-old holed out from a greenside bunker to eagle the driveable 17th and then parred the last to finish six ahead of compatriots John Huh (66) and world number six Webb Simpson (69). American Kyle Stanley, agonisingly beaten in a playoff for the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego on Sunday, was a further stroke back at seven-under after also carding a 66. However, 34 players were yet to complete the second round when play was halted in fading light, among them American Harrison Frazar who was at 11-under overall with three holes remaining. First-round leaders Ryan Palmer and Jason Dufner carded 72s to finish at six-under, alongside fellow Americans Bubba Watson, Ben Crane, Bo Van Pelt and Derek Lamely. Phil Mickelson, winner of the Phoenix Open in 1996 and 2005, was at four-under, a four-birdie 70 putting him level with playing partners Dustin Johnson (70) and Rickie Fowler (69).
