ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Peter Uihlein holed his second shot for an eagle on the 18th hole Saturday to grab a two-shot lead after the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Having missed an eagle putt that would have given him a 59 on the Kingsbarns course Friday, the American managed a more spectacular finish on St. Andrews when his 47-yard wedge shot on the 18th found the bottom of the cup. That gave him a 7-under 65 for a 20-under total of 196. Ernie Els shot a 64, also on St. Andrews, to be among six players to sit two shots back. The group also included Martin Kaymer (63) and Joost Luiten (68). England's Paul Casey equaled the Old Course record with a 10-under 62 but finds himself back in a share of 25th place, seven shots back. Uihlein's putt for 59 Friday came up just inches wide, leaving him a tap-in for a 60 that had two shots behind overnight leader Tom Lewis. However, Lewis only managed a 73 on Carnoustie to drop down the leaderboard. Park takes lead in Japan South Korea's Park Sung-joon of Korea shot a sublime three-under-par 68 in the third round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Saturday, taking a two-shot lead into the last day. The 27-year-old, who has not missed a single cut in Japan this season, overcame tough playing conditions at the Ibaraki Country Club to sink four birdies against one bogey for a total seven-under-par 206. Asia's only male Major champion Y.E. Yang, also of Korea, sank a 15 footer eagle putt on the last for a 69 to share second place with Japan's Tetsuji Hiratsuka (71), Masahiro Kawamura (71) and Akio Sadakata (68). Woods PGA Player of Year Tiger Woods was Friday named as PGA Tour Player of the Year, while American Jordan Spieth was named Rookie of the Year. It is the 11th time that the 37-year-old Woods has won the award, with this latest acknowledgment coming at the end of a season in which he has won five times in 16 Tour starts. Woods pipped Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott and Henrik Stenson to the award. Meanwhile, the 20-year-old Spieth became the youngest player to win on the Tour in more than 80 years when he triumphed at the John Deere Classic when still 19. He had nine top-10 finishes in all and has shot up the world rankings to 21st. — Agencies
