A closing bogey on Saturday by long-time BMW International Open leader Retief Goosen boosted home favorite Bernhard Langer's chances of becoming the European Tour's oldest winner. Goosen leads 51-year-old Langer by two strokes after a five-under-par 67 gave the South African a three-round total of 199, 17 under. The German veteran climbed into second place after producing a spectacular finale to shoot a 65. Langer rolled in a huge 75-foot birdie putt on the 16th green as he lifted his hopes of clinching, at the 19th attempt, the only German title to have eluded him. If the former European Ryder Cup captain goes on to claim his 43rd title on the circuit he will comfortably become the tour's oldest winner, surpassing Ireland's Des Smyth who was 48 when he won the 2001 Madeira Island Open. Britons Nick Dougherty (68) and David Drysdale (68) shared third place on 202. Europe's 2010 Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie was back on 213 after a 72 but extended a tour record when he holed-in-one at the short eighth. It was the ninth tour ace for Montgomerie, 46. Perry's lead cut In New York, American Kenny Perry had his overnight lead trimmed to one stroke when the weather-hit second round of the Travelers Championship was completed on Saturday in Cromwell, Connecticut. Compatriot David Toms, three shots off the pace when play was suspended the previous day because of thunderstorms, birdied two of his last five holes for a flawless five-under-par 65. In pursuit of his first PGA Tour title since the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii, Toms struck a superb approach to three feet on his final hole, the par-four ninth, and knocked in the birdie putt. That left him at 10-under 130, one behind Perry who had carded a 68 at the rain-softened TPC River Highlands on Friday before the storms rolled into the area. Paul Goydos (68) and Ryan Moore (65) were tied for third at nine under, one ahead of fellow Americans Anthony Kim (66), Ben Curtis (64), John Merrick (67), Colt Knost (66), Casey Wittenberg (65) and PGA Tour rookie Aaron Watkins (67). US Open champion Lucas Glover (71), three-times major winner Vijay Singh of Fiji (70) and Spanish world number four Sergio Garcia (69) made the cut with a stroke to spare at four under. The cut fell at three-under 137 with 80 players advancing. Britain's Justin Rose, Swede Daniel Chopra and champion Stewart Cink of the US were among those missing out. Shin takes lead South Korea's Shin Jiyai fired a four-under par 68 on Friday to seize a three-stroke lead when second-round play was halted by darkness at the two million-dollar Wegmans LPGA at Pittsford, New York. Thunderstorms stopped play for almost five hours and play was halted with 71 players yet to finish their second round, including Cheyenne Woods, the niece of golf superstar Tiger Woods who was fighting to make the cut. Play will resume Saturday morning with 21-year-old Shin on top of the leaderboard at a record 11-under par 133 through 36 holes. American Morgan Pressel was second at eight-under par with five holes remaining in her second round, one stroke ahead of compatriot Kristy McPherson who had also completed 13 holes; US star Michelle Wie, who had eight to play, and Stacy Lewis, who had four holes remaining.
