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Sabbatini grabs one-shot lead

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Rory Sabbatini of South Africa hits from a sand trap on the 17th hole Saturday. ERIC GAY – ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO

SAN ANTONIO South Africa's Rory Sabbatini birdied the final hole for a 7-under 63 and a one-stroke lead over Zach Johnson on Saturday in the Texas Open.

Sabbatini, a four-time PGA tour winner who lives outside Dallas, had an eagle and four birdies for a back-nine 29 on La Cantera Golf Club's Resort Course.

Winless since the 2007 Colonial in Fort Worth, he had a 14-under 196 total.

Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion, shot a bogey-free 62, playing the front nine in 5-under 30.

Defending champion Justin Leonard, seeking a record fourth victory in the event, was 7 under after a 64.

Elsewhere

CHAMPIONS: Nick Price moved into position for his first win on the Tour, shooting a bogey-free 66 to take a one-shot lead over D.A. Weibring after three rounds of the Senior Players Championship in Timonium, Md. Price barely missed a 23-foot birdie putt on 18, then tapped in to close at 8-under 202.

LPGA: South Korea's In-Kyung Kim shot a 3-under 69 in windy conditions to take a one-stroke lead over Angela Stanford in the Longs Drugs Challenge in Danville, Calif.

Kim has an 11-under 205 total.

Stanford shot a 67, the best round of the day.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez shot a 9-under 62 in the Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain.

He's a stroke behind South Africa's Charl Schwartzel, who birdied the 18th hole for a 66 and a 14-under 199 total.

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