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The Associated Press

Published: November 9, 2008

SHANGHAI, China - The rain-delayed HSBC Champions tournament will finish Monday, which is just fine with Australian Geoff Ogilvy.

Ogilvy's 7-under 65 in Saturday's second round - the best of the day - put him a stroke behind co-leaders Sergio Garcia (68) and Henrik Stenson (69).

Ogilvy should have shared the lead. After a 12-foot chip-in for birdie on 15, he had a 3-foot putt for another on 16 to reach 10 under - but it lipped out. That stopped his momentum, with pars on the final two holes.

Ogilvy's only win this season came on a Monday in Miami at the CA Championship, a World Golf Championships event.

Englishman Oliver Wilson (68) was also a shot behind the leaders. Defending champion Phil Mickelson (70) and Graeme McDowell (65) of Northern Ireland were two shots back.

Garcia and Stenson each holed putts on 18 to reach 10 under. The first-round leader, Stenson rolled in a 20-foot putt. Playing in the same group, Garcia tapped-in a 2-footer for his birdie.

PGA: Steve Marino shot a 6-under par 66 to tie Scott Verplank for the lead heading into the final round of the $4.6 million Children's Miracle Network Classic at Disney World.

The second-year PGA tour member will play with Verplank and Davis Love III, two players with Ryder Cup experience, PGA wins and who were in each other's wedding, in the final threesome today.

Verplank and Marino are tied at 19-under 197 after three rounds.

Troy Matteson, tied for the second-round lead, shot a 69 to fall into a tie for fifth, three shots back. After 64s in his first two rounds, Verplank shot a 69.

LPGA: Making her fifth start of the year in Japan, Shin Ji-yai of South Korea shot a bogey-free 66 to take a two-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic. She had a 10-under 134 total with a round left in the event sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and Japan LPGA.

NATIONWIDE: Bryce Molder closed in on a PGA Tour card, shooting a 7-under 64 for a share of the third-round lead with Matt Bettencourt in the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at McKinney, Texas.

Bettencourt shot a course-record 63 to match Molder at 15-under 198 at TPC Craig Ranch.

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