Levin fires himself into lead

Spencer Levin enjoyed a flying start to day three to go clear at the top of the mid-round Memorial Tournament leaderboard on Saturday.

The 27-year-old American picked up four birdies and an eagle in his first 10 holes as he sought to recover the form that saw him card a 67 in the opening round.

Levin, who could only make 72 on Friday, did drop shots at the seventh and 12th on Saturday though to leave him on four under heading into his final six holes, but that still left him leading the field on nine under.

In second spot, two shots back, second-round leader Rory Sabbatini of South Africa was one under after 12 as he looked to build on back-to-back rounds of 69 to start the tournament.

Tiger Woods was a shot further back in third after 13 holes, the 14-time major winner also on one under for the day after recording three birdies and two bogeys.

Rickie Fowler was in the clubhouse on five under after scoring 69 on Saturday, including birdies on two of the last three holes, while Fijian Vijay Singh also made a three-under-par 69 to move to two under for the tournament.

England's Justin Rose, the leading European at this stage, followed up scores of 72 and 73 with a 71 to lie joint 21st on level par.