Golf: Troy Merritt surges into lead as Tiger Woods fades at Quicken Loans National

Gainesville, Va. • Troy Merritt couldn't miss Saturday in the Quicken Loans National. Tiger Woods couldn't make anything.

Merritt shot a tournament-record 10-under 61 to top the leaderboard even before the leading contenders teed off. It held up, too, as several players made runs at joining him at 14 under, but only Kevin Chappell, another veteran seeking a breakthrough victory, didn't fade in the searing heat at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.

Chappell had a 67. Rickie Fowler (68) was a stroke back, and Jason Bohn (67), Whee Kim (67), Charles Howell III (67) and David Lingmerth (68) followed at 12 under.

Woods, who seemed to signal a return to contending golf Friday with a 66 that moved him within three strokes of the lead, was errant off the tee early and had several birdie putts slide by the hole. While Merritt — who played for Boise State — had 11 birdies and a bogey on the par-5 eighth, Woods didn't make his first birdie until a 17-foot putt dropped on the par-4 15th. He hit his tee shot on the 187-yard 16th to inches, flashing a huge smile on the tee box, and made a bogey at the 18th to finish with a 74.

Women's British Open

In Turnberry, Scotland, South Korea's Jin-Young Ko and Taiwan's Teresa Lu each shot 3-under 69 to share the third-round lead in the Women's British Open.

The 20-year-old Ko, playing in her first major championship, and Lu were at 8-under 208 on Turnberry's Ailsa Course.

Norway's Suzann Pettersen, the second-round leader, was a stroke back after an even-par 72.

Champions Tour

In Blaine, Minn., defending champion Kenny Perry had a hole-in-one and matched the 3M Championship record with an 11-under 61 to take a four-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's event. Perry made the ace on the 188-yard fourth hole, and closed with an 18-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th. Perry had a 14-under 130 total at TPC Twin Cities. Kevin Sutherland and Scott Dunlap were tied for second.