Luke Donald leads BMW PGA Championship by two

Luke Donald leads BMW PGA, closes in on No. 1 spot

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Luke Donald moved to the brink of a second successive BMW PGA Championship title and reclaiming the top ranking by shooting a 3-under 69 to take a two-stroke lead after the third round on Saturday. Donald overcame tough, windy conditions at Wentworth to be one of only three players to break 70 on a day of high scoring that led course designer Ernie Els to criticize European Tour officials for the state of the greens. Donald's fellow Englishman Justin Rose (69) was alone in second at 9 under while Peter Lawrie of Ireland (72) was two shots further back at 7 under. "Physically and mentally, it was tough out there and it's going to be a grind tomorrow," said Donald, who would become only the third player - after Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie - to defend the title here. He needs to finish in the top eight to retake No. 1 from Rory McIlroy, wh...

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