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Langer still in command at Senior Players

Bernhard Langer of Munich, Germany, walks off the 18th green after parring the final hole of the third round of the Senior Players Championship golf tournament at Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Langer shot at 4-under-par 66, giving him the tournament lead at -15. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Bernhard Langer of Munich, Germany, walks off the 18th green after parring the final hole of the third round of the Senior Players Championship golf tournament at Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Langer shot at 4-under-par 66, giving him the tournament lead at -15. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

By Associated Press June 28, 2014 3 min read

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Bernhard Langer moved closer to his first Senior Players Championship victory Saturday, shooting a 4-under 66 in the third round to stay in front of hard-charging Kenny Perry.

Langer was at 15-under 195 through 54 holes in the third Champions Tour major the season, where he has five top-10 finishes but no victories. The two-time Masters champion shook off a slow start with a 4-under 31 on the back nine.

Perry, trying to join Arnold Palmer as the only player to win the Senior Players in consecutive years, briefly took the lead midway through the round before settling for a 65 that left him three strokes behind Langer.

Russ Cochran, Joe Durant and Bill Glasson were four back. Cochran had a 63, the low round of the day at Fox Chapel. Durant shot 67, and Glasson had a 68.

Jeff Sluman was at 10 under following a 64 as the field began to spread out behind Langer.