Parry leads with albatross

Craig Parry hit an albatross in his third round of 66 at the Invensys Classic in Las Vegas to move into a one shot lead.

The former Surrey-based Aussie hit a 6-iron from 187 yards at the par-5 fifth hole which bounced short of the green but rolled into the hole for a two.

Parry, struggling to retain his playing rights on the PGA Tour, finished the third day of the five-round event on 19 under par at 196.

He said: "I have been playing really well. I've had a lot of good breaks this week. I've been putting well, as well."

Tom Lehman followed the lowest 36-hole total on the Tour this season with a wind-blown one-over 72 to end the day in second at 18-under on 197.

"Par or better today was a pretty good score," Lehman said. "It was not a good day to play The Canyons."

Several others are in the mix, including veteran Fred Couples, who is tied for fifth at 199 a stroke behind Bob Estes and Scott McCarron.

Left-hander Steve Flesch is tied with Couples, with Bob May and Andrew Magee are another shot back. John Daly and Chris DiMarco follow on 201.

Parry said: "I've had two double-eagles before. One as a schoolboy and the other in the Indian Open Pro-am."