LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) — Englishman Paul Broadhurst birdied two of the last three holes Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Senior British Open, which will be Tom Watson's final appearance at the tournament.

Broadhurst had four birdies and a bogey in his third-round 3-under 67 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes for a 5-under 205 total. American Woody Austin (68) is second.

Three-time champion Watson shot 2-over 72 and is tied for 55th. Watson announced that from next year he will not take part in the U.S. Senior Open or the Senior British Open.

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In June, Watson finished his 17th U.S. Senior Open at 2-under 278 by closing with a 68. It was the third time in that edition the 69-year-old Watson had shot his age or better.

Overnight leader Wes Short Jr. finished with a 3-over 73 Saturday and is tied for third with another American Ken Duke (70), one stroke behind Austin.

Germany's Bernhard Langer (70) was a further stroke back.

PGA TOUR Champions media notes

Paul Broadhurst, 67-71-67 – 205 (-5)

• After a bogey on No. 3, Broadhurst made four birdies and shot 3-under 67, the only score under par among the day’s last six pairings.
• This is the second time this season he is the 54-hole leader at a major. He led by two at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship and finished third after a final-round 75.
• Overall, this is the third time he will lead at the start of the final round on PGA TOUR Champions. He is 0-for-2 in converting those leads into victories.
• Winner of the 2016 Senior Open, Broadhurst is aiming to become the tournament’s eighth multiple winner.
• Broadhurst was one of four co-leaders after a first-round 67. He was also the first-round leader at the 1996 Open Championship at Lytham; he went on the finish T26.
• This season, two of his four top-10s came in majors (T6/Regions Tradition, 3rd/KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship) and entering this week, he had the fifth-best major scoring average among players that played all four majors (70.13). He is currently No. 15 in the Charles Schwab Cup.

Third-Round Lead Notes

• The third-round leader has won two out of four majors this season. Steve Stricker converted 54-hole leads into wins at the Regions Tradition and U.S. Senior Open.
• Since 2003, the third-round leader/co-leader has gone on to win this tournament nine of 16 times: Miguel Angel Jimenez (2018), Bernhard Langer (2017, 2014, 2010), Marco Dawson (2015), Russ Cochran (2011), Loren Roberts (2006), Tom Watson (2005) and Pete Oakley (2004).
• The Senior Open has been won by players from four different countries the last four years: Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain), Bernhard Langer (Germany), Paul Broadhurst (England) and Marco Dawson (United States).

Woody Austin, 68-70-68 – 206 (-4)

• Austin carded a bogey-free, 4-under back nine en route to a 2-under 68. He is solo second, his best 54-hole position in a senior major.
• Austin is coming off a T7 finish at the Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, his fourth top-10 in 23 senior majors. His best finish in four starts at The Senior Open was T5 in 2015.
• Austin will play in Sunday’s final group for the first time since the 2015 Hoag Classic.
• He won the 2018 Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the second event in the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, and went on to finish eighth in last year’s final standings. In all, he has four career wins on PGA TOUR Champions.
• He has five top-10s this season, including a playoff loss at the Hoag Classic, and is 12th in the Schwab Cup.

Wes Short Jr., 67-67-73 – 207 (-3)

• This morning, Short slipped and fell on steps and said he injured his right arm and back. Playing through the pain, he shot 3-over 73 and is T3 at 3-under entering Sunday’s final round.
• Sunday will be the second time he’s among the top three entering the final round at The Senior Open. In 2016, he was T2 through 54 holes and went on to finish T7 after a final-round 73. It was one of his three top-10s in 29 starts in senior majors.
• Short’s only top-10 of the season was a T5 at the Rapiscan Systems Classic and he started the week No. 44 in the Charles Schwab Cup.

Ken Duke, 68-69-70 – 207 (-3)

• Duke carded two birdies and two bogeys in his third-round 70 and on Sunday he’ll play in the penultimate group for the second day in a row.
• Duke made the cut once in three starts at The Open (T64/2013) and his lone win on the PGA TOUR was the 2013 Travelers Championship.
• Since turning 50 on January 29, Duke has five top-25 finishes in 11 starts (best: T6/Mitsubishi Electric Classic). He is currently No. 47 in the Charles Schwab Cup.

Bernhard Langer, 71-67-70 – 208 (-2)

• Langer carded an even-par 70 on Saturday and is 2-under and tied for fifth with David McKenzie, Stephen Dodd and Phillip Price.
• Langer’s 10 major victories are the most all-time and he is the only player to win all five majors and complete the “Senior Slam.” Of his 10 wins, only two were final-round comebacks.
  • 2017 Regions Tradition (trailed by two; won by five after a final-round 64)
  • 2017 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship (trailed by one; won by one after a final-round 68)
• In 11 starts at The Senior Open Championship, Langer has three wins, three runner-ups and 10 top-10 finishes, and his worst finish was a tie for 12th in 2011.
• With a win, Langer would become the third player to win the same major four times.
  • Hale Irwin – KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004)
  • Jack Nicklaus – Regions Tradition (1990, 1991, 1995, 1996)

Other Notes

• The last time a senior major was won by a player ranked outside the top-40 of the Charles Schwab Cup was Rocco Mediate at the 2016 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. He started that week No. 65 in the standings. Through three rounds, five of the top-eight players are currently outside the top 40.
  • Wes Short Jr. (T3) is 44th, Ken Duke (T3) is 47th, David McKenzie (T5) is 54th, Phillip Price (T5) is 102nd, and Stephen Dodd (T5) is making his season debut on PGA TOUR Champions.
  • Paul Broadhurst (1st) is 15th, Woody Austin (2nd) is 12th, and Bernhard Langer (T5) is 11th.
• In his tournament debut, 1999 Open Champion Paul Lawrie is T17 after rounds of 70-69-72.
• Defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez is T27 after rounds of 71-68-74.
• Tom Lehman, winner of The Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in 1996, carded rounds of 70-70-74 and is T35.