Steven Alker held onto his one-stroke lead after the third round on Saturday at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship as the New Zealander is in position to win his third tour championship in four years.

Alker carded a 6-under-par 65 at Phoenix Country Club to match his nearest pursuer and get to 17 under. Stewart Cink, who trailed Alker by one shot after two rounds, is at 16 under after his 65 and also is challenging for the season-long Schwab Cup title.

"Yeah, to take the lead it's great, but it's going to be a shootout tomorrow," Alker said. "It's amazing it's come down -- the whole season, all the tournaments we play, all the rounds we play, it's come down to one round. It's pretty amazing."

Alker's bogey-free round featured birdies at Nos. 1, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 18.

The 54-year-old is

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