Champ leads by 4 shots

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – American rookie Cameron Champ, seeking his first US PGA title, fired an eight-under par 64 to seize a four-stroke lead after Saturday’s third round of the Sanderson Farms Championship.

The 23-year-old Californian stood on 17-under 199 after 54 holes at the Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi with Canada’s Corey Conners second after his own 64.

‘‘I enjoy it. It’s nice,’’ Champ said of the lead. ‘‘Still got one more to go. Looking forward to getting after it tomorrow. I’m going to be aggressive.’’

Champ led after 18 holes and shared a second-round advantage with Chinese-American Norman Xiong, who stumbled to a 76 Saturday to fall off the leaderboard.