Berger Shoots 1-under 69 to Keep Lead at St. Jude Classic  12:00, 12/06/2016

Berger, the 2014-15 rookie of the year who had led after a round on tour only once before this event back in 2014, now has led consecutive rounds as he looks for his first PGA Tour victory. Berger had four birdies, a bogey and a double bogey to reach 10-under 200.

Mickelson (68), Stricker (66) and Points (64) were 7-under.

Seung-yul Noh (67), Colt Knost (67) and Brooks Koepka (69) were 6-under.

With so many experienced players and big names chasing him on a day where the temperature felt close to 100 degrees, Berger hit 13 of 18 greens playing conservatively enough with six straight pars at one point that he finished Saturday with the same three-stroke lead he had after the second round.

Berger couldn't hold onto the lead after the opening round of the 2014 OHL Classic at Mayakoba during his and wound up tied for 51st. But Berger already has three top 10s this season and is looking for more before heading to Oakmont for the U.S. Open.

The Florida native kept his three-stroke lead with a birdie on No. 3. After a bogey on No. 5, Berger came right back with a birdie before running into trouble on the par-3 14th. He hit his tee shot into the water in front and two-putted from 16 feet for double bogey trimming his lead down to a stroke.

Berger took the lead back to himself by taking advantage of the par-5 at No. 16. He hit his approach onto the fringe of the long green and two-putted from 33 feet for birdie. Berger then pushed his lead back to three strokes with his second straight birdie. After putting his approach into the rough beside the green, Berger chipped in from 26 feet to go back to 10 under.

Mickelson hit his third shot 22 feet past the hole on the par-4 17th. He missed the par putt just right and wound up with his first bogey in 22 holes. Mickelson hit his tee shot on No. 18 into a fairway bunker and had to roll in an 18-footer to save par.

Stricker, 49, hasn't won since the 2012 Hyundai Tournament of Champions, but he tied for seventh at the Valspar Championship in March even as captain of the U.S. team for the 2017 Presidents Cup. Stricker had a four-birdie, bogey-free day to keep close to Berger.