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Haskins extends Champions Tour Q-school lead

11/19 4:29 PM

Steve Haskins shot his second straight 6-under 65 to take a four-stroke lead over Ronnie Black after the third round of the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Steve Haskins shot his second straight 6-under 65 on Thursday to take a four-stroke lead over Ronnie Black after the third round of the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament.

Haskins, the 51-year-old son of late Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins, had a 17-under 199 total on TPC Scottsdale's Champions Course.

Black, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, shot a 64.

Peter Senior, a winner of 19 tournaments in Australia as well as four events on the PGA European Tour, had a 68 to join Curt Byrum (68) at 12-under.

Haskins played 16 years on the Nationwide Tour and then quit professional golf four years ago to join T&T Staff Management, an El Paso-based employee leasing company.

On the Nationwide Tour, Haskins' lone official victory came in the 1991 New England Classic. He also won the rain-shortened 2001 Ozarks Open.

At the end of four rounds, the top five finishers will be fully exempt for the 2010 season, while the next seven will be conditionally exempt. In addition, the top 30 and ties will be eligible to compete for spots in open qualifiers at all co-sponsored events on the Champions Tour next year.