Golf-Sabbatini and Mallinger tied for Byron Nelson lead

By Andrew Both

IRVING, Texas, May 23 (Reuters) - Rory Sabbatini and John Mallinger remained tied for the lead after the third round at the Byron Nelson Championship on Saturday.

South African Sabbatini and American Mallinger took advantage of ideal scoring conditions to card 65s at the Four Seasons TPC.

They were at 13-under 197, two strokes ahead of Englishman Brian Davis (66) and Americans Dustin Johnson (66) and D.A. Points (65).

Sabbatini fell behind early, before making his move with five birdies in a seven-hole stretch mid-round.

"I never really got anything going until No. 5, where my eight-iron lipped out of the hole," he told reporters. "That got things going for the round.

"The putter was working today. I made a lot of key par saves too."

Mallinger was surprised that his score was not good enough to take the sole lead.

"If someone would have told me I was going to shoot 65 and still be tied for the lead, I would have said they were crazy, but there were some opportunities out there," said Mallinger, who tied for third at the Players Championship two weeks ago.