PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Mark Calcavecchia finished a round of 65 and left PGA National in a hurry, because his son was waiting at an airport an hour away.

If he'd stayed, he would have seen his name move up the leaderboard.

And so it went on a topsy-turvy day at the Honda Classic — where the guy who started the third round in front found a way to finish there, too.

Y.E. Yang shot even-par 70 yesterday, good enough to give him a one-shot lead over Jeff Klauk (67) and Jeff Overton (70) entering the Honda's final round.

"I kept fighting," said Overton, who had a triple bogey on No. 11 when he twice hit into the water before birdies on two of his last three holes. "And now I've got a chance to win."

Yang bogeyed the third hole, birdied the 15th and made nothing but pars the rest of the way, a slow-and-steady approach that worked. He's in position to win $1,008,000 today, not to mention a two-year PGA Tour exemption.

"Both would be good," Yang said.

Ben Crane got into the lead with an ace on the 162-yard fifth hole, then chipped in on the next hole for another birdie to get to 7 under. He then made two double-bogeys in the next five holes, finishing three shots back.

Charlie Wi (65), Brett Quigley (67) and John Rollins (68) all finished two shots off the pace, at 5 under.

"If you would have said, take 65 on the first tee, I would have said, 'See ya later,' " Wi said. "So, you know, I gave myself a chance."

So did Calcavecchia, who will start today tied for seventh and in position to pull off something statistically bizarre.

He won the Honda in 1987, prevailed again 11 years later — and now, 11 years after that, is in contention again, at 4 under.

"It is nice to know that I can still compete out here with these young guys," said Calcavecchia, who moved three spots up the leaderboard after leaving the course. "I'm still confident in my abilities and if I play a great round tomorrow I can win the tournament. And that would be a huge thrill for me."

CHAMPIONS TOUR

O'MEARA, LANGER TIED

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Mark O'Meara shot a 5-under 66 to grab a share of the lead with Bernhard Langer at the Toshiba Classic yesterday.

Eduardo Romero (68) of Argentina is one stroke behind at 8-under 134 and Denis Watson (68) from Zimbabwe is at 7 under.

O'Meara, who won 16 PGA Tour events — including two majors — is winless on the Champions Tour in 33 starts.

"It would mean so much to win, especially here," said O'Meara, who grew up about 20 miles away in Mission Viejo and played high school golf matches at Newport Beach Country Club. "It was a rough ride last year out here, but I have it straightened out again."

LPGA TOUR

HULL LEADS IN SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE — Australia's Katherine Hull had seven birdies en route to a 6-under 66 yesterday to take a two-stroke lead over Angela Stanford after the third round of the HSBC Women's Champions.

Hull, who won the Australian Ladies Masters last month, had an 11-under 205 total on the Tanah Merah Country Club, where play was suspended for 2 hours, 19 minutes because of lighting and heavy rain.

"I'm liking the fact I have a two-shot lead, and I'm confident in how I'm playing," Hull said. "So game on."

Stanford shot a bogey-free 66 to move into position for her fourth victory in her last nine starts at 9-under 207.

NATIONWIDE TOUR

AMERICAN SHOOTS AHEAD

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — American Steve Friesen shot a 3-under 69 in windy conditions yesterday to take a one-stroke lead in the New Zealand PGA Championship.

Friesen, in his first full season on the Nationwide Tour, had an 11-under 205 total on the Bob Charles-designed Clearwater course in the tournament also sanctioned by the Australasian tour.

Australia's Kurt Barnes and New Zealand's Steve Alker were tied for second. Barnes, tied for the second-round lead, shot a 71, and Alker had a 67.