Laird made 10-footers for par on the 16th and 18th holes and had a 3-under 68, giving him a three-shot lead going into the final round over two players from the next generation. Hideki Matsuyama, the 22-year-old from Japan who already has seven worldwide victories, roared into contention with birdies on his last four holes for an 8-under 63, the low round of the tournament. Laird, a 32-year-old Scot who has lived in Scottsdale the past 14 years, was at 13-under 200 as he goes for his fourth PGA Tour victory. Among the 15 players within five shots of the lead was Francesco Molinari of Italy, who made a hole-in-one before more than 15,000 rowdy fans on the par-3 16th hole. Though the 17-year-old New Zealander blew a late lead in the season-opening Coates Golf Classic in Ocala, Fla., to finish a shot behind Na Yeon Choi, she became the youngest player of either gender to reach No.