Brad Bryant had a 5-under 67 Saturday to extend his lead after the third round of The Tradition for seniors, the fourth major on the 2009 Champions Tour.

Brad Bryant settled for an even-par round of 72 Friday, which was still good enough to give him a one-stroke lead midway through the Jeld-Wen Tradition. Bryant fired the lowest round of his Champions Tour career Thursday, a 10-under 62, and that effort contributed to his 36-hole total of 134.

Brad Bryant birdied seven of his first nine holes Thursday, shot a 10-under 62 and had the lead after the first round of the Jeld-Wen Tradition in Oregon. The tournament is the last of the major events on the Champions Tour this year and Bryant is going after the second major title of his senior career. Bryant shot a 29 on the front side and his 62 established an 18-hole record at the Crosswater Club course. Probably one of the top five ball-striking days in my career, said Bryant, who broke the course mark of 64 established last year by both Tom Watson and Joe Ozaki. Loren Roberts, who won the Senior British Open last month, eagled the 10th hole from 171 yards out and was in second place with a 7-under 65. Watson -- who at age 59 missed out on a chance at golf history when he fell to Stewart Cink in a playoff at the British Open this summer -- shared third place at 67 with Tom Lehman and defending champion Fred Funk.

Brad Bryant shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer into the final round of the Champions Tour Mitsubishi Electric Championship. Bryant finished Saturday's second round at 15-under 129.

Bernhard Langer and Brad Bryant opened the Champions Tour season Friday by taking a share of the lead at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii. Langer and Bryant put together rounds of 8-under 64 at the Hualalai Resort and were one stroke in front of Jeff Sluman, Jay Haas and 63-year-old Hale Irwin. During the 2008 season, Irvin failed to post a top-10 finish for the first time in his 13 years on the Champions Tour.