Sandwich, England ? If Kenny Perry wins the British Open today, he will continue one of the great runs in recent history.
Perry brought his hot streak over the Atlantic. A round of 70 Saturday left him at 1 over, two shots behind leader Thomas Bjorn.
Perry likes his position. He has three PGA Tour victories and a tie for third in the U.S. Open in his previous four stops. Last week he came from behind to win the Greater Milwaukee Open.
“I was three behind with four to play last week and was able to win the tournament,” Perry said. “I’m in great shape. If I keep hitting it the way I’ve been hitting and putting the way I’ve been putting, it’s going to be a fun day.”

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Good round: Saturday seemed like old times for Nick Faldo. The three-time Open winner turned in a 67 to move to 4 over. Another 67 would give him a chance today.
Faldo, who turned 46 Friday, described himself as “semi-competitive.” His last victory was in the 1997 Nissan Open.
“I’m still out there giving it my best shot,” Faldo said. “Sure, I’m not the same golfer as 10 years ago, but occasionally I throw something in that reminds me that I can still play, which is nice.”
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Missing links: Faldo has played in 28 British Opens, but he said he hadn’t seen one that had played truer to the spirit of links golf than this one.
Thanks to another unseasonably hot day with temperatures in the 80s, Royal St. George’s continued to play firm, fast and hard.
“We are just unprepared for this,” he said. “You wouldn’t practice for this. The odds of getting a day, let alone a week, like this are slim. It comes as a complete shock, really. I wasn’t expecting it to be this firm.”
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Ups and downs: Vijay Singh went on a wild ride during Saturday’s round. From No. 7 through 18, his scorecard read eagle, birdie, birdie, bogey, bogey, bogey, bogey, par, birdie, birdie, par, birdie.
At 1 under, Singh is only two shots out of the lead.
“After four straight bogeys, I thought I was out of it,” Singh said. “But then I told my caddie, ‘Let’s get something going here,’ and I finished quite well.”
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Getting buried: Ernie Els missed an opportunity Saturday. Instead of making his move, he shot 72 and is at 5 over, six shots back. Els will need to go super low today if he wants to defend his title.
Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson’s scorecard featured a 6 and a 7 en route to a 73. If he makes pars on those holes, he is at 2 over instead of 6 over.
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Love those Yankees: No, George Steinbrenner isn’t paying Mathias Gronberg to wear a New York Yankees hat. It seems the Swede doesn’t have a sponsor for his hat. Since his wife is from New Jersey, he became a Yankees fan, and he decided to show his support.
Steinbrenner’s Yankees got plenty of exposure Saturday. Gronberg was paired with Tiger Woods.