Davis Love is seeking his second win of the year

Davis Love made four birdies on the back nine to keep a one-stroke lead after the third round in Florida.

Love holds a narrow advantage over former Open champion Justin Leonard who birdied his final six holes to move into contention.

Love, who started the day one stroke behind co-leaders Notah Begay and David Peoples, birdied the par-5 17th and parred the 18th to complete a bogey free seven under par round of 65 to move to 20-under for the tournament.

He showed his intention with birdies at the eighth and the 10th holes and an eagle at the ninth and then picked up shots at the 12th, 15th and 17th.

Leonard fired a 64 to move into second on 19 under, one shot ahead of Chris Riley.

Six others, were on 199, including Woody Austin, who matched the 18-hole course-record with a bogey-free 63.

After starting on the 10th tee, he played his final 13 holes in nine-under par.

Qatar Masters

Kingston was not troubled by the conditions in Qatar

James Kingston, armed with a borrowed putter, produced one of the best rounds of his life to take charge of the Qatar Masters in windy Doha.

The 37-year-old South African holds a two-shot lead from playing partner David Howell of England.

They could only complete four holes of their third rounds before darkness intervened to suspend play.

With play badly behind schedule, tournament director David Williams set the cut at one-over-par 145, eliminating two-thirds of the field.

This meant only 54 players advanced to the final two rounds instead of the usual top 70 plus ties.

Among the players left to contemplate an early exit were Ryder Cup veterans Ian Woosnam and Constantino Rocca.

LEADERBOARD -9 James Kingston (SA) (40 holes played) -7 David Howell (Eng) (40) -6 Darren Fichardt (SA) (42), David Dixon (Eng) (40), Peter Fowler (Aus) (40)

Forced to play his second round on Saturday because of the backlog caused by Thursday's sandstorm, Kingston added a five-under-par 67 to his first-round 68.

While others struggled with the conditions, Kingston went to the turn in a blistering 31 before coming home in level par.

Kingston's nine-under-par total of 135 gave him a three-stroke lead at the halfway stage over English duo David Dixon and Howell, Frenchman Jean-Francois Remesy and Australia's Peter Fowler.

South Africa's Darren Fichardt was another to make progress, thanks, in no small part, to a hole-in-one at the 224-yard third.

"I couldn't see it because of the morning light and thought I might have gone over the green," he said.

"But then my playing partner Gregory Havret looked in the hole and that's where it was."

But Ryder Cup match-winner Paul McGinley, two ahead after nine holes on Friday, had to settle for a second-round 72 and was four behind Kingston when play was suspended.