MUNICH, Germany -- Retief Goosen of South Africa shot a 5-under 67 Saturday to lead by two strokes after the third round of the BMW International Open.

The two-time U.S. Open champion totaled 17-under 199 at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried. Goosen hasn't won on the European Tour since early 2007.

Bernhard Langer of Germany (65) is second. Nick Dougherty of England (68) and David Drysdale of Scotland (68) are at 202.

Goosen, the leader throughout the tournament, extended his advantage to four strokes at one point. He had three birdies on his first five holes.

Langer, seven weeks short of his 52nd birthday, is bidding to become the oldest player to record a victory on the European Tour since it was launched in 1972. The record is held by Des Smyth of Ireland, who was 48 years and 34 days old when he won the Madeira Island Open in 2001.

Langer has never won this tournament in his home country in 18 previous attempts.

Colin Montgomerie extended his European Tour record for holes-in-one to nine after nailing one on the 156-yard eighth hole.

"The only decent shot I hit all day," said the European Ryder Cup captain, who shot 72 and trails by 14 strokes.

Langer's 16th attempt to become the oldest winner in European Tour history might just be the one when he finally does it. He goes into the final round in Munich -- not far from where he grew up -- in second place.

If he does go on to take the 75th victory of his professional career, Langer will look back on the 16th hole of his third round as a key moment.

After driving into the trees on the reachable par 4, the two-time Masters champion -- five times a runner-up in this event without ever winning it -- chipped far too strongly but then sank a birdie putt of around 70 feet.

Playing his first event in Europe in more than nine months Langer, now the leading money-winner on the Champions Tour, had seven birdies in his 65.

"This is as close as I could get to winning at home and it would mean a lot," Langer said. "It would also be very special with my son Stefan on my bag. We have only one more tournament together before he goes off to college.

"I'm at a stage where I just want to enjoy my golf. I don't want to grind any more and I don't have anything to prove," he added. "I've been very blessed."

Goosen, who has led since his opening 64, should have been even further in front. He missed a putt of barely a foot on the long sixth and closed with a bogey 6 after finding a bad lie in a fairway bunker.

As for 20-year-old Rory McIlroy, 10th in the U.S. Open on Monday, he enters the final day joint 15th on 9 under following a 69.

Asked how he would feel with the crowd bound to cheer Langer's every move in the final round, Goosen said: "Wherever I play everybody is against me -- I don't play in South Africa that much. But it's good to have that -- it psyches you up."

On the simple missed putt, he said: "It was a shock. The ball went straight right off the club face. The greens are pretty soft and there are a lot of footprints around."

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