Ryder Cup rookie Ben Griffin holds a one-shot lead heading into the ultimate spherical of the Procore Championship, as Scottie Scheffler charged into competition.
Griffin – certainly one of 10 members of Crew USA’s Ryder Cup workforce within the subject – bogeyed the par-five final to shut a two-under 70 on the Silverado Resort in Napa and head into the ultimate day on 16 below.
The Ryder Cup debutant held a three-shot midway benefit however is now only one forward of world No 1 beginner Jackson Koivun, who posted a third-round 68, whereas world No 1 Scheffler is inside two of the lead after an eight-under 64.
South Africa’s Garrick Higgo holds fourth spot on 13 below, whereas Ryder Cup gamers JJ Spaun and Russell Henley each dropped again to 9 below and tied-ninth after rounds of 72 and 74 respectively.
Cam Younger is the one different member of Keegan Bradley’s Ryder Cup facet inside the highest 20, heading into the ultimate day on seven below and tied-Seventeenth. Patrick Cantlay is tied-Thirtieth with Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa is in a share of forty first, with Harris English joint-Forty sixth and Justin Thomas again in a share of 53rd.
Scheffler’s birdie burst places stress on Griffin
Scheffler was eight strokes off Griffin heading into the third spherical however charged into competition by making three consecutive birdies from the third and posting one other three-birdie burst from the eighth.
He missed solely two greens throughout this third spherical, along with his double-bogey on the 14th coming after his tee shot drifted thick tough and his third shot – from simply wanting the inexperienced – completed in a deep bunker.
Scottie Scheffler is 2 strokes off the lead heading into the ultimate day in California
Scheffler responded with three birdies on his final 4 holes, two of them on par fives, placing the four-time main champion in competition to win a sixth PGA Tour title of the season.
“If I go out and play good consistent golf, I’m going to start moving my way up the leaderboard and that was the goal going into today,” Scheffler mentioned. “Hit a lot of greens, holed some putts.”
Griffin posted three birdies in his third spherical however carded his first bogey of the week on the final, the place his third shot completed wanting the inexperienced earlier than a bladed chip left him needing to stand up and all the way down to safe his 54-hole lead.
“Not too worried about what he [Scheffler] is going to do,” Griffin mentioned. “I’ve just got to play better than him. If I do that tomorrow, should be able to lift the trophy. Obviously, there’s some other guys there in the mix, too, but I think everyone knows what Scottie Scheffler is capable of and I’ve just got to stay in front.”
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