Ludvig Åberg hit a surprising hole-in-one on the par-three third to sit down two strokes off chief Patrick Rodgers heading into the ultimate spherical of The Genesis Invitational in San Diego.
Rodgers shot a four-under 68 on Saturday to nudge one forward of Denny McCarthy – each hoping to turn into first-time winners on the PGA Tour – with Sweden’s Åberg one additional again on six underneath.
Åberg stated of his ace on the 140-yard third gap: “It was a really cool moment. I’ve never made a hole-in-one in tournament play before.”
England’s Tommy Fleetwood is amongst 4 gamers nonetheless within the hunt on 4 underneath, alongside Patrick Cantlay, Davis Thompson and Tony Finau, who carded the low spherical of the day of 67.
Rory McIlroy and world No 1 Scottie Scheffler are nonetheless nearly in competition, 5 strokes off the lead on three underneath after each endured disappointing third rounds.
Scheffler made bogeys on each par-five holes on the entrance 9 and double-bogeyed the par-four 14th as a part of his four-over 76, whereas McIlroy shot 74.
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The Northern Irishman was as many as seven photographs off the lead at one stage, till Rodgers discovered the one water hazard on the course on his technique to bogeying the 18th earlier than McIlroy, enjoying within the subsequent group, closed with a birdie.
Rodgers, a four-time PGA Tour runner-up, is eyeing a maiden victory on Sunday and stated: “Instead of playing with a monkey on your back that gets bigger and bigger over time when it doesn’t happen, I’m trying to play from a perspective that feels fresh and new and exciting and full of opportunity because that’s what this game is, and I have a great one tomorrow.”
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