England’s Tommy Fleetwood shot seven-under-par 63 in Saturday’s third spherical of the Vacationers Championship to interrupt away from a high-profile group close to the highest of the leaderboard.
Fleetwood, who for the second time in three rounds did not report a bogey, will carry a three-shot benefit into Sunday’s remaining spherical at TPC River Highlands as he seeks his first PGA Tour triumph.
Russell Henley shot 61 to maneuver to second, and Keegan Bradley posted 63 to take a seat at 13 below. Australia’s Jason Day is alone in fourth at 11 below after a third-round 67, whereas Rory McIlroy endured one other irritating day to take a seat some 9 pictures behind Fleetwood.
The spherical started with Fleetwood, Justin Thomas and World No 1 Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion, tied for first place.
Scheffler’s triple-bogey on the par-4 first gap and a double-bogey on the par-3 eighth gap put him off tempo. Thomas had extreme troubles later.
Fleetwood’s highlights included a 66-foot birdie putt on the par-3 fifth gap and a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 thirteenth. It was his second eagle in as many days at No 13, which he has performed at 5 below for the match.
“It (winning) will come down to a bunch of things,” Fleetwood advised CBS Sports activities. “I have never been in competition a lot in any respect this yr, I have been on the outskirts when you like.
“My best finishes have been just outside of being in contention, but like really close. So to put myself there and be in the last group (on Sunday), I’m really happy with that.
“I have been right here loads of instances, I am wanting ahead to it. I am proud of the work I’ve performed and joyful I’ve bounced again for the primary few days of this match from final week (US Open).
“It’s just an amazing opportunity for me to go out and enjoy it, and hopefully it’s our time.”
Henley’s bogey-free spherical – after three bogeys within the second spherical – included 5 below on the entrance aspect. He had birdies on each par-5 holes and 9 general.
Bradley, the US captain for the Ryder Cup, notched birdies on 4 of the primary seven holes and stayed in competition.
Scheffler, taking part in on his twenty ninth birthday, plummeted to seven below and in a tie for eighth place with a 72, aided by a birdie on the final gap.
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Scottie Scheffler had a nightmare on day three of the Vacationers Championship as he discovered the water twice in a row on the eighth gap
Thomas had an analogous, albeit belated, decline on his approach to 73, coming undone by a quadruple-bogey 9 on the thirteenth gap. That meltdown started with a tee shot out of bounds and included three extra pictures within the tough earlier than arriving on the inexperienced.
Harris English (67), Wyndham Clark (66) and Brian Harman (65) are tied for fifth place at eight below.
Aside from Henley, the day’s greatest scores have been turned in by Canada’s Taylor Pendrith and Australia’s Adam Scott with 62s. Pendrith moved to a tie for 14th at six below, whereas Scott is tied for twenty fifth at 4 below.
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